Musical Interpretation And Teaching Research Of Selected Passages Of "Swan Lake"

"Swan Lake" is a ballet created by Tchaikovsky in 1876.It first dramatizes and symphonizes ballet music,making music equally important as dance in the ballet,helped the art of ballet to flourish.Excerpts from "Swan Lake"-"Scene" and "Spanish Dance" were selected as the music appreciation text in "Dance drama" in Unit 8 of the second volume of the eighth grade "Music" published by the Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House,which are two very representative excerpts in "Swan Lake".The theme of the swan in the excerpt "Scenes" of "Swan Lake" runs through,and there are three thematic changes.The theme will play a tragic and moving melody from orchestral instruments with different acoustic characteristics,projecting the national music style of Russian "tragicism",which is skillfully combined with the characters and plots in the dance drama."Swan Lake" excerpt "Spanish Dance" has diversified musical styles,using castanets to play the rhythm of Spain’s unique Bolero.Through the contrast change in intensity,it is matched with a strong Spanish-style melody,bringing a fresh breath to the stage.The teaching of "Scene" and "Spanish Dance" from "Swan Lake" appreciation class,which should be based on the students,so that the students can feel the music and improve the aesthetic experience in the situations created;Taking listening and appreciating the music of each teaching theme as the main line,guide students to correctly listen to and identify the characteristics of the music elements of "Swan Lake" excerpts;Lead students to experience the nationality and diversified style charm of the dance drama "Swan Lake" by combining the rhythm training and the body posture rhythm.