Movement, Impetus, and Counting

In Music Class, October 14th, 2016, my classmates and I were instructed to create a short phrase of movement, all stemming from the impetus of one body part and with consistent timing. After completing this, we partnered up and and were instructed to first find a steady rhythm that complimented our partner's movement, and then to set counts to the movement phrase.

Because we didn't set counts when we created our phrases, if completed successfully, there wouldn't be a consistent meter to the counts. The counts we used would more accurately describe the phrase's accents and emphasis. This would be similar to the way Horton Fortification counts are not in a set meter.