Latin piano

- Understand the function of the piano in Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian music and learn how to play in these styles.
- Be familiar with the some of the different Latin music styles and be able to distinguish amongst them including Son, Mambo, Cha Cha Cha, Bolero and Bossa Nova.
- Solo in these styles of music with some basic competence incorporating different harmonic and rhythmic approaches.
- Have a better understanding of how to improve your music reading in this style including exercises to help you with this.

A notebook and some manuscript paper. You may wish to audio record parts of the session.

You will be taught through practical playing sessions on the keyboards provided receiving direct feedback from the tutor as well as listening to musical examples. You will be set various rhythmic and harmonic exercises to help you play in this style and you will be provided with backing tracks with which to practise outside of the class.