DANC 1160 - Music For Dance

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Dance

Description:

This course presents a fundamental approach to the basic elements of music with an emphasis on its specific relationship to dance. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Identify and discuss the basic elements of music: melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre and basic musical forms. 2. Discuss the common language between music and dance by attaining a working knowledge of music notation, meter, and rhythmic schemes. 3. Hear, play, improvise, and notate rhythm patterns with voice, instrument and body percussion. 4. Effectively listen to and analyze music as it is used in the choreographic process. 5. Compose and conduct a four-part rhythm based score for choreography. Prerequisite: Full major status in Dance OR department consent. SP (even)

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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