Importance Of Music
In Performing Arts Especially In Drama, Theatre And Dance.
Performing Art needs to
form an integral part of curriculum, which allows children to be creative and playful;
motivating them to recreate and enact situations taught in the curriculum,
using different perspective and modes of expressions to reach a conclusion
which in turn builds on their confidence, communication skills along with their
creative skills.
The benefits of children
participating in the performing art are numerous. They build upon their social,
emotional, physical and even academic skills, resulting into enhanced
cognitive, Psychomotor and social skills. Participating in performing acts
results in building a strong relationship with teachers and students, students
and students etc. Researches in mental health have stated that one in every ten
children are being diagnosed with mental health disorders, engaging in
performing arts greatly reduces this risk.
Music has great healing
power and relieves students of any anxiety and stress. It soothes the mind and
helps them feel fresh. It helps in improve the learning and concentration
skills. Overall students learn patience, coordination, and cooperation while
practicing music.
Music plays a very integral role in daily activities. Most people
usually listen to music when working out, driving, or sometimes even while
working on assignments as it creates a fun and lively atmosphere in everything
that we do. Music sets the mood and is often in line with our emotions as we
all can recognize its role in the theatrics of movies, musicals, and dramas.
Our fingers naturally type faster as the beats increase in speed when we listen
to the instrumental music in the background. Even though it may seem like an
insignificant background noise, it plays a much bigger role on our productivity
than expected. Similarly, the beats in music give off a vibe that transcends
into the movement of the body without it ever giving off a striking epiphany of
the strong impact that it can have.
Importance of music on Theatre and
Drama
Music has been an integral
part of theatre in the Western world as far back as the tragedies and comedies
of Ancient Greece. Music can reveal the inner emotional life of a character,
foreshadow a vicious attack or budding love, or comment on the action onstage.
According to the first
theatrical scholar, Aristotle, the six elements that make up any drama are:
plot, character, thought, diction, music and spectacle. Other traditions of
theatre from Asia, Africa, India and elsewhere, share in the essential nature
of music in theatre.
There are, of course, plays without
music. Even in these plays, however, there is sound, primarily the sound of the
words. Where music is present, it is important for much the same reasons as the
words are important.
Music can have a number of different
roles in a play. In terms of musical theater, such as opera, ballet, and
musicals, music has the function of communicating the emotional heart of the
action and the feelings, wishes, and thoughts of the characters. In musical
theater, music involves a certain degree of suspension of disbelief on the part
of the audience. The characters sing to each other or directly to the audience
as if they are not even aware that they are singing. As the audience watches
the characters on stage break into song, they are brought into the inner workings
of the character and experience them on a deeper level. It helps us understand
the personality of the characters, establishes a back-story, and moves the
action forward. In non-musicals a monologue can often achieve this same goal,
but usually with fewer spectacles.
In non-musical theater, music can still play a role.
Sometimes it used to help establish a certain mood. As in film, plays can use
music to associate the action on stage with a certain theme. Certain characters
and story elements will be associated with a particular musical theme to clue
in the audience that they should be thinking or feeling a certain way. This is
often done subtly when it is done most effectively.
Music cannot convey thoughts as
clearly as words can, but it may convey shades of emotion with much greater
subtlety. Related to this is the creation of atmosphere, which may contradict
the words and alert the audience to some confusion. Music can also link
different scenes or sections of a play which contain similar themes and ideas
by repeating the same musical pattern.
Music, like language, also has an aesthetic purpose. The
music may add beauty, grandeur, and pathos to a scene. It may also complement
and heighten the effect of the words.
Importance
of music in dance
Dance needs music to set the mood, drop the beat, and create the
motivation needed to start moving. Music has that ability to make us feel a
certain way, which is why it plays such an immense role in dance. Different
styles of music create various types of beats, which all correspond to a
specific dance style. While some dances can be performed to any kind of music,
there is always a typical genre that it matches with. For example, slower tunes
would be utilized when performing dance styles such as the mohiniyattam ,
kadhakali etc while fast, upbeat songs would be used for hip-hop, tap dancing,
or the salsa. Although it can be argued otherwise, the traditional version of
each of these dance styles respectively corresponds to either slow or fast
music.
Furthermore, the lyrics of a song can be portrayed through dance just
further enhancing the relationship they share. A song in itself can evoke so
many emotions through its lyrics, but when combined with dance the impact it
leaves can last a lifetime. When dramatic music is conjoined with intricate
movement, the aesthetic qualities are enhanced. The movements go in sync with
the speed of the music and the melody combined with the footwork can definitely
be classified as a work of art.
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