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 

Orange Colored Sky, Nat King Cole, Cynthia Romo

 

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

Move It! Video Recordings Available from GIA Publishing.

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  1. Prokofiev: Symphony #1, “Gavotte”; 
  2. Brahms: Waltz in A flat; 
  3. Satie: Trois Gymnopedie #1; 
  4. Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dance, 
  5. Suite No. 3 “Siciliana”; 
  6. Prokofiev: Lt. Kije Suite, “The Wedding of Kije”; 
  7. Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals, “Aquarium”; 
  8. Dvorak: Humoresque; 
  9. Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals, “Swans”; 
  10. Chopin: Minute Waltz; 
  11. Beethoven: Bagatelle, “Fur Elise” WoO 59; 
  12. Schumann: Traumerei; Kabalevsky: 
  13. The Comedians, “Pantomime”; 
  14. Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite, “Anitra’s Dance”; 
  15. Beethoven: Minuet in G; 
  16. Bach: Concerto in E major, BWV 1042, “Allegro assai”; 
  17. Rameau: Suite and Dances, “Premiere et deuxieme”; 
  18. Rubinstein: Melody in F; 
  19. Kreisler: Liebesfreud; 
  20. Mozart: Sonata in A major, K.331; 
  21. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2, Op. 84b.
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  1. Kinderszenen Op. 15, “Of Foreign Lands and People” Schumann
  2. Sylvia” Pizzicato Polka, Delibes
  3. Pelleas and Melisande, Sicilienne, Faure
  4. Six Ecossaises, WoO 83, No.1 Beethoven
  5. Symphony No. 94, Srprise” 2nd Movement, Haydn
  6. Italian Polka or #7Serenade #13 in G,  string
  7. Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Mvt.3 K. 525,
  8. Cantata No. 147, Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring, Bach
  9. Brahms Hungarian Dances, No. 5.&
  10. L’Arlesienne Suite, No. 1 Prelude
  11. Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Waltz Tchaikovsky
  12.  Carmen Suite, No. 1 March of Toreador Bizet
  13. Partita No. 3 in E Major, Gavotte en Rondeau J.S. Bach
  14. Peter and the Wolf, op. 67 Peter in the Meadow, the bird, Prokofiev
  15. Gloria in D, RV 589 Domine fili unigenite, Vivaldi
  16. The Red Poppy, Russian Sailor’s Dance Gliere
  17. String Quintet in E, Op. 13, No. 5, Minuet, Boccherini
  18. Peer Gynt Suite, Op. 46, No. 1, In the hall of the Mountain King
  19. Carmina Burana, O Fortuna, Orff
  20.  Suite No. 2 in b minor, VII Badinerie, bach
  21.  Funeral March of the Marionette, Gounod
  22.  Gayane Suite, No. 3, Sabre Dance, Khachaturian