Music: Rosen Movement Playlist September 8

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This was the first class of the fall semester.
For Warm Up, Renee Olstead (like Rod Stewart) is great for updated versions of old standards.
This was the first time I used Il Divo. I figured it would be too dramatic for On the Floor, but it works well for Stretch.
All the On the Floor music is available on a wonderful album called Touching Beauty. In this post I’ve linked to other albums on Amazon and iTunes, since the Touching Beauty songs aren’t available as MP3s.

The Amazon and iTunes links should take you to a page where you can hear a portion of each song. The “Play me” button should work automatically, although I’ve heard it doesn’t if you go from Facebook through AOL. See my first post of Rosen Method Movement songs for more about the “Play me” button. Volume control is Shift + Up/Down Arrow.
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Warm Up

Cass Elliot – Dream a little dream of me (Dream a Little Dream: The Cass Elliot Collection) (3:14)

Renee Olstead – Taking a chance on love (Renee Olstead) (3:30)

Renee Olstead – On a Slow boat to China (Renee Olstead) (3:15)

Stretch

Il Divo – Unchained Melody (Il Divo) (3:47)

Il Divo – Nella fantasia (Il Divo) (4:25)

Sarah Brightman – Nella fantasia (Eden) (3:38)

Circle

Mariana Montalvo – India Song (Cantos del alma) (3:01)

This song is also available on the Putumayo album Women of Latin America
Bobby Darin – After you’ve gone (Pure Gold) (3:13)
There’s a very short stretch in this song where the tempo speeds up. I know when it’s coming, so I work around it, but I admit that makes it a slightly less than ideal song for class.

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Let’s call the whole thing off (The Best of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong) (4:12)
In the version of this song I use in class, I’ve removed the first 35 seconds of the introduction with music editing software.

Across the Floor

Frank Sinatra & Natalie Cole – They can’t take that away from me (Duets) (3:11)
A great album. For some reason, there are only Karaoke MP3 versions of this song on iTunes and Amazon
Play me
Steve Tyrell – It had to be you (Standard Time) (3:26)

Ann Savoy – C’est une peche de dire un mentire (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood) (4:16) (Waltz)

On the Floor

Bernward Koch – Little Moritz (Journey to the Heart) (3:04)

Michael Hoppe – Song for Sarah (Touching Beauty) (3:05)
This is my favorite from the Touching Beauty album. It’s not available on the Internet as an MP3, so I’ve posted the first 60 seconds or so.
Play me
Kevin Kern – Through the arbor (In the Enchanted Garden) (3:45)

Huw Warren – Morfa Bychan (Touching Beauty) (4:26)
I turn the volume down for this song, in case it’s a little too animated for On the Floor
Play me
2002 – Summer of 300 Years (The Sacred Well) (5:26)