Toru Sakai (Japan) "Subdivision and Rhythm"
Eurhythmics: Divisions of the beat into 2, 3, 4, independence of hands and feet, rhythm patterns in 4/4, metric accent, agogic accent, canon at one beat
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"Subdivision and Rhythm"
A VDM Masterclass with Toru Sakai (Japan)
“Rhythm”. We hear this word often, but rarely have the opportunity to consider what it really means. Rhythm is a combination of long and short notes. People usually focus on timing only, but it is also very important to consider different weights and how energy flows. Where the mathematical values of specific rhythm is set and does not require a performer/composer/listener to be “correct”, the actual music of rhythm is found in the motion of that music, as experienced in the feeling participant. There is only one way to feel and understand rhythm. That is to move to the music. In this masterclass, we will explore this through Dalcroze Eurhythmics.
Masterclass #27 was originally given on February 11/12, 2023.
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