Initiation - Pre-Ballet

Peter Kubik, Composer and Pianist

A contemporary sound and point of view for beginners in dance!

This CD was conceived specifically for young children's classes in three sections. 

Sec 1: Awakening the body to music that expresses emotion.  Sec 2: Rhythmic

studies with accents or silences.  Sec 3: Music for the first barre exercises.

1.  Circle	3/4,  64 bars
2.  March	2/4,  32 bars
3.  Like a bird	3/4,  64 bars
4.  It's raining	4/4,  64 bars
5.  Sadness	3/4,  32 bars
6.  Unconcerned	4/4,  48 bars
7.  Sad/Happy	3/4,  64 bars
8.  Inquietude	3/4,  56 bars
9.  Mystery	3/4,  48 bars
10.  Beautiful, sunny island	3/4,  48 bars
11.  The wave	3/4,  64 bars
12.  The moon	3/4,  64 bars
13.  Accent on 1	2/4,  16 bars
14.  Accent on 2	2/4,  24 bars
15.  Accent on 1	4/4,  16 bars
16.  Accent on 2	4/4,  16 bars
17.  Accent on 3	4/4,  16 bars
18.  Accent on 4	4/4,  16 bars
19.  Accent on 1	4/4,  32 bars
20.  Accent on 2	4/4,  32 bars
21.  Accent on 1	4/4,  32 bars
22.  Accent on 2	4/4,  32 bars
23.  Accent on 3	4/4,  32 bars
24.  Accent on 4	4/4,  48 bars
25.  Accent on 1	3/4,  32 bars
26.  Accent on 3	3/4,  32 bars
27.  Accent on 2	3/4,  64 bars
28.  Rhythm /Silences study	4/4,  48 bars
29.  Syncopation	2/4,  80 bars
30.  Tango	4/4,  32 bars
31.  Hungarian popular	4/4,  48 bars
32.  Hungarian popular	4/4,  48 bars
33.  Hungarian popular	2/4,  64 bars
34.  Variable counts	4/4
35.  Slow pliés	3/4,  32 bars
36.  Slow dégagés	2/4,  64 bars
37.  Walking bass	4/4,  48 bars
38.  Ragtime	4/4,  48 bars
39.  Blues	2/4,  48 bars