The Music

 



 I
 
Unit: Producing
Theme: The music of the solo
 

II

Introduction 

Although dance performances can occur anywhere, a dance production, or dance concert, typically involves dance performed on a stage with lights, costumes, and music, and the production may include scenery, props, and other technical elements. Today, we will be working on the music of your individual solos.


 III

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the production aspect of dance art
  • Gain awareness of the importance of choosing the right music for a piece
  • Experience the adaptation of pre-choreographed movement to music
  • Reflect on the work done in class

 

 IV

Main Lesson



  1


Warm Up
Alignment
Stretching 
 
2

 

  Rehearsal of Solo Piece


 Follow the Following Steps: 

a. Dance a character outside your comfort zone.

b. Push for tougher choreography.

c. Analyze every step.

d. Study your transitions.

e. Fill in the blanks on your own.(2)


Question 1

As you go through every step described above, write a reflection on your progress.
 
3
 
The musical backdrop creates a mood or atmosphere for the dance that will color how the audience sees and experiences it. The rhythm, or pattern of beats in the music, can influence the speed and phrasing of the movement.(3)

Music has many different fundamentals or elements. Depending on the definition of "element" being used, these can include: 

pitch, 
beat or pulse, 
tempo, 
rhythm, 
melody, 
harmony, 
texture, 
style, 
allocation of voices,
timbre or color, 
dynamics, 
expression,
articulation, 
form 
structure.

Question 2

Once you choose your music, try to describe it using the elements mentioned above that apply to your music piece.


 

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  V
 
  ACTIVITY 1
 
 

Eastern Influence in Movement as a form of codified movement

Tai Chi

 
 Students repeat sequence with music in the background.

Question 3
 
 What that putting random music to codified movement proves in terms of music and dance?
 

ACTIVITY 2
 
Choose Music



Watch the video and use the same principles described by Arthur Moore to put music to his cinematographic images to choose the music for your solo piece. 

Question 4

Did it work? Explain your answer.


VI
Journaling

VII
Glossary

VIII
Sources

1. Dance Production. Human Kinetics. https://us.humankinetics.com/blogs/excerpt/dance-production 

2. Brady, Kristyn (2016). More than a Solo. https://www.dancemagazine.com/more-than-a-solo
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3. Music as Dance's Muse. How music influenced the steps of four American choreographers. The Kennedy Center.
https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/media-and-interactives/media/dance/music-as-dances-muse/
 
IX
Students' Work

 

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