Study Guide

Objective

The student gains practical knowledge and skills in voice and percussion as related to dance. The student learns the history and context of the western art music, instruments of the orchestra, and skills to analyze music. They also attend performances and write in a competent manner about musical concerts. 
The student possesses well-argued skills in music appreciation.

Content

Practical studies in voice and percussion.
Movement studies which explore the basis of rhythmic structures common and divergent to both the music and dance.
The twentieth century collaborative process between choreographers and composers.
Jazz and extra-western music/dance forms.

Content scheduling

OBJECTIVES:

We will explore the possibilities of creating “Poetical Digital Storytelling Videos” which will be introduced from the Creative Europe DanceMe UP supported project (see below).

We will concentrate on environmental issues related to your teaching practice and the Green Actions project.

We will also focus upon TIME and the ways in which you as dancers/choreographers are able to use time in all aspects of your creative/pedagogical work.

GOALS:

1. To continue forward from our JS Bach and Igor Stravinsky projects from in Dance and Music 1, Dance and Music 2, two additional choreo-musical projects.

2. To further work with a kinetic sense of time, phrasing, and dynamics which we began in Dance and Music 1, and continued in Dance and Music 2

3. To develop creative approaches to environmental arts pedagogy: how to develop projects related to movement that engage children with kinetic sense of nature, recycling, and general awareness of our earth and their place in the world.

4. To explore the possibilities of short Digital Storytelling Videos using your mobile phones.

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. MOVEMENT STUDIES: In each class we will explore different aspects of the topics mentioned above. The Environmental theme will be part of much of this creative exploration. MOVEMENT STUDIES MAY be assigned, and they will be presented in the following classes. You will always be given a short amount of class time to prepare the MOVEMENT STUDIES.

2. POETICAL DIGITAL STORYTELLING VIDEOS: Using the instructional materials found at the DanceMe website you will all register so as to be able to log in:

http://www.danceme.eu/home/ http://www.danceme.eu/login/

There are a series of video instructional videos at this website above which will guide you through the creative and technical process of creating your own/individual video story based on a theme of the “environment. This includes, how to create a script, finding Creative Commons Copyright free music, open-source simple video editing programs, mobile phone as your camera, Etc.

The term “environment” is totally open to all aspects of your life: physical & mental perception of what is happening around you, within you, individually, in the community (your hometown, Turku, etc,), & globally. We will discuss this further in the class.
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EVALUATION: Your final evaluation (approved/failed, Hyväksytty/Hylätty) for this course “Dance and Music/Image 3” Fall 2020 will be based on the following:

1. Attendance: As per the regulations of the Department of Dance. This course has 15 x 90-minute sessions

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MATERIALS COVERED IN ALL CLASSES. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT ME IN ORDER TO ARRANGE TUTORIAL TIME IF YOU HAVE MISSED ANY CLASS MATERIAL FOR LEGITIMATE REASONS.

MESSAGES FOR ME CAN BE LEFT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DANCE OFFICE. YOU CAN ALSO CALL ME TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT AT 050 598 5217.

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL MATERIALS THAT YOU HAVE MISSED BECAUSE OF YOUR ABSENCE. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTACT ME REGARDING THESE MISSING MATERIALS.

2. Class/group participation: Often the “time studies” will involve GROUP ENSEMBLE structures, and your integration and support of the GROUP ENSEMBLE is essential for the full realization of a specific study.

Some classes will be “project-based” where you will be without me working on choreo-musical and rhythmic materials I have introduced in class.

All information subject to change

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty