LaurenRaqs
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Most of what I do is described here, I put the info on my website:
Bellydance: How to create a choreography
I have a little 'worksheet' I give my students, where they break the music into sections, try to identify the rhythm and instrument in each section, give a few words about the emotional content (or lyrics) and rate the energy level on a scale of 1-10.
Then I have them plot those energy level ratings on a little line graph.
Pretty anal, maybe, but it's been a useful technique in class. I've been telling them to avoid pieces of music that graph out flat (the whole song is at an energy level of 2-3, or the whole thing is 9-10). I love to see a piece that has a lot of range.
Bellydance: How to create a choreography
I have a little 'worksheet' I give my students, where they break the music into sections, try to identify the rhythm and instrument in each section, give a few words about the emotional content (or lyrics) and rate the energy level on a scale of 1-10.
Then I have them plot those energy level ratings on a little line graph.
Pretty anal, maybe, but it's been a useful technique in class. I've been telling them to avoid pieces of music that graph out flat (the whole song is at an energy level of 2-3, or the whole thing is 9-10). I love to see a piece that has a lot of range.