Shift of Weight
Music for the Graham-Based Modern Dance Classes
and other Modern Dance Techniques
by
David Finkelstein
with a booklet of exercise suggestions
From the CD: "Shift of Weight" features piano-based music, with strings,
woodwinds, percussion, and other instruments adding color. The music has been
carefully composed to follow the meters, tempi, accents, and moods of the Floor
and Center exercises most typically given in a Graham-based Modern Dance
class.
The enclosed 12-page booklet makes it easy to fit typical
Graham-style exerices with each track; or to choreograph new exercises. A special
feature of "Shift of Weight" is the inclusion of multiple musical versions of
the exercises which are commonly done in every class, such as the
"bounces," to provide students with variety and to emphasize different kinetic
and expressive qualities of the movement."
27 tracks, 62 minutes long
Denise Jefferson, director of the Ailey School, says of Finkelstein's music:
" David's music is more than accompaniment; it offers the teacher a collaborative partner, driven by David's deep understanding of the Graham technique, its dynamics, complex rhythms and primordial relationship with breath, the life force."
Denise Vale, former principle dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company, wrote of Finkelstein's music:
"Sensuous, joyous power intertwined with a delicate sensitivity, David Finkelstein creates through his technical and aesthetic abilities a musical environment that inspires both the teacher and dancer to reach deep within themselves for a more meaningful classroom experience."
Selections Include:
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Title |
Length |
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FLOOR WORK |
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1. |
3:20 |
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2. |
3:18 |
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3. |
2:56 |
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4. |
2:31 |
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5. |
Spiral Breathings II |
2:36 |
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6. |
1:42 |
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7. |
Deep Stretches I |
2:25 |
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8. |
1:12 |
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9. |
Feet Coming Forward / Contractions on 3 / Long Leans |
2:24 |
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10. |
1:34 |
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11. |
1:21 |
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12. |
Turns Around the Back III |
1:35 |
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13. |
Back Leg Extensions / Pretzel Exercise / Slow Back Falls |
3:36 |
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14. |
Pleadings I |
1:21 |
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15. |
1:13 |
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16. |
Excercise on 6 2's |
0:52 |
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CENTER EXERCISES |
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17. |
1:40 |
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18. |
Center Foot Warmup II |
1:52 |
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19. |
Plies I |
6:47 |
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20. |
5:40 |
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21. |
Adagio with Contractions |
1:50 |
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22. |
Side Contractions |
:47 |
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23. |
1:36 |
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24. |
0:30 |
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25. |
Jumps |
0:22 |
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26. |
2:55 |
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27. |
2:53 |
Excerpts of Shift of Weight are in MP3 format.
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Play or Download an excerpt of Track
1 - Bounces I Play or Download an excerpt of
Track 2 - Bounces II Play or Download an excerpt of Track
3 - Bounces III Play or Download an excerpt of Track
4 - Spiral Breathings I Play or Download an excerpt of Track
6 - Contractions Between the Legs Play or Download an excerpt of Track
8 - Deep Stretches II Play or Download an excerpt of Track
10 - Turns Around the Back I Play or Download an excerpt of Track
11 - Turns Around the Back II Play or Download an excerpt of Track
15 - Pleadings II
Play or Download an excerpt of Track 17 - Center Foot Warmup I
Play or Download an excerpt of Track 20 - Plies II
Play or Download an excerpt of Track 23 - Center Combination in 3's
Play or Download an excerpt of Track 24 - Prances
Play or Download an excerpt of Track 26 - Triplets
Play or Download an excerpt of Track 27 - Step Draws
Shift of Weight - Music for Graham-based Modern Dance Classes
is $19.95 for the Single CD.
also see Gilles Obermayer - Contraction - for Graham Class music
For other Modern Dance CD Selections
