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Originally posted by DavidB
I think listening to the music is a vital part of learning musical interpretation. When I first learnt this, I had read about it from a few places on the internet. But it was only when I heard the examples that it started to make sense. Although I could give the notes out first, and may do so in future, I would not be happy duplicating loads of CDs for people. |
Not suggesting that at all! Much too much work - by quoting the examples in your notes, it encourages people to go and hunt down the tracks themselves, or listen a bit closer next time they hear it at a venue. If you do too much, there will be no point in actually attending the workshop
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| I had wanted to have more dancing examples. And if I ever teach the workshop again I'll include them throughout the workshop. However at the time my legs and feet were really hurting, and I felt that many other people wanted a rest. So we decided to leave them to the end. In hindsight this was probably a mistake. |
If your legs & feet hurt, then don't dance: we wouldn't want you or Lilly injuring yourselves and depriving us of your presence(s) on the dance floor!!
If you are(were) unhappy about leaving out examples, perhaps work out a few ways to involve the class and show them without dancing yourself - just as a contingency plan.
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| I'm quite happy to get some criticism of the workshops. I'd have only rated myself as about 5/10 overall, with the musical interpretation perhaps 4/10. It is definitely the one that needs most work on it. |
Don't agree with your scoring (I would say 8.5/10), and I'm not sure that the Musical Interpritation was poorer than the others; just a different concept and a different way of presenting it.
{BTW I may appear to criticise everything, but that's just me. :sorry:}