Yes, I know the roda 🌞 but actually only since about four months. 😊 We are currently playing Brazilian choro with our trio, and what fascinates me is how close the tradition is to improvisation: choro evenings often start with an ensemble performance and continue as a roda, where musicians gather, listen, react, answer each other and create music in the moment. That is exactly what we are going to do here in Ghent on June 16: first a concert by friends playing rhe choro repertoire, and then a choro roda / jam moment. A beautiful example is Receita de Samba by Jacob do Bandolim. (We play it with our trio in the 9th of july in Brxl) Les Violons de Bruxelles also recorded it, (beautiful version wirh Tcha) and I find that very interesting: it is clearly rooted in Brazilian choro, but the virtuosity, string articulation and rhythmic drive can create a natural bridge with the world of gypsy jazz.

@Francoise Vernaton super :-)

The first violin technique lesson with you was a real pleasure! 😊 Our next lesson will be on Monday the 22nd, from 21:00 to 22:00. As requested by Eva, these classes will now focus entirely on violin technique. We will work on: 🎻 Technical violin studies 🎻 Scale systems and intonation 🎻 Left-hand frames and finger patterns 🎻 Position changes and shifting 🎻 Vibrato 🎻 Double stops, also as an interesting tool in jazz 🎻 Posture and relaxation 🎻 Bow changes and bow distribution 🎻 Bow control and articulation 🎻 Sound production and tone quality 🎻 Coordination between both hands 🎻 How to play faster: practical tricks and secrets We will continue working on my technical system: “Left-Hand Frames (Based on the A String – Transposable to the E, D and G Strings)A Practical Way of Thinking for Fast Reading and Analysing Musical Figures” We will also explore selected technical exercises, scale work, études and excerpts from the classical violin tradition, for example J.S. Bach and other pedagogical material, always with the goal of developing a solid and efficient violin technique that can serve any musical style, including jazz. During these one-hour technique lessons, there will always be room for interaction: questions, opening your microphone, trying things out on your violin, and receiving individual feedback whenever needed. For the next lesson, the camera setup will be improved so that the focus is more clearly on the bow and both hands, allowing everyone to follow the technical details more easily. We have also tested a different microphone, which will provide better sound quality, including for the backing tracks and accompaniments that I will be playing during the lesson. 🎻😊 Happy practising and see you on the 22nd! 🎻😊 La première leçon de technique du violon avec vous a été un vrai plaisir ! 😊 Notre prochaine leçon aura lieu le lundi 22, de 21h00 à 22h00. Comme l’a demandé Eva, ces cours seront désormais entièrement consacrés à la technique du violon. Nous travaillerons sur :

Eva is now working on this standard at the Academy on Mondays, which is really interesting. I love this piece and Ponty's solo 🤩. And I will use parts of the solo in my technical lesson tomorrow 🌞.

@Octavio Pardos, thank you 🌞