Posts by Dalcroze USA
The DALCROZE LAB returns!
Have you ever watched a DALCROZE LAB? This is a virtual forum provided by the Dalcroze Society of America for educators to explore Dalcroze Education. It offers both live seminars and on-demand recordings of past presentations. These resources allow participants to delve into the principles, pedagogy, and techniques of Dalcroze education, including workshops, Q&A sessions, and study discussions. In…
Read MoreNine Things to Do in Oberlin (When You’re Not at the 2024 DSA National Conference)
In just a few short months, we’ll be welcoming the Dalcroze community to Oberlin, OH for the 2024 DSA National Conference. On June 6–8, you’ll have the choice of over 35 interactive sessions on Dalcroze eurhythmics, solfège, improvisation, and more. But what is there to do outside these sessions, workshops, and special events? Where can…
Read MoreTime, Space, & Energy
By Mary Dobrea-Grindahl, Diplôme Supérieur and Lauren Hodgson, Dalcroze License The relationships of time, space, and energy are considered a hallmark of the Dalcroze practice. These three elements are essential to our work in bringing music to life, developing body awareness and control, and understanding the physics and energy of harmony, melody, nuance, and rhythm.…
Read More2022 National Conference: Postponed to January 2023
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the postponement of the 2022 Dalcroze USA National Conference to January 2023. When we began planning this event 18 months ago, we knew it was possible that the current COVID-19 climate could necessitate postponement. Along with Baldwin Wallace University and the BW Community Arts School staff, we’ve…
Read MoreRecognizing One Another: Surveying the Dalcroze Landscape
Did you get your Dalcroze training just last month or years ago? What level have you reached? How do you use it in your professional life? The Dalcroze Society of America wants to know about you! As a service, the DSA provides a member directory. We want to make sure our information is up to…
Read MoreRemembering Aiko Miyara
Our Dalcroze colleague in Japan, Aiko Miyara, passed away on May 21, 2020, Tokyo. Miyara sensei studied piano at Kunitachi College of Music, Tokyo. She earned a Dalcroze License in studies with Hilda Schuster from the Dalcroze School of Music in New York, NY (1986) and Longy School of Music in Boston, MA (1993). For 35 years, Miyara sensei directed the…
Read MoreCall for Proposals Now Open
Are you interested in presenting at the 2020 DSA National Conference: Dynamic Performance, which will take place January 17-19, 2020 in Miami, FL? The Call for Proposals is now open, and the submission deadline is August 1. We encourage you to apply!
Read MoreHerb Henke Memoriam
Last week, we featured “Options for Improvising” from legendary Dalcroze teacher Herbert Henke (1931-2015). Today, we are remembering his legacy by sharing reflections of this influential and unforgettable American master teacher. (These reflections were shared following his death in 2015.) Herb Henke was a giant not only in his appearance but most importantly in his…
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