METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PURPOSEFUL MOVEMENT TO A STEADY BEAT

• US 20100300272A1
• Filed: 11/25/2009
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thinking Moves, LLC
• Original Assignee: Thinking Moves, LLC
• Inventors: Scherf, Roberta
• Granted Patent: US 8,237,040 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/724
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 15/00 Teaching music metronomes G04F5/02

Abstract

A technique for combining music and choreographed movement improves physiological and cognitive processes through purposeful movement to a steady beat. Users perform examples of the technique by purposefully executing one or more movement instructions in time with one or more musical selections. The movement instructions require concentration on both the beat pattern of the music and on the movement pattern to execute the movement instruction successfully.

Claims

1. A method of providing a choreographic instruction to a participant, the method comprising:

providing a first movement instruction, the first movement instruction indicating a movement to be executed on a first one of a left side or a right side of a participant, the movement including a first pattern and a first flow direction;

providing a second movement instruction, the second movement instruction differing from the first movement instruction, the second movement instruction indicating a movement to be executed on a second one of the left side or the right side of the participant simultaneously with an execution of the first movement instruction, the second movement instruction including a second pattern and a second flow direction; and

providing a first timing instruction to which at least the first movement is intended to be executed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein providing a first movement instruction and providing a second movement instruction includes recording a performance of the first movement instruction and a performance of the second movement instruction on a playable media;

and playing the playable media for the participant.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein providing a first timing instruction includes recording music having a beat on the playable media;

and performing the first movement instruction in time to the beat of the recorded music.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein recording music comprises recording music having polyrhythmic timing.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing a first movement instruction includes graphically portraying the first movement pattern and the first flow direction on a first card, and wherein providing a second movement instruction includes graphically portraying the second movement pattern and the second flow direction on the first card.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing a first movement instruction and providing a second movement instruction include performing the first movement instruction and the second movement instruction in view of the participant.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second flow direction differs from the first flow direction.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a second timing instruction to which the second movement is intended to be executed, the second timing instruction differing from the first timing instruction.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a third movement instruction to be executed on the first side of the participant, the third movement instruction differing from the first movement instruction, the third movement instruction being shown simultaneously with the first movement instruction.

10. A method comprising:

obtaining a first movement instruction, the first movement instruction indicating a movement to be executed on a first side of a performer;

obtaining a second movement instruction, the second movement instruction differing from the first movement instruction, the second movement instruction indicating a movement to be executed on a second side of the performer;

obtaining a first timing instruction;

executing at least the first movement according to the first timing instruction; and

executing the second timing instruction simultaneously with the first timing instruction.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising executing the second movement according to the first timing instruction.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

obtaining a second timing instruction; and

executing the second movement instruction in accordance with the second timing instruction.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein obtaining a first movement instruction comprises viewing a graphic portrayal of a first movement pattern and a first flow direction on a first card.

20. The method of claim 10, further comprising flipping over a sequence of cards to obtain a sequence of movement instructions, each movement instruction being graphically portrayed on one of the cards.

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22. A system comprising:

a playable media storing at least one musical selection, each musical selection having at least one beat pattern, the beat pattern of each musical selection being constant throughout the musical selection;

a viewable media configured to indicate a sequence of movement instructions, each movement instruction including a first hand movement instruction and a second hand movement instruction, the viewable media indicating simultaneously execution of the first hand movement instructions and the second hand movement instructions.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the playable media comprises a compact disc.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the viewable media comprises a DVD.

25. The system of claim 22, wherein the viewable media comprises one or more cards graphically portraying the sequence of movement instructions.

26. The system of claim 22, further comprising:

a display device configured to display the viewable media to a performer; and

a sound emitter configured to play the at least one musical selection of the playable media.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the display device comprises a video monitor.