Guitar Ensemble Rio de Janeiro, 2011 Activities report + photos

Guitar Ensemble Rio de Janeiro
Activities Report in 2011

In 2011, Guitar Ensemble of Rio de Janeiro held a monthly open circle activity which exposed the Guitar Craft Tuning and several Guitar Ensemble activities for newcomers. Organizing two Guitar Ensemble Projects the same year also helped a lot to help things going.

15/01/2011
Inaugural Open Circle Practice
Yoga & Cultura Bel Aguiar

– Improvisation
– First Primary
– Circulation
– Second Primary
– Repertoire: Aspirations
Duo Improvisations
– Pause
– Circulation
Natural Notes
Final Fantasy Prelude
– Division of Attention (DOA)
Full chords counting in 4 and 5
Playing upbeat
– Repertoire: Asturias

Participants:
Alex F.
Victor C.
Gabriel V.
Roberto A.
Rogério F.
Gabriel F.
Rodrigo C.
Pitter R.

05/02/2011
Open Circle February
Yoga & Cultura Bel Aguiar

– Left Hand
Sequences with left hand fingers in pairs
– Right Hand primary in many different counts
– Circulations
Natural Notes
Circulation +1 with return
One note per string
– Developing Variations, with GC Theme: Invocation
– Pause
– Circulations
– Division of Attention (DOA) with chords
Couting with foot in 5/4 and playing in 5/4
Counting with foot in 3/4 and playing in 5/4
– Repertoire: Blockhead

Participants:
Roberto A.
Alex F.
Victor C.
Gabriel V.
Rodrigo C.
Miguel B.

18 to 22 of February/2011
Course: Guitar Ensemble Project Brazil and Intro to Guitar Ensemble/Miguel Pereira – RJ
Guitar Circle of Latin America

28/05/2011
Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro.

– First Primary
Switching strings
Mirror pattern: one observation brings an interesting explanation about what is a mirror pattern

– Circulation
Ear training
Circulation in Ré, in Sol and in Dó

– Study of repertoire: A árvore, from Gabriel A
Main line, with 3 notes accent
Developing variations: harmonization in fifths and octaves
Division of attention: counting
Arpeggio in 7/8 in Ré Minor

Participants:
Gabriel V.
Victor C.
Roberto A.
Miguel B.
Barci

31/07/2011
Open Circle – July/2011
Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro.

– Second primary with Division of Attention
– Dó Major
– Circulations
– Aspirations, with improvs
– Asturias
– First primary
– Pause
– Division of attention: penta blues
– Counting in 7, 4 and 5s
– Developing variations: transposing initial notes to the end of the sequence
– Circulations + 1 in 5, in the upbeat
– Performance from Aliança Carioca de Violões: Vrooom

Participants:
Gabriel V.
Alex F.
Victor C.
Roberto A.
Mitsu

27/08/2011
Open Circle – August/2011
Sobrado Setenta, Rio de Janeiro

– Inaugural meeting
– Presentation of Rotation of the limbs
– Improvisation
Choose one note and answer when needed
Switch to the note of your partner
– Circulation
Using the same note
Any note of your choice
Circulation + 1
Double tempo
– Bodily practice with Geórgia G.
– Second primary with Division of Attention
3 notes pattern
Arpeggio in 4/4
Mirror variation
– GC Theme: Invocation
– Bodily practice with Geórgia G.
– Circulation in Dó Major
– “Final Fantasy prelude” circulation
First four chords
One round
One round with return
– Developing variations in Bb6
Mirror pattern
Transposing in octaves
– Performance for guests

Participants:
Gabriel V.
Jorge P.
Alex F.
Geórgia G.
Victor C.
Maria C.
Rodrigo N.
Lara R.
Luna L.

17/09/2011
Open Circle – September/2011
Sobrado Setenta

– Presentation of First Primary
1-2-3-4 sequence
1-3-2-4 sequence with mirror pattern (4-2-3-1)
– Circulation
Counting in 5
Counting in 3
Two groups, switching between downbeat and upbeat
– Victor with the High-Flyers: Asturias presentation
– Gabriel with the Low-Flyers: calisthenics
– Second primary
– Dó major pentatonic pattern
– Improvisation with pentatonics in Dó Major
– Magic Chords Circulation

Participants:
Gabriel V.
Victor C.
Rachel A.
Lara R.
Lara P.
Vitória
Mário T.
Rodrigo N.
Fred I.

15/10/2011
Open Circle – October/2011
Sobrado Setenta

– Left-hand warm-up
– Circulation in Mi Minor
Circulation in downbeat and upbeat
Circulation in downbeat and upbeat in two groups
Circulation in four measures of 4/4
– Body Beat
– Improvisation: given notes to each participant

Participants:
Gabriel V.
Alex F.
Victor C.
Rodrigo N.
Lara R.
Luna L.

11 to 15 of November/2011
Course: Guitar Ensemble Project Brazil and Intro to Guitar Ensemble/Porto Alegre – RS
Guitar Circle of Latin America

03/12/2011
Open Cicle – December/2011
Sobrado Setenta

– Circulation in Lá Harmonic Minor
Circulation 2-1 (2 minus 1)
Circulation +1

– Body Beat
Meeting at the center, in pairs
Counting on walking, many forms

– Calisthenics: Right hand
Counting in 8/8, 7/8, 6/8, 5/4, 3/4, 2/2 and 1/1
– Meeting at the center, with guitars
– Completion of Open Circles Activities of 2011, general announcements and future plans for the Guitar Ensemble of Rio de Janeiro

Participants:
Alex F.
Cris C.
Gabriel V.
Mitsu
Pedro P.
Rodrigo N.
Victor C.

Gabriel Vidal

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