From a number of sources: "Samba is usually notated in 2/4 using 16th notes, while due to its slower tempo and relationship to jazz music, bossa nova is commonly notated in 4/4 using 8th notes.". Not much difference, and most Americans are more comfortable with 4/4.

Where can I get some of this “steadiness”? I am joking but it is a long journey for this North American. Romero, I have followed your teaching through various videos since even before the internet. Thanks for your guidance. The last five years I have been with a samba drum teacher. Maybe now I am closer to a gentle steadiness.

@@rennieman7803 The distinction is quite important... two beats per bar, no? as opposed to four? I would say 2/2 is more appropriate than 4/4. Ragtime was always notated in 2/4 with sixteenths, and bluegrass very often the same... I think "cut time" is the most appropriate in any case. The great jazz educator Barry Harris did often say "jazz lives in eighth notes," so, yes, that's perhaps an important consideration.

Kamila, no PC, você pode ativar a legenda em inglês clicando em (CC), em seguida settings, opção auto-translate, e idioma português. A tradução não é perfeita, mas ajuda.

Neste vídeo em particular a tradução automática, CC, está muito boa. Mesmo assim se precisar pode me perguntar, Kamila.

this video is a very good lesson to learn the pattern. As he said in other words, you have to stop the urge to play crazy with the bass - It has to be steady, marking the time like the Surdo instrument does - it is actually a discipline challenge

I think it would be approachable for a beginner to tap out the rhythm, as he does at 4:33. When that feels comfortable, it can be fun to apply that rhythm to whatever chords you’d like. Maybe starting with 1 chord vamp and then a 2 chord sequence until the pattern isn’t so taxing, and then apply to full songs. If that is overwhelming, just start with the bass line and try a similar process. Just my thoughts.

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