Rhythm Games for Perception & Cognition

Rhythm Games for Perception and Cognition

By Robert Abramson

Book and 2 CDs

36 pages

Basic Dalcroze game-forms help students translate aural sensation into physical action. Develops rapid communication between the ears (listen), the brain (analyze), and the body (act). 3 basic game-forms are presented and analyzed: Quick Reaction (similar to Simon Says); Follow (develops the ability to adjust physical reactions in a flexible & quick manner to rapidly changing musical situations); and Interrupted Canon (similar to Follow the Leader - recreating what is just observed while simultaneously observing the next sequence of moves). Within these basic game-forms are many variations. Piano accompaniments are on the CD.

Contents:

Introduction Teacher's Note Prelude to Chapter 1   

Chapter 1 - Tempo Games:

• Passing the Ball- Moderate Tempo
• Passing the Ball- Fast Tempo
• Passing the Ball- Slow Tempo
• Passing the Ball- Accelerando & Ritardando
• Bounce & Catch
• Catching the Ball
• Clapping the Beat
• Swinging the Beat
• Orchestrating the Body
• Walking the Beat
• Which Part Moves
• Skipping or Galloping the Beat
• Counting to 8

Chapter 2 - Dynamics Games:

• Swinging (Loud, Medium, Soft)
• Trees in the Wind
• Paws on the Floor
• The 5 Steps
• The 5 Claps
• The 5 Steps & the 5 Claps
• Swinging the Circle
• Meeting the Line

Chapter 3 - Accent Games:

• Statues
• Round & Straight
• Change Direction
• Jump the Puddle
• Jump & Turn
• Words & Changes
• Punching the Bag.  

Chapter 4 - Games of Rests:

• Can You Stop Can You Start
• The Disappearing Beats
• The Mysterious Reappearance of the Missing Beats
• Fill It In

Acknowledgements

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