Topic 4-7 Embodying Harmony through gesture

Unit 2 Empowering singing: The development of body awareness Topic 4 Connecting movement to singing: A Dalcroze approach (D.A.) Topic 4-7 Embodying Harmony through gesture

Sing only the harmony pure: only the first beat and sustaining the chords together.

Em B7 G A C D Em B7

Incorporating gesture

Associating a gesture or movement for every chord of the harmony and practicing while singing
Following the piano while it plays the same chords in a different order

Inner ear training exercise:

Singing the piece and with the teacher’s signal changing to inner singing