Music For Dancers: Body Percussion

This semester I'm teaching a Special Topics course on Music For Dancers. We recently concluded a composition project where four groups of students compose short works for body percussion. Each group brought their skill and creativity to bear on the problem, and created a piece that demonstrated a knowledge of rhythmic theory and a kinesthetic awareness of themselves and their ensemble partners. Here are videos of the final project performances:

Body Percussion 1 from Bill Sallak on Vimeo.

Body Percussion 2 from Bill Sallak on Vimeo.

Body Percussion 3 from Bill Sallak on Vimeo.

Body Percussion 4 from Bill Sallak on Vimeo.

--Bill Sallak (Asst. Prof./Dance Music Director/Moderator)