Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Lesson 1 - Intro

    • Lesson 2 - How the Bag Works

    • Lesson 3 - Who's Leading Who

    • Lesson 4 - The Baton

    • Lesson 5 - Set Up for Success

    • Lesson 6 - Flow of Time

    • Lesson 7 - Three Parts of Motion

    • Lesson 8 - Hinges and Planes

    • Lesson 9 - Painting the Wall

    • Lesson 10 - Conclusion
  2. 2

    • Lesson 11 - Intro

    • Lesson 12 - Laban Theory of Movement - Dance

    • Lesson 13 - Flick - Staccato

    • Lesson 14 - Dab - Tenuto

    • Lesson 15 - Slash - Accent

    • Lesson 16 - Punch - Marcato

    • Lesson 17 - Laban Theory of Movement - Song

    • Lesson 18 - Float - Slurred

    • Lesson 19 - Glide - Slurred + Tenuto

    • Lesson 20 - Press - Crescendo and Decrescendo

    • Lesson 21 - Wring - Intense Expression

    • Lesson 22 - Combining Dance Gestures

    • Lesson 23 - Combining Song Gestures

    • Lesson 24 - Combining Both Styles

    • Lesson 25 - Review
  3. 3

    • Lesson 26 - Intro

    • Lesson 27 - The Pattern Serves the Music

    • Lesson 28 - Patterns in 4

    • Lesson 29 - Patterns in 3

    • Lesson 30 - Patterns in 2

    • Lesson 31 - The Importance of Beat 1

    • Lesson 32 - Hypermeter

    • Lesson 33 - Subdividing Time

    • Lesson 34 - Asymmetrical and Mixed Meter

    • Lesson 35 - Review
  4. 4

    • Lesson 36 - Intro

    • Lesson 37 - Prep Beats and Cues

    • Lesson 38 - Dead Beats

    • Lesson 39 - Gesture of Syncopation

    • Lesson 40 - Melded Gestures

    • Lesson 41 - Releases

    • Lesson 42 - Fermatas

    • Lesson 43 - Tempo Changes

    • Lesson 44 - Left Hand Independence

    • Lesson 45 - Review

    • Lesson 46 - How to Practice