Announcing the 2026 Conference Keynote Speaker

We are thrilled to announce that Françoise Lombard will be our Keynote Speaker for the 2026 Dalcroze Society of America National Conference.

Françoise Lombard, Diplôme Supérieur, grew up with la Méthode Jaques-Dalcroze in Switzerland and graduated from the Conservatoire de Genève in piano and harmony. She has trained teachers across Europe and North America since 1976. Currently, Françoise lives in Montréal and teaches on faculty for Dalcroze Canada.

One of her many unique approaches to Dalcroze Education incorporates Osteophonie, which aims to improve awareness of bodily vibrations created by the human voice thereby refining one’s listening abilities. She also has created the “Music and Movement Audio Library” a catalog of recordings featuring her own musical improvisations as a pedagogical resource for Dalcrozians, improvisors, and educators.

About Françoise Lombard

Françoise Lombard is a musician and a teacher of both Eurhythmics and the ‘Art of Listening’. Having gained the Diplôme Supérieur of the Jaques-Dalcroze Institute and graduated from the Geneva Conservatoire (piano, harmony), she began to train teachers of Eurhythmics at the Conservatory of Bienne, Switzerland (1976-1982). Since 1981, she has been regularly invited as a guest teacher at the Geneva Dalcroze International Congress (held every 4 years). In 1987, she undertook a 4- year training in ‘the Art of Listening’, also called ‘osteophonie’ (a method created by François Louche) and started teaching in Europe and Quebec:

At the same time, Françoise Lombard regularly led private osteophonie workshops for doctors, physical therapists, and psychotherapists both in Switzerland and in Canada. Since 2016, she is member of the Dalcroze Canada professional training team and guest teacher at various Dalcroze centers in North America and in Europe (Italy, France, Switzerland, Poland and the UK). She incorporates into her teaching of the JD method basic elements of osteophonie such as listening to the sensation of one’s voice vibrating in the body, developing a sensitive listening to music and to human relationships.

Françoise Lombard lives in Montreal and divides her professional life between Eurhythmics, the ‘Art of Listening’ and composition.

Françoise Lombard has created the “Music and Movement Audio Library” which is a catalog of her own musical improvisations focused on various elements that make up the language of music. This educational material is aimed at anyone who teaches music, regardless of his/her training. It was designed with the aim of promoting the learning of music and the overall development of children and adults by associating body movement with music.

The Audio Library is also aimed at professional students in Dalcroze Eurhythmics and anyone interested in the development of spontaneous musical creation. All the pieces can stimulate their imagination and accompany them on the path of improvisation. Being able to serve as examples to be explored in their own approach, these improvisations constitute a didactic resource for future rhythmics teachers.

Registration for the next conference opens March 1. We hope to see you there!