Since I started watching Figure Skating I'm really drawn to a skater's musicality but reading posts here about it kinda make me question how I usually define this term, or how to pinpoint whether a skater has it or not. Do we use the same definition about musicality the way we do in dance. By that I don't mean Ice Dance but dancing in general; in terms of musical receptivity and musical creativity. Do we have to know the meaning and intention of the composer beforehand to know if a skater exhibits musicality or not?
I'm not musically trained so my "shortcut" to know a skater's musicality has always been to watch their performance, and then later listen to music they skate to. How easily I can imagine their movements when listening to the music is often my sign about whether that skater exhibits musicality or not. But is that really musicality or choreography?
Generally I just want to know how y'all gauge a skater's musicality, and whether there is an objective (or at least close to objectivity) when it comes to this.
I'm not musically trained so my "shortcut" to know a skater's musicality has always been to watch their performance, and then later listen to music they skate to. How easily I can imagine their movements when listening to the music is often my sign about whether that skater exhibits musicality or not. But is that really musicality or choreography?
Generally I just want to know how y'all gauge a skater's musicality, and whether there is an objective (or at least close to objectivity) when it comes to this.