LEARN · SKILL
Musicality
Train the dancer to hear, identify and physically respond to musical information.
87 Exercises
Freeze on snare
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Kick response
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Snare response
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Bass response
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Four-count phrase
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Eight-count phrase
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Sixteen-count phrase
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 1 — Rhythm, Bounce & Body Awareness
Kick-ball-change
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary
8-count foundation phrase
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary
16-count foundation phrase
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 2 — Foundations I — Core Hip-Hop Vocabulary
Kick-ball-change
Hip Hop Foundations · Month 3 — Foundations II — Footwork & Spatial Control
Clap the beat
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Follow bass
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Follow hi-hat
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Follow vocals
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Accent one
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Accent two
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Accent four
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Accent every snare
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Accent every kick
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Accent only bass
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Phrase 4 counts
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Phrase 8 counts
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Phrase 16 counts
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Phrase 32 counts
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Freeze on break
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Change direction on break
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Change level on break
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Change texture on break
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Pause before accent
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Call-and-response musicality
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Melody interpretation
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Bass-only round
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Vocals-only round
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Silence round
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
No-beat challenge
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Tempo switch
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
One-move musicality
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Three-move musicality
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Musicality without choreography
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Musicality in partner format
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Musicality battle round
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Record-and-review musicality
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Musicality I — Listening & Response — practice variation 47
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Musicality I — Listening & Response — practice variation 48
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Musicality I — Listening & Response — practice variation 49 CAPSTONE
Battle Ready · Month 6 — Musicality I — Listening & Response
Musicality I — Listening & Response — practice variation 50 CAPSTONE
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Musicality assignment
Battle Ready · Month 7 — Choreography, Memory & Performance
Musical echo
Battle Ready · Month 8 — Freestyle I — Vocabulary to Improvisation
Musical contrast
Battle Ready · Month 8 — Freestyle I — Vocabulary to Improvisation
Breakdown round
Battle Ready · Month 8 — Freestyle I — Vocabulary to Improvisation
Tempo-change round
Battle Ready · Month 8 — Freestyle I — Vocabulary to Improvisation
Same beat four styles
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations
Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations — practice variation 47
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations
Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations — practice variation 48
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations
Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations — practice variation 49 CAPSTONE
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 9 — Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations
Style Modules — Locking, Popping, House & Breaking Foundations — practice variation 50 CAPSTONE
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Off-beat response
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Behind-the-beat response
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Syncopation drill
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Accent layering
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Counter-rhythm
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Bass vs vocal contrast
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Drums vs melody contrast
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Motif development
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Motif inversion
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Motif displacement
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Motif fragmentation
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Motif expansion
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Motif contraction
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Call-and-response phrase
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Question phrase
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Answer phrase
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Musical conversation
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Break study
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Silence study
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Musicality portfolio
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation — practice variation 47
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation — practice variation 48
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation — practice variation 49 CAPSTONE
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 10 — Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation
Musicality II — Advanced Interpretation — practice variation 50 CAPSTONE
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Battle musicality
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Musicality round
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 11 — Battle, Cypher & Performance
Musicality signature
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 12 — Mastery, Teaching & Personal Style
Teach musicality
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 12 — Mastery, Teaching & Personal Style
Explain musical reason
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 12 — Mastery, Teaching & Personal Style
Final musicality exam
Elite Hip Hop Development · Month 12 — Mastery, Teaching & Personal Style