Dr. William Bauer: Time Travelin’ : Tempo relationships of 2:3 and 3:2
What happens when different rhythmic levels interact?
A certain kind of musical energy starts to surface—or rather, a synergy. You can feel it in some jazz, pop, or folk music—think of Footprints (Wayne Shorter); "Breakaway" (Avril Lavigne); "Breaking the Girl" (The Red Hot Chili Peppers); "Hold the Line" (Toto); or "Fool in the Rain" (Led Zeppelin). Some Afro-Cuban and traditional West African music also stirs up this kind of synergy
Come and explore the dynamic interplay of tempos in a 2:3 or 3:2 relationship through movement and song, and experience the resulting synergy as physical and kinesthetic sensations.
William R. Bauer has been leading Dalcroze classes and workshops for adults and children for forty years. In 2023, he earned the diplôme supérieur at the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze in studies with former IJD director, Silvia Del Bianco, current director, Hélène Nicolet, and Sylvie Morgenegg, former Dean of the Music and Movement Department at the Haute école de musique de Genève (HEM). From 2012 to 2020, Dr. Bauer served as President, and then Executive Director of the Dalcroze Society of America. He earned the Dalcroze Certificate and Dalcroze License from Manhattan Dalcroze Institute in studies with Robert Abramson and Ruth Alperson in 1983 and 1990, respectively. Dr. Bauer also studied composition with Abramson, as well as with Robert Starer at the CUNY Graduate Center, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1996, and with Fred Lerdahl and Jack Beeson at Columbia University, where he earned his MA in 1987. Dr. Bauer’s research into the theory, practice, history, and culture of Dalcroze Education, as well as his research in jazz studies, has gained international recognition. At the College of Staten Island, where he teaches music full-time, he serves as Music Program Coordinator and Music Events Coordinator. From 2018 to 2023, he served as the college's Director of American Studies.