Dance, Rythm and Percussion

 

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Department: Health & Leisure Studies Module Code: DANC71002
Level: Level 7 Contact Hours: 36
Duration: 1 Semester Directed Study Hours: 36
Effective Term: 2014/15 Indep. Study Hours: 28
Credits: 5

Prerequisite Knowledge:

  None

Module Description/Aims:

  This module aims to Introduce students to dance, rhythm and percussion as tools through which individuals of all abilities can develop emotionally, socially, culturally and physically  


 
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Contact Type Hours
Lecture1 Per Week
Practical/Workshop2 Per Week


 
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On successful completion of the module, the learner will be able to:
No. Description/Learning Outcomes
1 Develop an awareness of rhythm through voice, movement and percussion
2Use Contact Improvisation as an all-inclusive tool of expression from process and product-based perspectives
3Relate previously acquired pedagogical knowledge to dancers and percussionists with disabilities
4Compose, Appraise and Peer- Assess dance, rhythm and percussion sessions for groups with differing abilities
5Intertwine dance, rhythm and percussion from cultural, physical and artistic perspectives
6Critically analyse the artistic works of professional artists with disabilities (dance and/or percussion)


 
Learning Strategies show detail >>
   
 
Learning Strategies
Lecures
Practicals
Peer-Group Appraisal
Peer-Group Teaching
Master Classes
Artistic Analysis
Didactic
Improvisation and Performance


 
Indicative Syllabus Content show detail >>
   
 
Content Detail
Technique and SkillContact Improvisation:
Floor utilisation: side to side, diagonal crossing, random movement
Body awareness and physical reflexes
Counter Balance and Counter Tension

Percussion and Rhythm:
Basic Set Rhythms
Pitched and un-pitched Percussion Instruments: clappers, percussion idiophones, struck drums percussion reeds
Drum Circles
Improvisation and PerformanceImprovisation:
Percussion/Rhythm: the timing of musical sounds and silences in response to varying stimuli
Dance: Contact- Improvisations to the self, others and objects using balance and counter-tension

Performance:
Rhythm - through the body and through instruments
Performance context
Nexus
Designing WorkshopsDefinitions of disabilities/Special Considerations
Physical, Intellectual and Sensory Requirements
Current Initiatives: International/ National
Present organizations/ Companies/Roles
Approved Courses
Case Studies
Safety Points
Teaching Techniques and methodologies
Philosophical AspectsCentral Theorists and Theories in All-Inclusive Education
Aesthetic/Artistic Meaning
Individuality of Expression
Tools of Expression


 
Assessment Strategies show detail >>
   
Assessment Strategies
CA Practical: Performance Piece
CA: Teaching Assignment: Practical/Written
CA: Academic Essay


 
Indicative Assessments show detail >>
   
Learning Outcome Assessment Category Assessment Method Additional Information % alloc
1, 2Continuous AssessmentAssignment - Out of ClassCreation of a piece including percussion and dance as mediums of artistic expression40
2, 3, 4, 5Continuous AssessmentAssignment - Out of ClassDissemination of a session in rhythm and/or dance to a group in the community Post-Session Written Appraisal using academic reference to support and/or evaluate decisions made in relation to content/delivery methods 40
6Continuous AssessmentAssignment - Out of ClassAcademic Essay: Artistic analysis of an all-inclusive professional performance piece 20


 
Reading List show detail >>
   
 
Type ISBN Title Author Publisher Year Edition Library Link
Recommended0713661755The Art of Dance in Education
Smith-Autard, J.
A&C Black		20022nd-
Recommended1134361505Inner rhythm : dance training for the deaf
Benari, N.
Routledge		20042nd-
Recommended1873783019In Touch with Dance
Gough,M
Dance Books Ltd.		19931st-
Recommended0285649612No Handicap to Dance
Levite, G.
Human Horizons Series		19921st-
Recommended073903510XTogether in Rhythm: A Facilitator's Guide to Drum Circle Music
Kalani
Alfred Publishing		20061st-
Recommended0717147681Creative Studies for the Caring Professions
Lyons, D (ed)
Gill and Macmillan		20101st-
Recommended0634050664The Art and Heart of Drum Circles
Stevens, C
Hal Leonard Corporation		20071st-
Recommended1841900974It's Your Move: An Inclusive Approach to Dance
Hills, P.
Bloomsbury Academic		20031st-
Recommended1853464341Making Dance Special
Peters, M.
David Fulton Publishers		19971st-


 
Journals and Websites show detail >>
   
 
Type Description
Websitehttp://www.omepireland.ie/publications.html
WebsiteArts and Disability Awards Ireland: Arts Council: http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=cc0fa966-1345-4100-b9b3-d1802be1f67b
WebsiteArts and Disability Ireland: Promoting Cultural Equality http://www.adiarts.ie/
WebsiteArtists with Disability Programme: Australian Government at: http://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/grants/2014/Artists-with-Disability-Program
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