Music and Dance Terminology

Music and Dance Terminology

Poll

What do you think DYNAMIC means?

• The level of volume in music

• How long you can hold a note

DYNAMIC

Dynamics are the level of VOLUME in music.

If you look to the right these are the most common dynamics in music.

Try and remember p (piano = soft) and f (forte = loud)

Multiple Choice

What does the dynamic p mean

• loud

• soft

• very loud

• very soft

Poll

What do you think RHYTHM means?

• How soft or loud a sound is

• How long or short a sound is

RHYTHM

Rhythm is how long or short you hold a sound

When counting music, one of the most important things to remember is your rhythm. A sound will not sound complete without it.

Besides are the most common tools to count rhythm in music

RHYTHM CONT'D

• Quarter Note/Rest (1 Count)

• Half Note/Rest (2 Counts)

• Dotted Half Note/Rest (3 Counts)

• Whole Note/Rest (4 Counts)

Multiple Choice

How long do you hold a quarter note for?

• 4 counts

• 1 count

• 2 counts

• 3 counts

Multiple Choice

How long do you hold a whole note for?

• 1 count

• 2 counts

• 3 counts

• 4 counts

Poll

What do you think TEMPO means?

• How fast or slow a piece of music is

• How long or short a sound is

TEMPO

How fast or slow you place a piece of music.

We use Italian terms when describing our tempo within a piece of music.

For Example: If you were to say play this song slowly, you would say Largo

Multiple Choice

What does allegro mean?

• Fast

• Slow

Music Genres

A muisc genre is a specific style of music that you might listen to.

Open Ended

What are some song "genres: that you can think of?

Multiple Choice

What do you think SPACE means in DANCE?

• Outerspace

• The amount of room you have around you

SPACE

Space refers to the amount of area a dancer has around them.

The most common examples of space are: Direction, Level and Size.

Would anybody like to try and explain one of those terms?

Multiple Choice

Direction is an example of SPACE. What would be an example of direction

• Facing a different direction

• Different levels within dancers

Poll

What do you think TIME means in DANCE?

• Looking at a clock

• How fast or slow a dancer moves

TIME

Time refers to how slow or fast a dancer will complete a dance move.

An example might be somebody doing a dance move really slow, and then doing a really fast move

Multiple Choice

What is NOT an example of TIME.

• Different in size

• Moving fast

• Moving slow

Poll

What do you think ENERGY means in DANCE?

• Physically doing something

• Jumping up and down

• How one moves in a dance

ENERGY

Energy refers to how one moves throughout a dance.

An example would be moving SHARP or FLOWLY during a piece of music. The music genre might affect the difference.

Multiple Choice

Which IS an example of ENERGY

• Sharp Movement

• Direction

• Level

• Very Fast

Multiple Select

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