Creative Rhythms

Question 1

Rythms- Traditional

Answer 1

Skills, Drills, Verbal commands, teacher centered

Question 2

Rhythms- Traditional

Answer 2

Education themes, exploration, questions, child centered

Question 3

Rhythm terminology - Tempo

Answer 3

Speed of movement

Question 4

Rhythm terminology- Rhythm

Answer 4

Continuous pattern

Question 5

Rhythm terminology- Accent

Answer 5

Strong placement on one beat

Question 6

Rhythm Terminology - Beat

Answer 6

The pulse of the music

Question 7

Rhythm Terminology - Even

Answer 7

to move with the exact beat

Question 8

Rhythm Terminology- Uneven

Answer 8

Not with exact beat

Question 9

Rhythm Terminology- Creativity

Answer 9

spontaneous flow of unique ideas

Question 10

Planning a movement session

Answer 10

Warm up- get the kids interest and excitement
Firm up- use whole body 
Build up- to reinforce students 
Let up- to tense  and relax the body 
Zoom up- use lots of space 
Sum up- to bring to a happy ending

Question 11

1st part of handy Hints

Answer 11

1.Get interest with fun intro. know the
movements in reverse if you are facing
the group. Have stopping signal
2.Use poly spots or lines on the floor for
student placement
3.Use verbal cues-may use counts but
word cues are good, not alway rt. or lt.
but instead go this way then that way.
4.Explain and Demo. w/out music first
and then add music, break the dance
down into small sections, start easier and
then add challenges
5.music with a strong slower beat- get
faster as you progress and mirrors are
not advised
6.Prevent negative behavior and
questions and change partners
throughout the lesson

Question 12

2nd part of handy hints

Answer 12

•	Have students sit while
demonstrating without
their equipment in hand
•	Progress from individual
to partner to group
activity
•	Have dance and cues
memorized before you
teach.
•	Prepare for less or more
if needed to fill time.
•	Practice with music
system before you teach.
•	Always close with key
concepts that the
students have learned.

Question 13

Basic elements 1

Answer 13

1. Body
   
   • locomotor: walk, run, hop etc.
   • Nonlocomotor: bend, stretch, twist etc.
   • Body parts: head, knees, elbows etc.

Question 14

Basic elements 2

Answer 14

2. Energy
   
   • Flow: free, bound, continuous, static
   • Accent: sharp, smooth
   • Force: softness, heaviness

Question 15

Basic element 3

Answer 15

3. Space
   
   • Levels: low, middle, high
   • pathways: forward, backward, curved etc.
   • size: big, little
   • shapes: designs, poses
   • focus: one at a place, at a distance

Question 16

Basic element 4

Answer 16

4. Time
   
   • Rhythm: beat of the music
   • Tempo: speed of the music
   • Duration: Length of the note or music

Question 17

Even rhythms

Answer 17

Walk – transfer weight from
one foot to the other with one
foot staying in contact with the
floor
•	Run – the transfer of weight
from one foot to the other with
a momentary loss of contact
with the floor
•	Jump – the transfer of weight
from two feet to two feet
•	Hop – the transfer of weight
from 1 foot back to the same ft.
•	Leap – the transfer of weight
from one foot to the other foot
with an extended loss of
contact with the floor

Question 18

Uneven rhythms

Answer 18

Slide – sideward
movement with the lead
foot taking a longer time
value
•	Gallop – forward
movement of a walk and
leap with the forward foot
taking a longer time value
•	Skip – combination of a
step and a hop with the
step given the longer time
value