DNCE 410
ACCOMPANIMENT FOR MOVEMENT
- Catalog Entry
DNCE 410: Accompaniment for Movement
Two credit hours(2).
Two hours.
Rhythmic analysis, reading and writing metric patterns, construction and use of percussion instruments, and individual and group projects.
- Detailed Description of Content of Course
1. Rhythmic analysis
a. Time divisions of music
(1) Meter
(2) Note values
(3) Tempo
b. Rhythmic patterns
2. Other elements of music affecting dance
a. Melody
b. Form
c. Instrumentation
d. Musical style and historical context
3. Application of theory
a. Reading and writing rhythmic patterns
b. Creating movement phrases to match rhythmic patterns and vice versa
c. Selecting appropriate accompaniment for dance
(1) For use in the classroom
(2) For use in performance
- Detailed Description of Conduct of Course
The course will employ a mixture of instructional techniques such as lecture, homework that includes the study and creation of rhythmic patterns and melodic structure, clapping rhythmic patterns, singing melodies, playing simple percussion instruments in class, and analyzing musical elements on the chalkboard.
- Goals and Objectives of the Course
At the conclusion of the course, the student will:
1. Analyze rhythmic patterns according to the traditional Western system of music notation.
2. Play rhythmic patterns on a percussion instrument.
3. Compose simple musical phrases.
4. Analyze melodic and dynamic elements of a musical score.
5. Identify musical elements such as instrumentation, key, and overall form after listening to a piece.
- Assessment Measures
Tools for evaluating students may include but not be limited to written and practical tests, written and/or oral reports, demonstrations of skill on simple percussion instruments, homework assignments, accompanying dance technique classes, production of a sound track for dance performance, analysis of a musical score, and class attendance.
- Other Course Information
This course is a mixture of theory and practice that blends in-class repetition of musical ideas with already familiar dance activities to show the similarities of the two art forms and their interdependence.
Last Date of Revision: October 1, 1991
- Review and Approval
DATE ACTION REVIEWED BY
March 24, 1998 Review Margaret Devaney, Chair
September 12, 2001 Review Margaret Devaney, Chair
July, 14 2005 Review Margaret Devaney, Chair
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