Eurhythmics Lesson Intro & Movement

Good morning. A new way. Don't be shy. Anything you want. Good morning. A new way. Good morning. The first thing a doctor's teacher does is wake up the class. You cannot teach somebody that's not being attentive. My name is Jesse Livingston. Jesse Livingston. Your name? Jenny Jenny Meyer Your name? Mel Students teach Your name? Chip Carnes Translate my movement into sound One person moves, the other people translate Switch Switch rolls Yay! Woohoo! Okay, there is a sound and for every sound there is a movement. This was Dalcroze's Credo Let me prove that to you. Try to make a sound without movement Exactly, every sound you make is initiated by movement It's impossible to make any movement, or any sound without a movement, and every movement has an input sound Let's try this again Make sound from a movement How do you know what to do? I'm not telling you. I'm not telling you what Why? Okay Dalcroze was a Swiss musician in the late 19th century and early 20th century He was taking a walk with one of his piano students who couldn't really keep a steady rhythm but he found that this guy is walking just in perfect rhythm He also found that if he slowed down he kept up just fine He kept up just fine Thank you Chip Why? Because this student's education only entailed the training of his arm and fingers not the whole organism Dalcroze believed if you connect the natural rhythms of your body to your music making it will help you to internalize musical rhythm and expressivity and nuance in all those things. The body is the main thing So, what's your instrument? No What's your instrument? No? What's your instrument? Ah Dalcroze believed that your body is your instrument Float Punch Jumping the pitch Move The feet Fly The magic movement Listen Slash, like you're slashing a sword through the air Pinch Stop Magic Find a partner Dab, like you're dabbing sunscreen lotion One person Show me the move When I say switch Switch holes Switch Ring Flip Pinch Like mosquitoes Love mosquitoes The music will tell you