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Body Percussion and Dance Activities 3

Body percussion and dance. Testing your knowledge

Read the sentences and choose the correct word to complete them.

Isadora Duncan
Dover Street Studios. Portrait of Isadora Duncan (Public Domain)

1. Body percussion means that you use your to make music.

2. Body percussion helps develop body , timing, rhythm and coordination.

3.  your feet would sound like bass drums.

4. Musicograms are a kind of music to help non-musically trained students to understand the structure and instruments in classical music compositions.

5. Musicomovigrams mix the idea of musicograms with elements.

6. Classical dance mainly refers to classical .

7. Folk dance is common to a group of people of a .

8.Contemporary dance focused on intense and changes in speed and rhythm.

Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) was an American dancer and composer. She is considered to have started modern dance. She wanted to perform in a natural, flowing way far from ballet strict movements.

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Body percussion and dance facts. Finding reasons

Man on a note

PAIRWORK

Read the statements and discuss whether they are true or false. Find information in the unit to support your answer. Mark the right option with an X.

  True False
1. Body percussion is positive because students don't have to buy instruments.
2. Using drums and tambourines is body percussion.
3. Jos Wuytack was a dancer and a choreographer
4. Isadora Duncan didn't want to dance following classical ballet strict movements.
5. Musicograms are difficult scores.
6. Musicomovigrams combine musicograms and computer software.
7. Classical dance refers to ballet.
8. Modern dance started in the 21st century.

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Projects. Searching, brainstorming, choosing, creating, rehearsing, performing.

ExplainHere you have a couple of activities to work what you have studied in this unit.
project

A) Now that you have learnt about body percussion and dance, it is time to use the internet or the school library and create a poster or a slideshow. Divide the class in goup of three and choose dances either from the different folk dances that can be found in Spain or about folk music from around the world. Once you have chosen the dance, tell your teacher to avoid repetition. When you have prepared them, you'll explain to the rest of students and they will take notes. Here you can find some information: Spanish dance 1, 2, 3, 4. Dance from around the world 1, 2, 3.

B) The class joins to create a body percussion choreography of a song you like. Brainstom your ideas. Your teacher will help you choose the song, agree on the movement (as you have studied in this unit, you can clap your hands, snap your fingers, slap your knees and forearms, stomp your feet, tap two fingers on your palms, tap your hand or fist on a table, rub your hands, pat your chest, etc.), rehearse and perform. Record it and upload to the classroom blog. (Clipchamp, Moviemaker online, etc). Remember tips for video, recording, making presentations and using your blog. Here you have another couple of examples of body percussion: 1, 2.

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