Move It! Movement for Form and Expression

Move it! Activities allow students of all ages to connect with the expressive part of music on their journey to become more artful. The movements and gestures are created to reflect both this expressive quality and the form of each piece, embodying Dr. Feierabend’s theories of music and movement development. The movements often elicit those “goosebumps” moments when we connect with the composer’s expressive intent. 

Periodically, we will debut another new Move it! complete with a video and detailed, written directions for how to perform it. This is exclusive to FAME members only. If you’d like to become a member, sign up now!

NOTE: All Move It videos and resources are presented for demonstration purposes as educational resources for teachers only. Each individual is responsible for obtaining proper licenses and copyright permissions for all works presented in your classroom or shared publicly.

 

INFANT/TODDLER

Hungarian Dance #5 for Infants and Toddlers, Johannes Brahms, Connie Greenwood

EASY

Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks, Modest Mussorgsky,  Connie Greenwood

Lágrima, Francisco Tarrega, Bron Lawson

Country Gardens, Percy Grainger,  Betsy Greene

Rondo ala Turca, Mozart, Anna Wiles 

Swan Lake, Act II: Finale, Tchaikovsky,Lindsay Jackson

The Entertainer, Joplin, Leslie Weaver

Suite No. 1 in E-Flat Major, II. Intermezzo, Gustav Holst, Leslie Weaver

Sleigh Ride, Leroy Anderson, Emily Maurek (can be done seated)

The Nutcracker: Hot Chocolate, Tchaikovsky,  Elizabeth Linsley

‘Jack’s the Lad’ (hornpipe + Hockey), by David Rankine

The Nutcracker: Candy Canes, Tchaikovsky, David Rankine

Estonian Lullaby, Arvo Part, by David Rankine

Hadyn’s Piano Trio no. 39 – Rondo, John Feierabend

 

MODERATE

Scherzo – Prestissimo from Schubert String Quartet No. 10,  Emmy Woock

Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousa, Peggy Lyman Hayes and John Feierabend

Blue Goose Rag, Raymond Birch, Marguerite Wilder and Kevin Boyle

Rialto Ripples, Gershwin, Emily Maurek

Skating,  Guaraldi, John Crever

Swan Lake, Act III: Spanish Dance,  Tchaikovsky, Lindsay Jackson

Appalachian Spring, Copland, Peggy Lyman Hayes and John Feierabend

Flower Duet, Leo Delibes, Peggy Lyman Hayes and John Feierabend 

 

DIFFICULT

Toccata from ‘Suite Gothique’Léon Boëllmann  David Rankine

The Can Can – Offenbach , by Peggy Lyman Hayes and John Feierabend

Twelve German Dances, Beethoven , Peggy Lyman Hayes and John Feierabend