An Introduction to Dalcroze Eurhythmics: Developing Artistry through Rhythm and Movement. Dalcroze Eurhythmics is a unique, exciting, and powerful education in and through music for individuals of all ages and levels. Rhythmic movement, intense listening, and improvisation unlock creativity, nurture imagination, and open the doors to enriched and enlivened music making. Eurhythmics (literally, good rhythm) places experiential knowledge at the fore. Musical concepts are explored through social and interactive methods that invite the students to trust their ideas and develop their own intuitions. Dalcroze study has three branches: 1. Eurhythmics trains the body in rhythm, dynamics, articulation, phrasing, and form; 2. Solfège trains the ear, eye, and voice in pitch, melody, and harmony; 3. Improvisation brings all elements together according to the student's own invention -- in movement, with the voice, or at an instrument Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, a Swiss pianist, composer, and educator, created his method of teaching advanced conservatory students using “rhythmic gymnastics” early in the Twentieth century. Later, he developed these principles for children and young adults. In a typical Dalcroze class, the instructor will combine the elements above using rhythm games, songs, gesture, and movement as the key teaching media so that the joy of music is experienced and understood. As a precursor to or in tandem with private music lessons, Dalcroze Eurhythmics will create a platform for accelerated and deep learning in all musicians. For more information about Dalcroze Eurhythmics, please contact Jeremy Dittus directly: Dr. Jeremy Dittus; Diplôme Supérieur 1436 Elizabeth St. Denver, CO 80206 614-395-4722 www.dalcrozeschooloftherockies.com [email protected] www.dalcrozeusa.org Jeremy Dittus, © 2012

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DalcrozeEurhythmicsisaunique,exciting,andpowerfuleducationinandthroughmusicforindividualsofallagesandlevels.Rhythmicmovement,intenselistening,andimprovisationunlockcreativity,nurtureimagination,andopenthedoorstoenrichedandenlivenedmusicmaking.Eurhythmics(literally,goodrhythm)placesexperientialknowledgeatthefore.Musicalconceptsareexploredthroughsocialandinteractivemethodsthatinvitethestudentstotrusttheirideasanddeveloptheirownintuitions.Dalcrozestudyhasthreebranches:1. Eurhythmicstrainsthebodyinrhythm,dynamics,articulation,phrasing,and

form;2. Solfègetrainstheear,eye,andvoiceinpitch,melody,andharmony;3. Improvisationbringsallelementstogetheraccordingtothestudent'sown

invention--inmovement,withthevoice,orataninstrument

EmileJaques-Dalcroze,aSwisspianist,composer,andeducator,createdhismethodofteachingadvancedconservatorystudentsusing“rhythmicgymnastics”earlyintheTwentiethcentury.Later,hedevelopedtheseprinciplesforchildrenandyoungadults.InatypicalDalcrozeclass,theinstructorwillcombinetheelementsaboveusingrhythmgames,songs,gesture,andmovementasthekeyteachingmediasothatthejoyofmusicisexperiencedandunderstood.Asaprecursortoorintandemwithprivatemusiclessons,DalcrozeEurhythmicswillcreateaplatformforacceleratedanddeeplearninginallmusicians.FormoreinformationaboutDalcrozeEurhythmics,pleasecontactJeremyDittusdirectly:Dr.JeremyDittus;DiplômeSupérieur1436ElizabethSt.Denver,CO80206614-395-4722

www.dalcrozeschooloftherockies.comjeremydittus@gmail.comwww.dalcrozeusa.org