Musical Phrasing
Musical Phrasing
Musical Phrasing
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Phrasing happens in normal talking. We pause to inhale. Singers need to breathe too.
When a person talks non-stop without pausing, it is hard to process the information.
When a leader leads steps non-stop, the followers have a hard time processing all the steps.
Phrasing allows the brain to relax, process the information and prepare to listen to the next phrase.
Dancing to the phrases allows the body to rest and enjoy the phrase.
Some phrases sound like a question that then receives an answer to feel complete.
Argentine Tango
Musical Phrasing
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Homework:
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Mark the beats and phrases of music that you already have at home or in the car.
If you have tango music, mark the beats and phrases. Make a fist when you end the phrase.
In posture, walk forward on each beat then pause at the end of the phrase.
When the song changes to a strongly rhythmic phrase, dance very tight angular steps almost like
milonga.
When the song changes to a smooth and melodic phrase, dance very smooth circular steps almost
like vals.
Sheet Music
Musician
Music
Dancer
Dance
Hear the music and mark the beats with the following musical sign language.
Beats
Beats
Beats
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If the phrase ends unexpectedly, start the next phrase with your first finger.
Beats
Beats
Mark the end of the phrase by standing still during the last beat of the phrase.
Mark the end of the phrase by slowly collecting.
Pause on the last beat of a 4-beat phrase.
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The stanzas 1A, 2A and 3A are the same melody but played by different instruments.
The stanzas 1B, 2B and 3B are the same melody but played by different instruments.
The stanza 4B is the first half of the 1B melody but played by different instruments.
If it feels like the end of a phrase at the 8 beat comma, that is good because you are hearing it
in this song.
In many tangos, the singer starts singing precisely at 1:00 minute into the song.
Sollozos is unique in that Roberto Ray doesn't start singing until 2:04 into the song.
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Beats