- To develop a feeling for movement and its place in balanced learning
- To provide an experience of the high school curriculum through movement
- To strengthen the learning capacity of the student through cooperation and orientation in the group
- To develop models for creative group work
We review gestures inherent in music and speech (vowels and consonants) as well as those expressing mood and intention. We learn poems and forms reminiscent of ancient Egypt and Greece, as well as introduce music through tone eurythmy. We create a form for the Apollonian and Dionysian principles. Methods will include full participation in the movement work, discussion, journal writing, and a notebook containing course content and drawings of the forms. A group presentation at the end brings our work to completion.
Review of eurythmy, contraction and expansion, the star form in two parts. Introduction to tone eurythmy. Coordination exercises with copper rods.
Poetry of the ancient world; group forms built on the circle, symmetry, and geometry
Freeing of the form through rhythm and asymmetry; musical forms and planetary gestures. Summation and review. Class presentation of notebooks, journals, and group piece.
Medieval poetry: return to geometry in form; the elements: earth, water, air, and fire with "The Rune of St. Patrick" and St. Francis' "Canticle to the Sun"; summation and review
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