Building a tip top musical freestyle expert advice on. If you want to do it seriously for anything above third level you also need to be really good at editing the music and making good choreography. We had a good attendance in the audience and started with a little bit about the theory side of freestyle. Musical freestyle symposium kansas city dressage society. Dressage musical freestyles by legs equestrian llc home. She is also a freestyle choreographer and designer for freestyles for traditional arrangements and quadrille performances. The choreography can be designed before or after the music is chosen and either by you or with the help of an experienced trainer or freestyle designer. The signal for the music to start must be within 45 seconds of the judges signal. Choreography for a first level dressage musical freestyle. The video should show you and your horse performing as well as possible. If performed on a curve, the pace would be considered a medium at best. To chart your course, you can use the map of dressage arenas to design the movements and visualize how much of the arena is used.
Here are some awesome videos of horses and riders performing great freestyles. Many of my pupils had been coming to training showing an interest in freestyle to music but were unsure where to start. The musikur catalog provides freestyle music in every style you can imagine for riders at all levels. Ill admit, im a bit obsessed with freestyle dressage.
Read your september 2014 special dressage issue while listening to a playlist of the songs riders would love to use for a freestyle. Any suggestion and recommendations for creating a music for freestyle is very much appreciated. The freestyle must be less than 5 minutes not including entrance music the rider must enter the arena within 20 seconds of the start of the music. There are many useful and affordable software programs for music editing. World equestrian games dressage freestyle to use degree of. Dressage today, freestyle choreographer beth hall explains that musical freestyle offers all riders the opportunity to create a personal expression of the unique relationship they have with their horses. Apr 21, 2015 if you are creating a first level musical freestyle, please check out my first level ebook. Karen robinson of applause dressage gives freestyle clinics and seminars all over north america. This type of dressage is ridden all over the world at local, national, and.
What computer software should you use to edit your dressage freestyle music. Make a video of yourself riding the freestyle pattern you designed in a regulation 20 by 60meter arena. Jul 31, 20 ill admit, im a bit obsessed with freestyle dressage. If you are doing the choreography yourself, i will be responsible only for making certain your freestyle length is within the minimum and maximum time requirements. Inspired by this, bartels thought of creating a freestyle dressage competition. So, i guess that means my opinion is that if youre going to use common music, your choreography and execution needs to be really outstanding. Most designers want to be involved in the entire process or they may have suggestions for your music choices and choreography. Every time that front leg touches the ground at the walk or trot, you count it as one beat. We also want to increase uptake of freestyle dressage.
While i was creating the book, i watched a lot of first level freestyle videos on youtube. Dressage musical freestyle, or musical kur, is a fun and creative way to express yourself through the sport of dressage. Similar to dance, in musical freestyle the horse and rider perform a compulsory set of movements which have been choreographed to music. Dressage freestyle playlist read your september 2014 special dressage issue while listening to a playlist of the songs riders would love to use for a freestyle. Besides designing freestyles, slings and his team have developed a software program for objectifying freestyle judging, which is now the hottest topic of. To chart your course, you can use the map of dressage arenas to design the movements and. L judge education program, bred and trained swedish warmblood horses, taught dressage. Create your own dressage exercises, choreograph dressage to music floorplans, and learn your dressage tests by howtodressage isbn. See more ideas about dressage, horses and musicals. Just like with human dance choreography, every freestyle dressage routine is unique in its inception.
Riders, scribes, and judges at the international omaha ne, the 2017 fei world cup dressage final test event, were the. Learn how to create a musical freestyle from start to finish or choose an ebook with choreography ideas just for your level. What computer software should you use to edit your dressage. Heather salden kurtz, usdf certified trainer and erin boltik, usdf gold medalist will be teaching us how to choreograph a musical freestyle. Musikur offers a catalog of readymade dressage freestyle music in all styles to riders on a budget. In fact dressage is now the fastest growing equestrian sport in the united states, being pursued by riders and horses of all levels and the musical freestyle is rapidly becoming the most challenging, exciting and fun aspect of dressage for both the amateur and professional alike. Cornwall dressage group an introduction to dressage to music on the 29th march cadence ran an introduction to dressage to music lecture demo at resparvith, grampound, cornwall.
Alberta dressage clinics, dressage freestyle choreography top freestyle at 2011 royal winter fair. I spend a ridiculous amount of time on spotify picking out potential songs. Place a colored polo wrap around one of your horses front legs. I purchased this to choreograph a holiday freestyle. You dont put limits on your goals and i dont put limits on doing what it takes to help you achieve them. After all the music and software purchases, and time, especially if youre doing it long distance, it does become expensive. Athletes are required to login, using their own credentials, to.
The purpose of is to help riders find music that makes their horse look like heshe is dancing to the music. Noon working lunch and discussion about music formats, tweaking choreography, practice, tweaking of choreography and music, resources 1 pm move to indoor arena for practicum. Woodwind studios is a dressage freestyle firm specializing in topnotch editing of prerecorded music and creative choreography design. Freestyle dressage straddles the worlds of sport and art. Freestyle dressage applause dressage, vancouver, bc. Dressage musical freestyle resources music editing software kur. Feb, 2017 dressage today, freestyle choreographer beth hall explains that musical freestyle offers all riders the opportunity to create a personal expression of the unique relationship they have with their horses.
Mar 20, 2017 karen robinson of applause dressage gives freestyle clinics and seminars all over north america. With over ten years experience, i continue to bring enthusiasm and creativity to every freestyle i design, whether the goal is the olympics or a first. The fancy footwork of dressage freestyle the new york times. Is there a need for customized freestyle kur dressage. Read the related article designing the dance about how to create and finish your next musical freestyle in the october 2006 issue of dressage today magazine. Our guest columnist of the week is cees slings, a dutch director, composer, choreographer and freestyle producer, whose productions earned riders multiple olympic gold medals and international kur victories. Any moves performed after the time limit shall not be scored. I have included 10 fully choreographed routines if you need help with that part. Is there a need for customized freestyle kur dressage music. It is a database of music selected to work for the walk, trot, canter, passagepiaffe. If you are creating a first level musical freestyle, please check out my first level ebook. Besides designing freestyles, slings and his team have developed a software program for objectifying freestyle judging, which is now the hottest topic of discussion at the 20 fei sports. I know your goal is to win at the highest levels and your success is my business.
What computer software should you use to edit your. Dressage musical freestyle from a to z all levels ebook. Klassic kur designed the music and choreography for 20 intermediate freestyle reserve champion kim herslow and rosmarin. She is excellent at working long distance and has always delivered amazing freestyles and choreography. Star trek and james bond are both on my list, though i imagine itll be a few years before im ready to do another freestyle. You can reach out to a few professional freestyle designers and see if they would be willing to edit your music separate from the choreography.
Feb 05, 2019 the choreography can be designed before or after the music is chosen and either by you or with the help of an experienced trainer or freestyle designer. Six smartphone apps to help you create your dressage. I will adjust the tempo to exactly match your horse, and use fading, volume and pitch adjustments so that the final product is. The key to using the database is determining the beats per minute bpm of your horse at the walk, trot, and canter. I have been involved in dressage to music for 12years. The freestyle score sheet is divided into two partstechnical and artistic. Oct 25, 2015 my freestyle dressage test on my quarter horse nick. Your dressage music theme is professionally engineered and ready for the show ring when purchased. If you are looking to get someone to do your freestyle for you over long distance, now is the time to start.
An extensive and varied music library, choreography designed by someone who knows the sport from the saddle, and finely tailored editing, are the main ingredients i put into every project. The rider must signal the music to start within 45 seconds of the judges whistle. It is the intention of the fei to use this system at championships as well, from 2019 and onwards. In general, im fond of movie themes for freestyles. The tryon world equestrian games dressage freestyle will use the degree of difficulty format in which riders provide the choreography in advance for judges and commentators, similar to popular sports such as ice skating that generates excitement and engages television and streaming video audiences. Build a freestyle from choreography to competition lilley, claire on. I possess the passion and skill set to create the magic that brings your dressage freestyle dream to life. If you can find a niche, you would probably get clients. Freestyle dressage music, music for freestyle for horses. I have written an ebook, create your own musical freestyle for first level. My freestyle dressage test on my quarter horse nick. A dressage freestyle design notebook to choreograph up to 2 musical freestyle designs for the 60m x.
Movements and figures are choreographed to meet the technical requirements of the particular level with carefully chosen music that highlights the horserider. Created in consultation with dressage rider, coach and trainer ruth hoganpoulsen, who has earned usdf bronze, silver and gold medals as well as the freestyle gold bar. Freestyle to music, sometimes known as musical kur or simply kur from german kur, freestyle is a form of dressage competition where the horses paces are set to music to create a competitive dance. Music softwareprograms for freestyle chronicle forums. Professionaly made freestyle dressage music, for competitions, shows and demonstrations, incl. Was a bit tricky to figure out how to program the movements at first, but once i figured it out this was a lot of fun. Offering freestyle choreography and musical production for fei, usdf and wdaa levels in traditional and western dressage. We had a good attendance in the audience and started with a.
Top notch dressage music editing and creative choreography design with. In addition to the interpretation of the music and the choreography the order of movements and use of the arena, judges also assess the harmony between the horse and rider as well as the movement qualities of the horse rhythm, elasticity, and energy. If you compete in dressage at any level, you can ride a freestyle. Measure how many seconds of music you need for each gait. In the musical freestyle dressage movements are performed to music. Build a freestyle from choreography to competition. Degree of difficulty is only one element the judges look for when scoring a dressage freestyle programme. Innovative music selection and choreography for musical freestyles about us as accomplished equestrians and dressage enthusiasts, we have a passionate drive to help riders find broader music selections, make use of better musical editing tools and choreograph musical freestyles that will perfectly suit both horse and rider, as well as wow. I recommend you use software that allows you to see the video and the beats of the music on the same screen. Dressage for fun freestyle time limit is 5 minutes. Education program, bred and trained swedish warmblood horses, taught dressage lessons, and.
During this period of time, this aspect of dressage has become increasingly popular. Extensions are only considered as such when they are performed on a straight line, because it is biomechanically impossible for a horse to extend on a curve. Amongst other things, such as the type of the horse, it is the choreography which will have the biggest impact on your music. Classic music theory is to bookend a piece with similar passages, and you may choose to replicate this, with a freestyle that builds through piaffepassage, to trot to canter and then back to passage. I also create musical freestyles for riders and am currently working on an ebook that will be available soon. My first goal is always to try and impress upon the client that making the horse look wonderful is the priority, insists karen robinson of applause dressage, pictured above with jan ebeling and his horse rassolini, who constructs freestyle programmes for world cup competitors. The freestyle is probably the most exciting for the nondressage person. P however i have karen robinson of applause dressage put my freestyles together. I was wondering what software dressage folks are using to create musical freestyle cd. Each month it grows with new selections, thereby ensuring a variety of music to try for your horse.
Movements and figures are choreographed to meet the technical requirements of the particular level with carefully chosen music that highlights. Our floor plan designer is a grand prix rider, judge and ukcc level 3 coach her plans are inventive and. I love that i can do the major choreography without wearing out my horse. Ready to use, but also adaptable to your wishes and the best characteristics of your horse. Dear organisers, from 1 january 2018, you can choose to use the fei freestyle system for your grand prix level competition. Technically scored movements are judged according to the quality. Dressage freestyle resources volume 1 by dressage gifts, ariana marshall, et al. Im very lucky, because my boyfriend is a professional audio bod and did my music for me. Apr 09, 2018 the freestyle is probably the most exciting for the nondressage person. In the ebook, you will find choreography you can use and resources on where to find freestyle music. At the moment im using some very light jazz tunes, but im working on something new its more atmospheric, but not too heavy as chirma would look.
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