Moving notation : a handbook of musical rhythm and elementary labanotation for the dancer / Jill Beck and Joseph Reiser.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Performing arts studies ; v. 6Publication details: Australia : Harwood Academic Publishers, ©1998 Description: xxi, 373 p. : ill., music ; 25 cm + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)ISBN:
  • 9057021781
  • 9789057021787
  • 905702179X (pbk.)
  • 9789057021794 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 792.82 BEC
LOC classification:
  • GV1587 .B42 1998
Contents:
1 GETTING STARTED : Rhythmic Concepts / 1.1 Time ; 1.2 Beat Divisions ; 1.3 Rhythm versus Beat ; 1.4 Basic Time Values ; 1.5 Beat Assignment ; 1.6 Tempo -- Movement Concepts / 1.7 Basic Direction Symbols ; 1.8 The Staffs ; 1.9 Level Changes 1.10 Placement of Symbols on the Staff ; 1.11 Relationship Pins and Hold Signs ; 1.12 How many Feet? ; 1.13 Taking a Step/Moving the Center of Weight -- Notation / 1.14 RN (Rhythmic Notation) ; 1.15 LN (Autography/Labanotation) -- Rhythmic Applications / 1.16 The Code Words ; 1.17 Sub-division and "Hand-els" ; 1.18 Synchronizing LN to RN -- Movement Applications / 1.19 The 5 Positions of the Feet (Western Dance) ; 1.20 Stepping into the Open Positions ; 1.21 Basic Movement Clusters -- Chapter Wrap / 1.22 RN Etudes ; 1.23 Tricky Rhythms ; 1.24 Suggested Assignments -- 2 GETTING ORGANIZED : Rhythmic Concepts / 2.1 Meter ; 2.2 Time Signature ; 2.3 Simple Time ; 2.4 Metric Characteristics ; 2.5 Applying Rhythm to Meter ; 2.6 Preparation and Release ; 2.7 Pickups: external ("& One") ; 2.8 "One &" versus "& One" -- Movement Concepts / 2.9 Step Size and Levels ; 2.10 Lengthening and Shortening: steps versus positions ; 2.11 Stepping versus Shifting Weight: moving from 2 feet to 1 foot ; 2.12 Changing Levels within Steps -- Notation / 2.13 Stepping up LN Measures ; 2.14 RN; beaming ; 2.15 Alignment ; 2.16 RN: small repeats ; 2.17 LN: small repeats -- Rhythmic Applications / 2.18 Code Words: derived "Diatonic" ; 2.19 Meter Re-grouping -- Movement Applications / 2.20 Movement Clusters in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 ; 2.21 Conducting Patterns -- Chapter Wrap / 2.22 RN Etudes ; 2.23 LN Etudes ; 2.24 More Tricky Rhythms ; 2.25 Suggested Assignments -- 3 FIRST EXPANSIONS : Rhythmic Concepts / 3.1 Dotted Values ; 3.2 Phrases and Cadences ; 3.3 Pickups: internal ; 3.4 Articulations and Accents -- Movement Concepts / 3.5 Accents ; 3.6 Leg Gestures ; 3.7 The Step-Gesture Rule ; 3.8 Arm Gestures ; 3.9 Relationship Pins on Arm Gestures -- Notation / 3.10 RN: ties ; 3.11 Bows: ties, slurs, and phrases ; 3.12 Rules: writing and beaming "by the beat" ; 3.13 RN: common errors ; LN: common errors -- Rhythmic Applications / 3.15 Code Words: 8th and 16th combinations ; 3.16 Regrouping: thru-beats ; 3.17 Code Words: displacing the quarter in 2 beats ; 3.18 Code Words: dotted quarters and larger -- Movement Applications / 3.19 Clusters: leg gestures ; 3.20 Reading Arm Gestures -- Chapter Wrap / 3.21 RN Etudes ; 3.22 LN Etudes ; 3.23 More Tricky Rhythms ; 3.24 Suggested Assignments -- 4 APPROACHING PERFECTION : Rhythmic Concepts / 4.1 Compound Time ; 4.2 Compound Time Signatures ; 4.3 Perfect Meter ; 4.4 Comparisons: simple versus compound ; 4.5 Rhythmic Identity and Transposition ; 4.6 Tree of Perfect Meter: expanded -- Movement Concepts / 4.7 Going into the Air ; 4.8 Lengthening and Shortening: leg gestures ; 4.9 Split-column Leg Gestures ; 4.10 Lengthening and Shortening: arm gestures ; 4.11 Split-column Arm Gestures -- Notation / 4.12 RN: compound time ; 4.13 RN: complex resting ; 4.14 LN: springs and air lines ; 4.15 Split-column Symbols ; 4.16 Repeated X and Backward N -- Rhythmic Applications / 4.17 Compound Code Words ; 4.18 The Compound "Hand-el" ; 4.19 Re-grouping: advanced -- Movement Applications / 4.20 Clusters: compound ; 4.21 Clusters: ballet springs ; 4.22 Clusters: folk and social ; 4.23 Clusters: modern ; 4.24 Compound Conducting Patterns -- Chapter Wrap / 4.25 RN Etudes ; 4.26 LN Etudes ; 4.27 More Tricky Rhythms ; 4.28 Suggested Assignments -- 5 2'S AND 3'S : Rhythmic Concepts / 5.1 Irregular Meter ; 5.2 Long Beats and Short Beats ; 5.3 The Tree of Irregular Meter ; 5.4 Polyrhythm: triplets and duplets ; 5.5 Polymeter: "two against three" -- Movement Concepts / 5.6 Pivot Turns ; 5.7 Applying Ties to Steps and Turns ; 5.8 Turns in the Air ; 5.9 Turns that Begin or End in the Air ; 5.10 Retentions in Space ('space holds') ; 5.11 Transitional and Non-swivel Turns -- Notation / 5.12 RN Rules ; 5.13 Front Signs: stage facings ; 5.14 Pins in Turn Signs ; 5.15 Turn Signs: leg gestures ; 5.16 Hold Signs on Gestures ; 5.17 Tables of Hold Signs and of Cancellations ; 5.18 Air Lines and Turns -- Rhythmic Applications / 5.19 Irregular "Hand-els" ; 5.20 Re-grouping: irregular -- Movement Applications / 5.21 Clusters: turns ; 5.22 Clusters: irregular ; 5.23 Conducting Patterns: irregular -- Chapter Wraps / 5.24 RN Etudes ; 5.25 LN Etudes ; 5.26 More Tricky Rhythms ; 5.27 Suggested Assignments -- 6 UPSETTING THE BALANCE : Rhythmic Concepts / 6.1 Syncopation 6.2 Syncopation: upbeat (contre-temps) ; 6.3 Syncopation: off-beat ; 6.4 Syncopation: styles and use ; 6.5 RN Dynamics -- Movement Concepts / 6.6 LN Dynamics ; 6.7 Stage Area Signs ; 6.8 Entering and Exiting ; 6.9 Floorplans ; 6.10 Floorplans: placing the dancer on the stage ; 6.11 Floorplans: duets and groups -- Notation / 6.12 RN Rules: syncopation ; 6.13 LN Rules: floorpans -- Rhythmic Applications / 6.14 Re-grouping: moving between simple and compound meters ; 6.15 Re-grouping: moving between perfect and irregular meters -- Movement Applications / 6.16 Clusters: syncopated ; 6.17 Clusters: dynamics -- Chapter Wraps / 6.18 RN Etudes ; 6.19 LN Etudes ; 6.20 More Tricky Rhythms ; 6.21 Suggested Assignments -- 7 CHANGING TIMES : Rhythmic Concepts / 7.1 Metric Registation ; 7.2 Variable (Mixed) Meter ; 7.3 Alternating Meter ; 7.4 Monometer: 1-beat measures ; 7.5 Additive Measures -- Movement Concepts / 7.6 Paths: straight ; 7.7 Paths: circling ; 7.8 Focal Points ; 7.9 Path Signs: combination -- Notation / 7.10 RN Rules ; 7.11 Cross-beaming -- Rhythmic Applications / 7.12 Code Word Combinations -- Movement Applications / 7.13 Circle Centers ; 7.14 Floorplans for Circling ; 7.15 Clusters with Floorplans -- Chapter Wraps / 7.16 RN Etudes ; 7.17 LN Etudes ; 7.18 More Tricky Rhythms ; 7.19 Suggested Assignments -- 8 CONCLUSIONS : Rhythmic Concepts / 8.1 Polymeter: superimposition ; 8.2 Polymeter: mixed ; 8.3 Polymeter: mixed variable ; 8.4 Special Effects ; 8.5 The Canon -- Movement Concepts / 8.6 Danced Canons ; 8.7 More Palm Facings ; 8.8 Six Degrees of Contraction ; 8.9 Contact and Touching ; 8.10 Table of Bows -- Notation / 8.11 RN Repeats: large and sectional ; 8.12 Scoring for Percussion/Creating New Symbols ; 8.13 LN Repeats: large and sectional -- Rhythmic Applications / 8.14 Beyond "2 against 3" -- Movement Applications / 8.15 Clusters: polymetric -- Chapter Wrap/ 8.16 RN Etudes ; 8.17 LN Etudes ; 8.18 Last Tricky Rhythms ; 8.19 Suggested Assignments -- Appendix A: Table of Maxims -- Appendix B: Music Cues.
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Includes index.

Compact disc contains music cues, chiefly by Joseph Reiser (MISSING).

1 GETTING STARTED : Rhythmic Concepts / 1.1 Time ; 1.2 Beat Divisions ; 1.3 Rhythm versus Beat ; 1.4 Basic Time Values ; 1.5 Beat Assignment ; 1.6 Tempo -- Movement Concepts / 1.7 Basic Direction Symbols ; 1.8 The Staffs ; 1.9 Level Changes 1.10 Placement of Symbols on the Staff ; 1.11 Relationship Pins and Hold Signs ; 1.12 How many Feet? ; 1.13 Taking a Step/Moving the Center of Weight -- Notation / 1.14 RN (Rhythmic Notation) ; 1.15 LN (Autography/Labanotation) -- Rhythmic Applications / 1.16 The Code Words ; 1.17 Sub-division and "Hand-els" ; 1.18 Synchronizing LN to RN -- Movement Applications / 1.19 The 5 Positions of the Feet (Western Dance) ; 1.20 Stepping into the Open Positions ; 1.21 Basic Movement Clusters -- Chapter Wrap / 1.22 RN Etudes ; 1.23 Tricky Rhythms ; 1.24 Suggested Assignments -- 2 GETTING ORGANIZED : Rhythmic Concepts / 2.1 Meter ; 2.2 Time Signature ; 2.3 Simple Time ; 2.4 Metric Characteristics ; 2.5 Applying Rhythm to Meter ; 2.6 Preparation and Release ; 2.7 Pickups: external ("& One") ; 2.8 "One &" versus "& One" -- Movement Concepts / 2.9 Step Size and Levels ; 2.10 Lengthening and Shortening: steps versus positions ; 2.11 Stepping versus Shifting Weight: moving from 2 feet to 1 foot ; 2.12 Changing Levels within Steps -- Notation / 2.13 Stepping up LN Measures ; 2.14 RN; beaming ; 2.15 Alignment ; 2.16 RN: small repeats ; 2.17 LN: small repeats -- Rhythmic Applications / 2.18 Code Words: derived "Diatonic" ; 2.19 Meter Re-grouping -- Movement Applications / 2.20 Movement Clusters in 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 ; 2.21 Conducting Patterns -- Chapter Wrap / 2.22 RN Etudes ; 2.23 LN Etudes ; 2.24 More Tricky Rhythms ; 2.25 Suggested Assignments -- 3 FIRST EXPANSIONS : Rhythmic Concepts / 3.1 Dotted Values ; 3.2 Phrases and Cadences ; 3.3 Pickups: internal ; 3.4 Articulations and Accents -- Movement Concepts / 3.5 Accents ; 3.6 Leg Gestures ; 3.7 The Step-Gesture Rule ; 3.8 Arm Gestures ; 3.9 Relationship Pins on Arm Gestures -- Notation / 3.10 RN: ties ; 3.11 Bows: ties, slurs, and phrases ; 3.12 Rules: writing and beaming "by the beat" ; 3.13 RN: common errors ; LN: common errors -- Rhythmic Applications / 3.15 Code Words: 8th and 16th combinations ; 3.16 Regrouping: thru-beats ; 3.17 Code Words: displacing the quarter in 2 beats ; 3.18 Code Words: dotted quarters and larger -- Movement Applications / 3.19 Clusters: leg gestures ; 3.20 Reading Arm Gestures -- Chapter Wrap / 3.21 RN Etudes ; 3.22 LN Etudes ; 3.23 More Tricky Rhythms ; 3.24 Suggested Assignments -- 4 APPROACHING PERFECTION : Rhythmic Concepts / 4.1 Compound Time ; 4.2 Compound Time Signatures ; 4.3 Perfect Meter ; 4.4 Comparisons: simple versus compound ; 4.5 Rhythmic Identity and Transposition ; 4.6 Tree of Perfect Meter: expanded -- Movement Concepts / 4.7 Going into the Air ; 4.8 Lengthening and Shortening: leg gestures ; 4.9 Split-column Leg Gestures ; 4.10 Lengthening and Shortening: arm gestures ; 4.11 Split-column Arm Gestures -- Notation / 4.12 RN: compound time ; 4.13 RN: complex resting ; 4.14 LN: springs and air lines ; 4.15 Split-column Symbols ; 4.16 Repeated X and Backward N -- Rhythmic Applications / 4.17 Compound Code Words ; 4.18 The Compound "Hand-el" ; 4.19 Re-grouping: advanced -- Movement Applications / 4.20 Clusters: compound ; 4.21 Clusters: ballet springs ; 4.22 Clusters: folk and social ; 4.23 Clusters: modern ; 4.24 Compound Conducting Patterns -- Chapter Wrap / 4.25 RN Etudes ; 4.26 LN Etudes ; 4.27 More Tricky Rhythms ; 4.28 Suggested Assignments -- 5 2'S AND 3'S : Rhythmic Concepts / 5.1 Irregular Meter ; 5.2 Long Beats and Short Beats ; 5.3 The Tree of Irregular Meter ; 5.4 Polyrhythm: triplets and duplets ; 5.5 Polymeter: "two against three" -- Movement Concepts / 5.6 Pivot Turns ; 5.7 Applying Ties to Steps and Turns ; 5.8 Turns in the Air ; 5.9 Turns that Begin or End in the Air ; 5.10 Retentions in Space ('space holds') ; 5.11 Transitional and Non-swivel Turns -- Notation / 5.12 RN Rules ; 5.13 Front Signs: stage facings ; 5.14 Pins in Turn Signs ; 5.15 Turn Signs: leg gestures ; 5.16 Hold Signs on Gestures ; 5.17 Tables of Hold Signs and of Cancellations ; 5.18 Air Lines and Turns -- Rhythmic Applications / 5.19 Irregular "Hand-els" ; 5.20 Re-grouping: irregular -- Movement Applications / 5.21 Clusters: turns ; 5.22 Clusters: irregular ; 5.23 Conducting Patterns: irregular -- Chapter Wraps / 5.24 RN Etudes ; 5.25 LN Etudes ; 5.26 More Tricky Rhythms ; 5.27 Suggested Assignments -- 6 UPSETTING THE BALANCE : Rhythmic Concepts / 6.1 Syncopation 6.2 Syncopation: upbeat (contre-temps) ; 6.3 Syncopation: off-beat ; 6.4 Syncopation: styles and use ; 6.5 RN Dynamics -- Movement Concepts / 6.6 LN Dynamics ; 6.7 Stage Area Signs ; 6.8 Entering and Exiting ; 6.9 Floorplans ; 6.10 Floorplans: placing the dancer on the stage ; 6.11 Floorplans: duets and groups -- Notation / 6.12 RN Rules: syncopation ; 6.13 LN Rules: floorpans -- Rhythmic Applications / 6.14 Re-grouping: moving between simple and compound meters ; 6.15 Re-grouping: moving between perfect and irregular meters -- Movement Applications / 6.16 Clusters: syncopated ; 6.17 Clusters: dynamics -- Chapter Wraps / 6.18 RN Etudes ; 6.19 LN Etudes ; 6.20 More Tricky Rhythms ; 6.21 Suggested Assignments -- 7 CHANGING TIMES : Rhythmic Concepts / 7.1 Metric Registation ; 7.2 Variable (Mixed) Meter ; 7.3 Alternating Meter ; 7.4 Monometer: 1-beat measures ; 7.5 Additive Measures -- Movement Concepts / 7.6 Paths: straight ; 7.7 Paths: circling ; 7.8 Focal Points ; 7.9 Path Signs: combination -- Notation / 7.10 RN Rules ; 7.11 Cross-beaming -- Rhythmic Applications / 7.12 Code Word Combinations -- Movement Applications / 7.13 Circle Centers ; 7.14 Floorplans for Circling ; 7.15 Clusters with Floorplans -- Chapter Wraps / 7.16 RN Etudes ; 7.17 LN Etudes ; 7.18 More Tricky Rhythms ; 7.19 Suggested Assignments -- 8 CONCLUSIONS : Rhythmic Concepts / 8.1 Polymeter: superimposition ; 8.2 Polymeter: mixed ; 8.3 Polymeter: mixed variable ; 8.4 Special Effects ; 8.5 The Canon -- Movement Concepts / 8.6 Danced Canons ; 8.7 More Palm Facings ; 8.8 Six Degrees of Contraction ; 8.9 Contact and Touching ; 8.10 Table of Bows -- Notation / 8.11 RN Repeats: large and sectional ; 8.12 Scoring for Percussion/Creating New Symbols ; 8.13 LN Repeats: large and sectional -- Rhythmic Applications / 8.14 Beyond "2 against 3" -- Movement Applications / 8.15 Clusters: polymetric -- Chapter Wrap/ 8.16 RN Etudes ; 8.17 LN Etudes ; 8.18 Last Tricky Rhythms ; 8.19 Suggested Assignments -- Appendix A: Table of Maxims -- Appendix B: Music Cues.

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