I think its really good for musicians to dance. And often. Getting out on the floor has really helped me to connect to the music and co-collaborators in a direct, relaxed and less heady way. As music is my work, its often hard to leave the work at home. Sometimes my ears get too big for my body. I hear progressions, subdivisions or want to play with, or break down a performance. But dancing just burns everything down to the root feeling of it all. Its more practice listening: to yourself and to your partner - with fewer notes and more groove - which is almost always a good thing. As Im fond of telling my students to get with the basic feel, rhythm and emotion of a piece, I think dancing is as good a way as any to achieve this. Ill be writing a full piece on this subject. But for now, my new years resolution is to dance. more. often.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Dec 2014 18:31:27 +0000
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