The moving body in the aural skills classroom : a eurhythmics based approach / Diane Urista.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Urista, Diane, 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ear training.

Eurythmics.

Movement education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

The Moving Body in the Aural Skills Classroom-influenced by Dalcroze-Eurhythmics-is a practical guide for college instructors and students interested in integrating the moving body into the aural skills classroom. The book presents movement exercises for teaching rhythmic, melodic, harmonic and formal concepts to encourage a dynamic link between musical training and artistic performance.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Purpose. Why the moving body in the aural skills classroom?

Healing the mind-body split in college music training

Rhythms from the body

What is the kinesthetic sense or traditional vs. embodied approach?

Musical affect and expressive performance

2. Methodology. Experience before analysis

Spiral of learning

Sensation before conceptualization

Internalization and automatisms

Improvisation : cultivating one's physiological evidence

Reflective stillness : movement is not an end in itself

3. Getting started (notes to the instructor). Pedagogical tips

Chapter 1 : Basics

Chapter 2 : Warm ups

Chapter 3 : Rhythm

Chapter 4 : Pitch, scale, and melody

Chapter 5 : Harmony

Chapter 6 : Phrase, forms, plastique animáee.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-061976-7

0-19-971698-6

OCLC:

953969244