30 Aug
2019
30 Aug
'19
1:18 a.m.
Most of the callers in San Diego start out the beginner session by teaching circling to
the left and right (in a big circle) and forward and back, twice, first counting it out
with 8s, and then singing a tune - usually Angeline the Baker - while doing it again. We
don’t really worry about whether we sing well or not - that’s not the point. Sometimes if
the band is aware and amenable they’ll play Angeline briefly for the exercise. And yes, it
teaches walking to the music, 8 beat phrasing, listening to the caller, and realizing that
the caller calls before you have to do the next move. It seems to work reasonably well.
Martha
On Aug 29, 2019, at 9:22 PM, K Panton via Callers
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As it happens, I'm calling a regular contra evening in a few weeks and I'm going
to experiment, right off the top of the beginner session, by playing a tune (i.e. start
music, then say "welcome")
https://youtu.be/O0AW6MQXX0Y <https://youtu.be/O0AW6MQXX0Y>
(Don't worry, the 3/4 quickly changes to jigs. I've listened to many tunes to
accompany this idea - Pop, Motown, Celtic - and this tune seems to provide the musicality
and the clear phrasing useful for this exercise, and continuity with what they'll hear
while dancing later.)
have the dancers listen for phrasing and then (repeating) in a big circle holding hands:
L/R 8
F/B 8
L4/R12
F2/B2/R4
L OR R 6/2 the other way.
i.e. introduce them to a few ways of slicing up a musical phrase in ways they will
encounter with contra figures.
Finish off with a maze of F/B/L/R 8 OR 16
My contention/hope/observation is that I have never seen an intro session that actually
introduces new dancers to the music and, therefore, they have no connection between music
and figures when the band actually starts playing later. My hope is that, by first laying
a musical foundation, the newbies will try to sync the movements they learn to the music
they heard first.
We'll see.
this idea might work for your situation.
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Although I've been calling forever and I know things, I'm not currently
inspired to do this and am asking for help.
Been hired to lead a dance for a music school -- ages 5 and up to teens and
their parents and my contact asked if I could lead "dances that encourage
really paying attention to beat counts?.throw in some music education in
addition to fun."
So I'll do my standard ONS dances for this group to recorded music that has
very good beat counts and distinct phrasing. That's not the problem. The
problem is *"throw in some music education." *I don't need a
dissertation,
just bits and pieces. The dance is only 1-1/2 hours long followed by ice
cream.
I've got a job that keeps me pretty busy and am training for a new job
that's taking up a lot of my time and I just can't think anymore.
Any suggestions?
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