1. Tchaikovsky’s “Cossack Dance”
Finale
Luke Arno

2. About Tchaikovsky Started taking piano lessons at age 5.
He didn’t have any music classes at school.
When he was 15, his piano teacher told his father that he didn’t think he would ever be a great performer or composer.
Now, he is one of the most famous Russian composers of all time.

3. Activity 1: Dance the Hopak

4. Dance the Hopak
What do you know about Russian dance???
Can you show what Russian Dancing looks like?

5. Dance the Hopak

6. Let’s learn how to dance the Hopak

7. Can you dance it too?

8. Activity 2-Map the Dance

9. Listen to the Cossack Dance
What do you hear?
What might the form be?
How can you tell when the sections of the form change?

10. What Is the Form A 2x<B1 - B2> C Dev. (Imitation of A) A
Coda
Metacoda

11. What happens in the real dance?

12. What is in the Video Men dance as a group.
Men and women dance together in circles.
Men dance in pairs on repeat. (Man with boy hiding underneath)
Men and women dance in pairs
Ladies dance as a group. Men dance with spears.
Men showcase.
Women dance as a group. Men dance behind.
Men jumping.
Sword fighting dancing. Men and women in pairs.

13. How does the Video match with the form?
A-Men dance as a group.
B-Men and women dance together in circles.
Men dance in pairs on repeat. (Man with boy hiding underneath)
C-Men and women dance in pairs
Dev-Ladies dance as a group. Men dance with spears.
A/B-Men showcase.
C-Women dance as a group. Men dance behind.
Coda-Men jumping.
Metacoda-Sword fighting dancing. Men and women in pairs.

14. Activity 3-Rhythm Backup

15. Echo each of the rhythms that you see after me

20. Activity 3-Rhythm Backup
Make up your own rhythm with your group. It has to be four beats
Use only the rhythms that we know.
Model your rhythm for everyone else
Let’s take turns playing our rhythms