Discovering the Score

I really enjoyed this weeks readings and class, probably more than all of the other weeks. The readings made sense in my head, the first one was Olivia Millard’s opinion on scores and how she explores scores or verbal propositions in improvising dance (Millard, O, 2016, p. 1)

The main question was what a score and what does it do?

My definition would be that a score is a set of rules put in place to limit, inspire, frame and structure the way in which a piece of improvisation takes place.

The second reading was about the ‘Functions’ and ‘It’s better to…’ score. Practicing these scores in class changed my view of which score I would enjoy more. throughout the reading I perceived the functions score to be the best because of the amount of rules you are set. I thought I liked being given limitations, but in hindsight it was the it’s better to… score that I most enjoyed performing. It was energetic and gave me the energy I needed to come up with creative material.

My attitude from now on
My attitude from now on

I had a one to one this week which I feel changed my view on
myself as an improviser. I know that when I go into my improvisation
class I need to not let other peoples attitude or mood effect
what I’m doing. The happier I am the better my improvisation skills
are. So in the future I’m going to concentrate on myself.
The feedback I was given made me feel positive about my improvisation
experience.

Bibliography

  • Millard. O (2015) What’s the score? Using scores in dance improvisation. Brolga: An Australian Journal About Dance, 40, pp. 45-56. International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text, EBSCOhost. [accessed 12 March 2017].

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