Feel The Music

Introduction into being connected to the music and your body to create consonant movements

What you'll learn

How to be "in the groove"

Becoming sensitive to "feeling" the music

Becoming an instrument and creating a story while moving to music

Understanding the basic structure of most songs

Requirements

This is for people who would love to move better on the dance floor but have never taken a dance course or who have taken dance courses but still don't feel free in their movements.

Make sure you have enough space to freely move!

Description

Music, feeling, and fun. These are the first three words that come to mind for the "Feel the Music" course. They are also the words I would use to describe dancing, other than movement. They are the concepts which inspired me to create this course, and inspire my life! If these ideas inspire you, too, then read on!Who is the me behind these words? My name's Kristen, and let me start by saying that I love dancing. And music. I am a trained singer (university as well as the conservatory) and have studied many types of music (from musicals to jazz to opera.) But all through the vocal training I studied many types of dance as well (from modern to the blues to Lindy hop.)In the "Feel the music" course, we will start by breaking down the beat, making it bite size and easy to follow.Then, we will break down several songs so that we can really feel them and groove with them on the dance floor (or in your living room!) We will also learn the basic structure of a modern song so that we can apply it to various types of music. This will not only help you to flow with what you're listening to but also to picture where it's going so that you can move easier. We will practice this with different genres so that you are able to apply what you learn to your favorite songs.We will also follow different instruments first with our ear and then with our bodies. This exercise offers a way to listen to music so that we are inspired to create moves and gives us new ideas for the dance floor. We will also try to understand the story that the music tells through its instruments which will give us another lead to explore.Lastly, we will put all we've learned together and just dance! The goal is that this course will help you to feel more comfortable moving to music and give you some tools so you're not at a loss on the dance floor. The idea is that dancing will become a much more fun and rewarding experience!

Overview

Section 1: Feel the Beat

Lecture 1 Overview of Feel the Music

Lecture 2 Feel the Beat Intro

Lecture 3 The Macro and Micro Beat

Lecture 4 Slow and Quick

Lecture 5 Blending Walking, Slows, and Quicks

Section 2: Being in the Groove

Lecture 6 Being in the Groove Intro

Lecture 7 Letting the Music in

Lecture 8 Concentrating on One Movement

Lecture 9 Embodying the Groove

Lecture 10 Being Connected

Section 3: Becoming and Instrument and Creating a Story

Lecture 11 Becoming and Instrument and Creating a Story Intro

Lecture 12 Following the Main Instrument

Lecture 13 Telling a Story

Lecture 14 Finding the Story

Section 4: Song Structure

Lecture 15 Song Structure Intro

Lecture 16 Basic Song Structure

Lecture 17 Example of Song Structure

Lecture 18 The Refrain

Lecture 19 Getting an Idea and Rolling with it

Section 5: Putting it All Together

Lecture 20 Putting it All Together Intro

Lecture 21 The ABC’s of Jingle Bells

Lecture 22 Let's Dance!

Lecture 23 Playing with the Pattern

Lecture 24 Thank You!

For anyone who has been lost on the dance floor and would love to move to music more consciously,For anyone who doesn't feel confident enough to dance but would secretly love to bust a move,For anyone who would like to learn to feel more themselves when they dance,For anyone looking for ideas to boost confidence and creativity on the dance floor