Transcript St. Lucia 2x

St. Lucia
Part 2
Bellwork
• Define terms:
• Baha: long tube without fingerholes played both as an
aerophone and an idiophone
• Kwize—is a violin term that refers to the sliding of the
finger on a string
• a douyet and a tet mawe: a fancy dress and hat
• detache: a style of violin playing which refers to a slightly
separated bow stroke
•
plase: a dance call to take your positions
Announcements
• Benchmark Exam: Friday October 11th 10-12:45
• Reading Outline #9 is due in class
Wednesday, Oct 9th.
Exam study guide is due Friday.
La Rose Society
Dress: Douyet and Tet mawe,
a fancy dress and hat
Guided Floats
• Kwadril evenings take place at a private house
•
The number of guests is limited to the number of
dancers required for the event, that is, 8-12 couples
• Black musicians first learned of the quadrille when they
played for parties at the houses of colonists
•
In associating themselves with the quadrille
performances, the St. Lucian black performers, were
also symbolically associating themselves with its
supposed values. St. Lucians did this to empower
themselves.
Listening Example #2
Quadrille dancing in
Choiseul, St. Lucia
Video questions:
Name three adjectives that describe the demeanor of
the performers.
How do the boys show respect for the girls through
dance?
How does dance represent gender roles?
Listening Questions #2
Quadrille dancing in
Choiseul, St. Lucia
• To gallop or skip sideways is to sashay
• “Forward and back” is a dance step where you step
forward three steps and stop, then step in reverse
three steps and stop.
• A step which can be described as right-leftright…left-right-left is a waltz step.
CFU: Venn Diagram
• Individually or in pairs, read excerpt 1
• Fill in a Venn diagram with the following
information:
• Characteristics of the Kwadril
• Characteristics of other St. Lucia traditions
• Similarities between Kwadril and other musical
traditions of St. Lucia.
Big Venn
• Combine all info into a large class venn diagram
Misguided Boats
• Unlike most other St. Lucian performances, the
choreography of a kwadril dance must be learned,
memorized and practiced
• Proper execution of a kwadril dance is believed to
do all of the following:
• demonstrate control over behavior
• convey decency in manners
• infer intelligence.
Listening Example #3
Active Listening
Gwan Won
• The violin’s notes seem very disjunct and almost
stutter—what bowing style could this description
indicate?
• What other two instruments are accompanying the
violin?
Listening Example #3
Active Listening
Gwan Won
• This is the final dance.
• During the gwan won, 2 or 3 extra ballroom dances
such as a polka, idova and lakonmet are introduced.
• I-IV-V-I is a common chord progression found in
kwadril dances.
CFU: Dance steps
• Learn and try the following steps:
• Salsa waltz step: 123 567
• RLR big step LRL
• Now with music: Pwémyé Fidji
Allemande
• This is a one hand turn around and then back to
place.
• Take your partners right hand, hold it up to the
ceiling and turn completely around one time.
Combo #1
• 8 beats of Salsa waltz step
• 8 beats of the Allemande
• Then repeat!
Society’s Child
• St. Lucia is made up of two groups of singing societies
which form important segments of the island’s social
structure.
• La Rose—A society which celebrates St. Rose of Lima.
This is a group with few rules and easy to gain
membership into. Their primary color is red or pink and
their symbol is the Rose.
• La Marguerite—A society which celebrates St. Margaret
Mary Alacoque. This group has many rules and
membership is very selective. Their primary color is blue
or white and they celebrate the daisy.
La Rose
Order
• There is a hierarchy in each society which includes a king,
queen, princes and princesses, nurses, police and soldiers.
• The establishing of roles helps community members to feel
valued as individuals and gives each person a purpose.
• The members with greater power (like king and queen) make
important decisions for the group and the shatwel leads the
songs in each séance.
• The costumes of the King and Queen are copied directly from
the English royal family and their actions embody the same
spirit of extravagant display.
La Marguerite
La Rose song repertoire
• The songs sung at La Rose séances cover the
following topics:
• Praise hymns of St. Rose
• Healing songs invoking the supernatural
• Playful Funeral songs meant to honor through
humor
• Mepwi songs of teasing especially the opposite
group.
CFU: Whiteboards
• Answer the following questions on your white
boards:
Q1
• Which dance step involves
raising one arm high and
turning around in a circle?
Q2
• What is a style of violin
playing which refers to a
slightly separated bow stroke?
Q4
• Which dance step involves
galloping or skipping sideways?
Q5
• Which St. Lucian society
celebrates the daisy?
Guided Notes
• When notated, the majority of rhythms used in
Kwadril music are: eighth and sixteenth notes.
• Unlike the European ensemble, the St. Lucian
ensemble includes percussion instruments.
• The banjo, kwatwo, and the mandolin are mainly
providing the harmony in a strumming style.
• Kwadril tunes encompass a greater range than those
of singers’ songs, commonly with an interval of 12th
as compared to an octave.
Exit Ticket
• What does kwize mean?
• Explain the “forward and back” dance step
• Name three subjects the La Rose songs cover
• Unlike most other St. Lucian performances, the
choreography of a kwadril dance must be ________ ,
_______________ and _____________________ .
• What does the establishing of roles give members of the
La Rose society?