The Music Dance relationship 2
Task One The time signature is 4/4, meaning there are 4 beats per bar. A full pulse note is called a crotchet and a half pulse note is called a quaver. In this extract, on 'SHH' we do a 'lips are sealed' action with our hands while moving our head in the opposite direction to our hand. This movement lasts half a beat so it has a quaver time value. The 'SHH' happens in the second beat of the bar (in the second half of the second beat, as it only has a half pulse/quaver time value) Task Two The time signature of this extract is 4/4 meaning there are 4 beats in each bar. At bar 118, the time signature is still the same as in bar 110 however the tempo has decreased, creating significant contrast. This use of contrast is important because the song goes from being angry and sassy to more melancholic and desperate in this section. Our dancing in this section greatly contrasts our dancing for the rest of the song. In this section, our movements are sustained, elonga...