[Callers] Using music in the pre-dance lesson

[Gregory Frock]

Hi Jim,

I always use music for my lessons. Live if the band is willing; recorded if
not. For this purpose, I have an ipod and powerful battery powered speaker
I can use that is sufficient to fill most spaces.  My experience is music
gives dancers an idea of phrasing and tempo of dance they might otherwise
not understand. I build a very simple dance (Babaloo Reel) phrase by
phrase. Been doing it for 20+ years, and pretty much cannot imagine NOT
doing a lesson to music.

BTW, I have a fairly detailed description of my lesson, which I am happy to
share if you want me to mail you a copy.

Regards,

Greg

On Tue, Sep 10, 2019 at 3:56 PM jim saxe via Callers <
callers at lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

> I'd like to hear from any of you who can share experience or advice about
> making use of music during the introductory lesson (a/k/a "new dancers'
> orientation", "beginners' workshop", etc.) that often precedes a regularly
> scheduled contradance.
>
> What source of music do you use? (Recorded music played on a device that
> you control? Live music played by a musician assisting with the lesson?
> Music that you yourself can play on some instrument while leading the
> session? Your own singing of song lyrics, nonsense syllables like "la la
> la", or dance calls? Music that may happen to be coming from the evening's
> band doing their sound check at the other end of the hall?  ..)  How--in as
> much detail as you care to supply--do you use that music in your teaching?
> What do you think/hope your use of music contributes to the effectiveness
> or fun of the lesson?
>
> I tossed out a few ideas on this topic, with much uncertainty about which
> ones were any good, in a message I sent on September 2 in the "Brain Dead -
> Need Suggestions" thread.  I'm re-raising the topic here under a more
> descriptive Subject line in hope of getting responses from people who can
> offer comments based on actual experience.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --Jim
>
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