|  | | The creation of a dance routine demands time, effort and your money. |
|  | | You wouldn't necessarily shy away from putting skill and cash into a costume but one area of expense which often attracts less consideration is that for the preparation of the music which is the underlying foundation for the dance. |
|  | | Essentially it would be a shame if a scrappy soundtrack detracted from the final performance. |
|  | | Music, if skilfully chosen or crafted, can give a great atmospheric lift and, to this end, a totally original track which no one will have heard before, is likely to focus the attention of adjudicators and audiences in a way not always achieved by material which has been heard repeatedly at various festivals or competitions. |
|  | | Such tracks will be created to a careful brief in regard to story-line or national or other theme and their length will of course be tailored to the requirements of the class. |
|  | | In fact various versions can often be prepared to offer a choice if the specifications are flexible. |
|  | | If existing material is required or preferred but doesn't quite match the requirements of a routine then it can be carefully abridged or extended. (If the original material is in copyright then certain permissions may be needed). |
|  | | And music, perhaps originally written for piano, can also be given extra musical colour by the use of sensitive orchestration - Again such material may be subject to copyright restrictions but please ask. |
|  | | So is this extra expenditure worthwhile? |
|  | | Well, consider the advantages already mentioned plus the fact that you can be sure that such tracks will create a much better background than those off the shelf recordings that may have been subjected to amateurish cut and paste.
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Although a lot of our work is biased towards festivals and competitions we also specialise in creating and producing recorded music for shows and performances where there is no competitive element. |