As a musicality teacher for dancers, I see all of the music theory shown in such a short time is explained so nice and easy for understanding. Thank you so much for your work on this ! Keep going!
As someone who holds a masters degree in conducting, when I first started learning to dance I struggled. This struggle seems to be common for those who enter the dance world with a strong music background. My frustration was furthered by the inadequate explanation of how to dance to music that had a strong 4/4 time signature yet the dance, west coast comes to mind, relies significantly on a 6 beat structure. This frustration continued until I had my ah-ha moment; musicians work to keep 'time' (thus the time signature where everything works to fit within a particular measure (bar) or span of time) where as the dancers count beats. I have never heard of any dance instructor explain their dance musicality in these terms. I think it is probably because most dancers have as little understanding of music, in the same way musicians have little understanding of dancing. While dancing you want to maintain consistency with the beat of the music. The aspect of timing seems to primarily come into play when you are talking about speed, that is going too fast or slow according to the music. You made a nice attempt at trying to clear up some confusion. However, consider the notion that musicians and dancers look at music completely different modes. I can count beats and work the dancing to fit within the structure of the music. If I insist on trying to keep time, the frustration never ends.
thank you. Musicality is difficult to understand, especially for beginners. i am learning bachata now. i am difficulty in finding the no 1 beat, especially when there are more than one instrument. is there any video which explains in detail how one can identify the beat and dance according to the music. thanks
Hey Mariana! There are so many fantastic dances with music in 3/4 and 6/8 (and others - even folk dances in meters like 11/16). I kept this first video to the very common 4/4 so the introduction to these concepts was easier to understand. I have another video planned for other time signatures, so if there's anything you want me to explain, let me know!
@@conmusica That sounds great! A lot of Ballet music is in 3/4, so I would love to see a video explaining how to count in that time signature so I'm able to apply that to a choreography. Thank you, your video explains a lot.
@@marianazertuche441 Thankyou, I'm glad it helped you! I'll definitely make a note to add that into a video for you. Most basically, Ballet counting can vary with style (eg mazurka vs waltz), but there is a *basic* 3 count for anything in 3/4. The most common that I've heard are 123, and 1&a (easier to say, best for quicker tempos). Often then you count in groups of 4 or 8 bars, and that '1' changes with each bar. For instance: 1 & a, 2 & a, 3 & a, 4 & a, (5 & a, 6 & a, 7 & a, 8 & a) or 1 2 3, 2 2 3, 3 2 3, 4 2 3, (5 2 3, 6 2 3 , 7 2 3, 8 2 3) There's so much more to add, but that's the foundation!
As a musicality teacher for dancers, I see all of the music theory shown in such a short time is explained so nice and easy for understanding. Thank you so much for your work on this ! Keep going!
Thank you so much for the support!
Fantastic explanation 👏 The 1 e & a counting that can be "replaced" by faster 1& 2 was perfect.
Thank you so much for this knowledge 🙏☺️
As someone who holds a masters degree in conducting, when I first started learning to dance I struggled. This struggle seems to be common for those who enter the dance world with a strong music background. My frustration was furthered by the inadequate explanation of how to dance to music that had a strong 4/4 time signature yet the dance, west coast comes to mind, relies significantly on a 6 beat structure. This frustration continued until I had my ah-ha moment; musicians work to keep 'time' (thus the time signature where everything works to fit within a particular measure (bar) or span of time) where as the dancers count beats. I have never heard of any dance instructor explain their dance musicality in these terms. I think it is probably because most dancers have as little understanding of music, in the same way musicians have little understanding of dancing. While dancing you want to maintain consistency with the beat of the music. The aspect of timing seems to primarily come into play when you are talking about speed, that is going too fast or slow according to the music. You made a nice attempt at trying to clear up some confusion. However, consider the notion that musicians and dancers look at music completely different modes. I can count beats and work the dancing to fit within the structure of the music. If I insist on trying to keep time, the frustration never ends.
Thanks for your amazing explanation, but what about triplets 12th notes?
thank you. Musicality is difficult to understand, especially for beginners. i am learning bachata now. i am difficulty in finding the no 1 beat, especially when there are more than one instrument. is there any video which explains in detail how one can identify the beat and dance according to the music. thanks
Thanks a lot for that many useful tips! :D
Thanks a lot for this ❤️❤️
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what about 3/4 or 6/8 time signatures?
Hey Mariana!
There are so many fantastic dances with music in 3/4 and 6/8 (and others - even folk dances in meters like 11/16).
I kept this first video to the very common 4/4 so the introduction to these concepts was easier to understand. I have another video planned for other time signatures, so if there's anything you want me to explain, let me know!
@@conmusica That sounds great! A lot of Ballet music is in 3/4, so I would love to see a video explaining how to count in that time signature so I'm able to apply that to a choreography. Thank you, your video explains a lot.
@@marianazertuche441 Thankyou, I'm glad it helped you! I'll definitely make a note to add that into a video for you.
Most basically, Ballet counting can vary with style (eg mazurka vs waltz), but there is a *basic* 3 count for anything in 3/4. The most common that I've heard are 123, and 1&a (easier to say, best for quicker tempos). Often then you count in groups of 4 or 8 bars, and that '1' changes with each bar.
For instance:
1 & a, 2 & a, 3 & a, 4 & a, (5 & a, 6 & a, 7 & a, 8 & a)
or
1 2 3, 2 2 3, 3 2 3, 4 2 3, (5 2 3, 6 2 3 , 7 2 3, 8 2 3)
There's so much more to add, but that's the foundation!
@@conmusica Thank you for explaining this. Can't wait to see the video.