EMILE JACQUE DALCROZE

Dalcroze Eurhythmics

Body as Instrument

Body functions intertwinedNatural vs. Analytical Move to inform

Three-fold Approach

Eurhythmics SolfegeImprovisation

Principles

Skills of perceiving and responding to music Develop in inner sense of music; aural and

muscular. Internalize the time, space, and energy relationships in movement that correspond to those in music

Sharper communication between ear, eye, body, and mind

Develop storehouse of aural and kinesthetic images that can be translated into symbols and upon recall be performed at will.

Benefits: Improving Musicality

Heighten concentration and focusImprove coordination and balanceEnrich hearingSharpen sensesFreed to experience musical knowledge and

feeling through movementIndependent musicianship

In Color

http://archive.teachfind.com/ttv/www.teachers.tv/videos/dalcroze-eurythmics.html

Lesson plan