The creation of a dance routine demands time, effort and your money.
You wouldn't necessarily shy away from putting skill and cash into a costume but one area of expense which often attracts less consideration is that for the preparation of the music which is the underlying foundation for the dance.
Essentially it would be a shame if a scrappy soundtrack detracted from the final performance.
Music, if skilfully chosen or crafted, can give a great atmospheric lift and, to this end, a totally original track which no one will have heard before, is likely to focus the attention of adjudicators and audiences in a way not always achieved by material which has been heard repeatedly at various festivals or competitions.
Such tracks will be created to a careful brief in regard to story-line or national or other theme and their length will of course be tailored to the requirements of the class.
In fact various versions can often be prepared to offer a choice if the specifications are flexible.
If existing material is required or preferred but doesn't quite match the requirements of a routine then it can be carefully abridged or extended.
And music, perhaps originally written for piano, can also be given extra musical colour by the use of sensitive orchestration.
So is this extra expenditure worthwhile?
Well, consider the advantages already mentioned plus the fact that you can be sure that such tracks will create a much better background than those off the shelf recordings that have been subjected to amateurish cut and paste.
Initially you should discuss you music requirements with Miss Avril. If you have not used this facility before you can learn about proceedures and other matters by going to the link mentioned in the next paragraph.
You can easily contact Stuart about Music for Dance matters - see his contact details on the Staff page.
Music composition, arranging and editing is provided by Stuart Warren who trades as Sandpiper Music Services of Grange over Sands Cumbria.
The link mentioned above should open in a separate window which you can close when you have finished browsing that site. You can also return from that site back to these pages from the links available there.
