Learning Resources
for dancers, musicians, filmmakers, and creatives.
Rhythm
Rhythm is a core fundamental in music, a way of measuring time with sound. It's also a core fundamental of life. The persistent repetition of sound can signal life through the sound of an object in motion.
Musicians in Dance
"We are a niche, within a niche, within a niche."
Remote Collaborations
"I no longer need to travel to see a rehearsal of a piece, which allows me to work with anyone with access to the internet."
Licensing
"Reaching out for licensing is a perfect way to initiate future collaborations."
Working with an Accompanist
"Communication struggles that happen in a class can be averted by taking 15 minutes to connect beforehand."
Music and Process
"There is no right or wrong time for music to come into the choreographic process."
Budgets
"A budget has nothing to do with respect, self worth or fairness."
Starting a Collaboration
"Collaborations can be a place to learn something new about your own process."
Teach/Watch Phrases Part 1
"Do you prefer to make movement with or without counts?"
Teach/Watch Phrases Part 2
"Practicing as a group makes musical concepts much more approachable."
Open Time
"Music with no counts, or open time, is most often called ambient."
Music and Movement in 4
"The most common meter is 4, but that does not make it any more or less complex."
Music and Movement in 7
"Every meter can be counted at any tempo."
Music and Movement in 5
"Accents play a huge role in how meters feel when counted."
Music and Movement in 3
"Meters are “containers” for counted movement."
Listening to music is a practice.
"Listening to music is a practice."
Beat, Pulse, Tempo, and Meter
"A person is not a better or worse dancer if they choose to use, or not use, counting with movement."
The Tiny Dance
"Music can create an environment where even the smallest movement from a dancer can be framed and influenced."
Timbre
"Is this a trombone or a marimba?"
Choosing Music
"Search for music with someone in mind."
Choreographic Listening
"The more you practice speaking about your choreography, the easier it will be to collaborate with others."
Musical Imagination
"There is no "special or specific" way to speak about music in dance."
Playlists
"Give students as many different experiences moving to as many different types of music as possible."
Embodied Musical Knowledge
"Dancers are not beginners at music."