{"id":1044,"date":"2020-10-06T11:38:01","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T15:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/?p=1044"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:07:39","slug":"expanding-and-contracting-beats-in-duple-meter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/expanding-and-contracting-beats-in-duple-meter\/","title":{"rendered":"Expanding and Contracting Beats in Duple Meter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In a measure of two beats, the length of beat can change from as low as two divisions (e.g. two eighths with a quarter note beat) to 6 divisions (e.g. 6 eighths with a dotted half note beat). I call the number of divisions right before each change. You could:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Simply step, gesture or conduct the beat (always in groups of 2; only the length of the beat changes).<\/li><li>Step the beat, gesture or silently clap the divisions. Also the reverse.<\/li><li>Step the division on 1 and the length of the whole beat on 2.<\/li><li>Toss a scarf (if not a scarf, it will need an object with some sort of air resistance unless you are outside or have very tall ceilings!) on the first beat, catch it on the second.<\/li><li>Same as above but also step the division on 1 and the full length of the beat on 2.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Plenty more ways you could get creative with this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/cpsess1042171136\/frontend\/paper_lantern\/filemanager\/2020\/10\/unequal-measure-qr.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll work with this activity (among others) in the <a href=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/dalcroze-annex\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/dalcroze-annex\/\">Open Class<\/a> Wednesday morning, October 6, 2020. This is a free Open Level Drop-in Dalcroze class I&#8217;m offering online during October and November. Send me your info through the contact form and I&#8217;ll put you on the list. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a measure of two beats, the length of beat can change from as low as two divisions (e.g. two eighths with a quarter note beat) to 6 divisions (e.g. 6 eighths with a dotted half note beat). I call the number of divisions right before each change. You could: Simply step, gesture or conduct [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128],"tags":[117],"class_list":["post-1044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dalcroze-reference","tag-dalcroze-practice"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9ohMj-gQ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1094,"url":"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/changing-beat\/","url_meta":{"origin":1044,"position":0},"title":"Changing Beat","author":"Michael Joviala","date":"October 13, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Here we play with beats of 2, 3 and 4 divisions. I start with 3, which I am playing with a swing feel on the recording. At \u201chip\u201d I take a way a division (e.g. 3 divisions becomes 2), at \u201chop\u201d I add one (e.g. 3 divisions becomes 4). I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Dalcroze Reference&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Dalcroze Reference","link":"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/category\/dalcroze-reference\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":741,"url":"https:\/\/joviala.com\/jovialaworks\/changing-meter-reaction-game\/","url_meta":{"origin":1044,"position":1},"title":"Changing meter: Reaction game","author":"Michael Joviala","date":"August 31, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This is the first of a series of posts for adults interesting in practicing eurhythmics on their own. The following is a known as \"Reaction Game\" in Dalcroze parlance. 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