DA 279 - music For Dancers/ Choreographers

Institution:

Skidmore College

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Description:

Introduces students to ways of understanding and utilizing music and sound as part of the process of making a dance. Students learn fundamental musical concepts (rhythm, phrasing, accents, time signatures, and dynamics) and their applied use by dancers, musician, and composers. Students explore the musical styles and artists of many cultures and how these musical styles and artists vary in their respective approaches to making music and sound, and by extension, dance. Students develop abilities to communicate musical problems and ideas clearly and knowledgably to dancers, choreographers, musicians, or composers. Prerequisite: DA227. C. Landa

Credits:

2.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.skidmore.edu/

Phone Number:

(518) 580-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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