World Cultures 6

Indian Music and Dance

Indian MusicPurposes:

Religious inspirationCultural expressionEntertainment

These are also known as:CeremonialArtisticRecreational

Indian MusicPopRock and Roll

Indy-Rock persuasion?Folk Music

Indian MusicRock and Roll

John ColtraneBud ShankThe BeatlesGrateful DeadRolling StonesRavi Shankar

Indian MusicIsolation of India unique musical tradition

distinctive sounds of instruments

Indian MusicMusical instruments

SitarTabla SarodSarangi

Indian MusicFolk Music

MaharashtraSimilar to poetry

LavaniFemales only!!!

DandiyaSmall sticksWarrior training

Indian MusicSangeet

VocalInstrumentalVery ceremonial

QawwaliDevotional music1 or 2 lead singersSeveral chorus singers

Indian MusicDon’t forget to look/listen for these:

Tempo – how fast or slow the music goesDynamics – crescendo/decrescendoDistinctive sounds of the instruments

Indian MusicMovie sceneSangeet MusicSitar RecitalMaharashtraLord Ganesha video

Dance Terms

Duration – the length of time the movement lasts

Dance TermsDirection – where a dancer moves

Dance TermsPathway – the path a dancer makes across

the floorzig-zag, straight, curved, windingothers you can think of?

Dance Terms

Tempo – how fast or slow the movement is

Dance Terms

Loco motor – movements that usually travel through space

Dance Terms

Non loco motor – movements that most often stay in one place

Dance Terms

Shape – the design of the body as it exists in space

Dance Terms

Space – where the body moves

Personal space – space around me!

General space – space a dancer has to use

Dance TermsForce – how heavy/light, sharp/smooth,

tense/relaxed, bound/flowing a movement is

Indian Danceo Isolation of culture or region results in a

unique dance tradition o classical dance forms from India, bharata natyam,

kathak

Indian DanceSangeet DanceWedding sangeetBharata Natyam information video

Bharata natyamTempoForceLM or NLM or both?