Develops technical proficiency and creative movement skills across various styles. Examines choreographic principles alongside the historical and cultural origins of diverse global dance forms.
An observational rubric for teachers to assess Kindergarten students' musical and cultural proficiency at the end of the global music sequence.
A cumulative activity sheet where Kindergarteners "stamp" their musical passports for each region studied in the sequence, reinforcing the geographical journey and key takeaways.
A celebratory slide presentation for the final lesson in the global music sequence, reviewing geographical locations, identifying universal musical elements, and introducing the passport activity.
A handbook for teachers containing lyrics to classic North American folk ballads, performance tips, and discussion prompts for Kindergarteners.
A student storyboard worksheet for North American folk music, where Kindergarteners draw the beginning, middle, and end of a song's narrative.
Visual presentation for the North American folk music lesson, focusing on the cultural significance of folk music, the banjo and fiddle, and using song lyrics as a storytelling medium.
A teacher facilitation guide for teaching a simple Andean-inspired folk dance to Kindergarteners, focusing on rhythm and movement.
A visual, step-by-step guide for Kindergarteners to create a DIY pan flute from straws, reinforcing concepts of pitch and length.
Visual presentation for the Andean music lesson, introducing the geography of the Andes, the mechanics of the pan flute (pitch and length), and traditional festival dance movements.
A teacher guide for the East Asian music lesson, focusing on setting up pentatonic instruments and facilitating melodic improvisation for Kindergarteners.
A student worksheet for the East Asian music lesson, helping Kindergarteners identify the number five, recognize black keys on a piano, and express themselves through drawing.
Visual presentation for the East Asian music lesson, exploring the guzheng and the calming pentatonic scale found in traditional Chinese and Japanese music.
Visual presentation for the West African drumming lesson, introducing the djembe, geographic context, and the concept of a steady beat through interactive clapping.
A student worksheet for identifying and tracing steady beats, featuring a djembe drum coloring activity to reinforce vocabulary from West African musical traditions.
A teacher facilitation guide for the West African drumming lesson, featuring djembe techniques, call-and-response patterns, and classroom management tips.
Planning worksheet for the final performance-lecture presentation, featuring a multi-column timeline for scripting and movement scoring.
Research-focused assessment rubric for the final performance-lecture, evaluating somatic integration, theoretical rigor, and movement analysis application.
Final slide deck for Lesson 5, defining the performance-lecture format and its role in embodied research presentation.
Worksheet for Pre-K students to map out their journey through the guided movement story adventure.
Worksheet for mapping a theoretical text to a choreographic score, featuring a spatial floor plan area and a detailed transcription table.
Introductory presentation for Lesson 4, exploring the transposition of theoretical texts into choreographic scores for research analysis.
Comprehensive feedback and reflection tool for both peer observers and the lead facilitator following the practicum session.
Worksheet for practicing the codification of movement using Laba Effort factors, with sections for gesture analysis and research synthesis.
Planning document for the facilitation practicum, requiring students to architect a 5-minute movement session with somatic anchors and safety audits.
Final slide deck for the culminating practicum, focusing on the concepts of group flow, collective attunement, and the peer critique framework.
Reference sheet detailing the Laban Effort factors and the eight Effort actions for movement analysis.
Checklist for movement facilitators to ensure their environment and teaching practices are inclusive of neurodiverse movers.
Logbook for students to record their experiences during sensory processing simulations and reflect on pedagogical scaffolds.
Introductory slides for Lesson 3, exploring Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) as a qualitative data coding tool in research.
Slide deck exploring neurodiversity in movement settings, focusing on sensory processing and scaffolding strategies for inclusive facilitation.
Teacher evaluation rubric for assessing the trauma-informed design of movement scores.
Observation sheet for the Mover/Witness discipline in Authentic Movement, featuring structured columns for external data and internal witness responses.
Worksheet for graduate students to analyze traditional improvisation exercises and redesign them using trauma-informed principles.
Protocol guide for the Mover/Witness discipline in Authentic Movement, including specific linguistic frames for the feedback loop.
Slide deck investigating the intersection of creative movement, emotional safety, and the design of trauma-informed 'scores'.
Observation rubric for teachers and students to assess movement patterns based on Bartenieff Fundamentals.
A sleek, minimalist program template for students to document their ensemble performance and list their specific movement scores.
Final performance protocol slides for the Ensemble Instant Composition Showcase, detailing duration, success criteria, and prompts.
A structured template for graduate students to design and document their own indeterminate movement scores and algorithms.
Slides for graduate dance students investigating the history and practice of indeterminate scoring, including Pioneers and Project prompts.
A checklist and note-taking template for graduate students to evaluate compositional rigor and real-time editing in ensemble improvisation.
Slides for graduate students on real-time editing in improvisation, distinguishing compositional rigor from unstructured 'jamming.'
Comprehensive teacher answer key and reference guide covering all five lessons in the "Global Rhythm Quest" sequence.
Student project planner for the "World Stage" festival, including budget tracking, a written pitch for a selected region, and a stage design blueprint area.
Visual presentation slides for Lesson 5, introducing the "World Stage" festival project, defining the curator's role, and providing an instrument catalog with "budget" pricing.
Teacher reference guide for Lesson 4, focusing on cultural protocols for teaching Indigenous North American music, key terminology, and listening facilitation strategies.
Student reflection worksheet for Lesson 4, featuring listening questions for Powwow music, vocabulary matching, and a creative response on cultural preservation.
Visual presentation slides for Lesson 4, exploring the spiritual significance of the drum in Native American cultures, the tradition of the Powwow, and the Native American flute.
Teacher guide for Lesson 3, covering the science of pitch in panpipes, facilitation for the straw activity, and instructions for teaching the Huayno dance step.
Student activity worksheet for Lesson 3, guiding students through a panpipe construction experiment with straws, pitch predictions, and material analysis.
Visual presentation slides for Lesson 3, introducing Andean geography, the physics of panpipes (Siku), and cultural instruments like the Charango and Maracas.
Teacher reference guide for Lesson 2, providing cultural context, scale theory, suggested listening tracks, and discussion prompts for Asian musical traditions.
Student worksheet for Lesson 2, including pentatonic scale visualization, instrument comparison (Erhu vs. Violin), and a listening log for Silk Road melodies.
Visual presentation slides for Lesson 2, exploring the Silk Road, the Pentatonic scale, and traditional instruments like the Koto and Erhu.
Teacher guide for Lesson 1 rhythm activity, including specific rhythm patterns, mnemonics, and facilitation strategies for building a polyrhythmic texture in class.
Student worksheet for Lesson 1, covering Djembe anatomy, matching drum sounds, identifying polyrhythms, and reflecting on community music.
Visual presentation slides for Lesson 1, introducing West African geography, the Djembe drum, and the concept of polyrhythms.
