© Royal Academy of Dance 2006 These slides accompany the Royal Academy of Dance video Relating Music to Movement for Children available from Some slides have been renumbered and modified - please see the revision history for details. This version 1.1, October 2006
© Royal Academy of Dance 2006 PULSE – SPEED – RHYTHM PITCH VOLUME – DYNAMICS QUALITY MUSICAL FORM © Royal Academy of Dance
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© Royal Academy of Dance 2006 THIS IS THE QUAVER NOTE 2 QUAVERS (JOINED) = 1 CROCHET THIS IS THE QUAVER REST 11
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© Royal Academy of Dance a 1 & 2 & 1 & & 2
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© Royal Academy of Dance 2006 THIS IS THE SEMIBREVE NOTE 1 SEMIBREVE = 4 CROCHETS THIS IS THE SEMIBREVE REST 17
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© Royal Academy of Dance 2006 THIS IS THE SEMIQUAVER NOTE 4 SEMIQUAVERS (JOINED) = 1 CROCHET THIS IS THE SEMIQAUVER REST 19
© Royal Academy of Dance a&a 2a&a 3a&a 4a&a
© Royal Academy of Dance 2006 = + = 21 THIS IS THE DOTTED MINIM
© Royal Academy of Dance 2006 = + = 22 THIS IS THE DOTTED CROTCHET
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© Royal Academy of Dance MEANS 6 QUAVER BEATS IN EACH BAR
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© Royal Academy of Dance a 1 & 2 & 1 & 2 & 1a & 2 STACCATO - SHORT AND DETACHED
© Royal Academy of Dance & 2 & 1 2 & 1 2 LEGATO - SMOOTHLY
© Royal Academy of Dance 2006 A TEMPO = BACK TO ORIGINAL SPEED RALLENTANDO (RALL) = GETTING GRADUALLY SLOWER 29
© Royal Academy of Dance 2006 ACCELERANDO (ACCEL) = GETTING FASTER RUBATO = EXPRESSIVE TIMING 30
© Royal Academy of Dance 2006 CRESCENDO (cresc.) = GETTING LOUDER DIMINUENDO (dim.) = GETTING SOFTER 30
© Royal Academy of Dance TREBLE CLEF BASS CLEF HIGH PITCH LOW PITCH