CMA CMA Movement Notation & Labanotation

Question 1

Labanotation is a system for:

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Recording human movement in written symbols

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Scoring music for dance accompaniment

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Categorizing personality types by movement

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Documenting stage lighting designs

Question 2

In Labanotation, the staff is read:

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Bottom to top, vertically, representing time moving upward

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Left to right, horizontally

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Right to left, horizontally

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Top to bottom, vertically

Question 3

In Labanotation, the center vertical line of the staff represents:

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The body's center (spinal axis)

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The forward direction

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The floor level

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The breath rhythm

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a component recorded in Labanotation?

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Costume color

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Direction of movement

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Duration of movement

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Level of movement

Question 5

In Labanotation, direction symbols are read with their shading to indicate:

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The spatial level: high, middle, or low

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The speed of the movement

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The Effort quality of the movement

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The relationship to another dancer

Question 6

The 'Motif Notation' (or Motif Writing) differs from full Labanotation in that it:

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Captures movement themes and intentions without prescribing full anatomical detail

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Only records Effort qualities

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Is used exclusively for notation of sport

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Records only spatial pathways