Quiz ( FOLK DANCE)

Question 1

pp

Answer 1

pianissimo, very soft

Question 2

p

Answer 2

Soft

Question 3

f

Answer 3

Forte,. loud

Question 4

ff

Answer 4

fortissimo, very loud

Question 5

Amplified arms

Answer 5

More open

Question 6

Draw

Answer 6

Slide one foot to bring close to other

Question 7

Place

Answer 7

Foot flat on the floor but no weight

Question 8

First position

Answer 8

Heels together toes apart

Question 9

Second position

Answer 9

Feet apart sideward

Question 10

Third position

Answer 10

Heel and instep together

Question 11

Fourth position

Answer 11

Feet part in walk-stride position

Question 12

Fifth position

Answer 12

Heels and toes together

Question 13

Step

Answer 13

Put weight

Question 14

Point

Answer 14

Touch

Question 15

Intermediate position (feet)

Answer 15

Oblique

Question 16

the most practical way to describe a rhythmic patter.

Answer 16

Counting

Question 17

is the unit in musical rhythm showing the duration in which a tone or movement (in case of dancing) is taken.

Answer 17

Note

Question 18

is a character used to indicate silence or pause (in the case of dancing) for a certain time.

Answer 18

Rest

Question 19

refer to the musical notations which give the exact duration values of the rhythmic patterns.

Answer 19

Note and rest Values

Question 20

refers to the number of beats in a measure and their value is signified by the mu sical signature.

Answer 20

Time

Question 21

is the rate of speed at which a piece or a passage moves.

Answer 21

Tempo

Question 22

is the regular recurrence of accented and unaccented beats.

Answer 22

Rhythm

Question 23

is the arrangement of long and short intervals with relation to the underlying beat, accomplished by dividing the beat into parts and combining beats into different ways.

Answer 23

Rhythmic pattern

Question 24

is the steady underlying pulse of rhythm

Answer 24

Beat

Question 25

is a series of units or beats that are regularly repeated.

Answer 25

Underlying beat

Question 26

is the unit formed by the recurrence of accent or the fundamental rhythmic group.

Answer 26

Measure

Question 27

is a group of measures which has a feeling of unity.

Answer 27

Phrase

Question 28

is the stress given to a beat. It marks the first beat in a measure.

Answer 28

Accent

Question 29

is the shifting of regular metrical accents.

Answer 29

Syncopation

Question 30

is a note or several unaccented notes which precede the first accent or first beat of the first measure.

Answer 30

Anacrusis or up- beat

Question 31

The number above denotes the number of beats in a measure and the number below denotes the kind of note that receives one beat.

Answer 31

Time signature

Question 32

SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHING STEPS

Answer 32

1. Teach the step by command or explanation and demonstration first. Explain the terms used if necessary. 2. Give the rhythm and manner of counting of music by clapping hands or beating. 3. Teach the step by counts. 4. Then execute the step with the music. 5. Lastly, teach the step with the arm movements most appropriate for the step.

Question 33

SUGGESTIONS FOR MAKING DANCE STEP COMBINATION

Answer 33

1. Select the music to be used. 2. Decide one kind of formation. 3. Select the steps that will suit the music. 4. Decide the number of measures to be used in each figure- 8, 16 or 32 measures. 5. Proceed to write the combination by: Mentioning which foot to start with or to use.