Music for Ballet Class

27 selections for full barre and center work, suitable for pointe work also. Featuring great ballet music from Swan Lake, Raymonda, Esmerelda, La Bayadere, and more. Composers include: Tchaikovsky, Pugni, Brahms, Rimsky-Korsakov, Dvorak, Drigo and more. Dmitri Roudnev brings you beautiful class music that reflects his experiences as a student and soloist of the Bolshoi Ballet. Roudnev loved the musicality of Bolshoi classes and he brings these feelings to his high quality recordings. The CD provides excellent tempos and accents, the signature of Roudnev's musical direction. Album Description

my favorite music to teach ballet class

I watched this movie and remembered all my training in New York. I recommend it very better now. July 9, 2007

my favorite music to teach ballet class

I love all the cd's in this series. They are inspiring and the tempos are perfect for any class. There are always different cd's out there if you need a change of pace after awhile,but you will always come back to these. I also find his videos to be very helpful . His exercises in the Russian method are a great learning and teaching tool. April 10, 2005

A "Must Have" Addition to Your Collection!

Dmitri Roudnev's CDs for ballet class are not only an excellent investment in your teacher's toolbox, but if you are a beginning, intermediate or professional dancer look no further - this is the CD you have been looking for! I know each volume well because I teach with them, dance to them three times a week in class with Dmitri, and use them at home to do barre work on the days I don't have class. I never tire of the tracks, and neither do my students. The music grows with your students, from their first plie to their best jumps, leaps and turns! You will not be disappointed with this CD, or any of the CDs in his five-volume collection.

Before meeting Dmitri and trying his CDs I was always disappointed with the music CDs I was able to find. They didn't inspire musicality or passion. Something was always wrong with one or many of the tracks - the tempo, length, selection etc. Dmitri's CDs are a pleasure - well thought out, easy to use and well received by my students. I find that my students no longer trudge along to the track, but are now far more expressive and engaged in their work. Roudnev constantly emphasizes musicality in class - one is not dancing if they are just doing the steps. His passion for this art form is easily "heard" in his CDs for ballet class.

Each track is certainly long enough to perform any exercise in ballet class en croix and often long enough to perform the exercise twice. There are many music CDs for ballet, but very few are geared specifically for teaching ballet class. Even fewer have been so carefully conceived as Dmitri Roudnev's CDs have. Full recordings of ballet works are fine for teaching variations or preparing students for performing with a live symphony, but they are rarely a good choice for technique training. The Russian schools of ballet have produced some of the best dancers ever known, including Dmitri Roudnev. Dmitri follows this rich tradition and provides music for class with a repertoire that is complex, musical, inspired, and excellent for students at any level.

Also, please be aware that these CDs are not just the quick collaboration of an instructor and an accompanist trying to make a few extra bucks. Instead each CD is created for the dancer with the interest of developing the best technique and highest level of musicality possible. Remember that Dmitri even uses these CDs in his classes when he teaches! He observes how the students work to the tracks, and asks for feedback. He recently asked for our feedback on the soon to be released Volume V.

In closing, Dmitri loves ballet, and should you get to meet him, you will love Dmitri. While a CD is never a substitute for a person, his CDs are the next best thing. Dmitri's heart and soul are in these CDs, and so too will Dmitri's heart and soul become a part of your students. June 22, 2001

Superb music for ballet classes

This is an exceptional CD for ballet classes. Tempos excellent and allow for flexibility in constructing exercises. Phrasing and melodies superb. The way the music is played helps students achieve coordination and good form in their work. All four of the Roudnev CDs are great. I cannot recommend them too highly. May 25, 2001

Beautiful!

Perfect for ballet class. Each track is the perfec tempo and length. Others in this series are even better! January 23, 2001

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