DSA National Conference News
DSA National Conference: Rhythmic Frontiers
The 2024 National Conference is rapidly approaching! Registration is now open for Rhythmic Frontiers, which will take place at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music from June 6 – 8. “Rhythmic Frontiers” beckons participants to explore new territories in sound and motion. As frontiers symbolize the unknown and untapped, this theme invites us to innovate, experiment,…
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 More2023 National Conference Reflection
The 2023 Dalcroze Conference at Baldwin Wallace University was uplifting and expansive. As I walked into each room, meeting others from across the country and reconnecting with a few familiar faces, I found the teaching modality that has been missing in my instruction for years. Moving with ease and beauty, while learning about the importance…
Read MoreMeet 2023 Keynote Speaker Mary Dobrea-Grindahl
The 2023 Conference is just around the corner and early registration is now open! If you know Mary and have seen her teach, you know how lucky we are to be welcoming her as our Keynote Speaker. Mary Dobrea-Grindahl, Diplôme Supérieur, Professor Emerita at Baldwin Wallace University, where she enjoyed a multi-faceted teaching and performing career for over 30…
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 MoreMeet 2022 Keynote Speaker Mary Dobrea-Grindahl
The 2022 Conference is just around the corner and early registration is now open! If you know Mary and have seen her teach, you know how lucky we are to be welcoming her as our Keynote Speaker. Mary Dobrea-Grindahl, Diplôme Supérieur, enjoys a multi-faceted teaching and performing career at Baldwin Wallace University, where she teaches piano, Eurhythmics, and solfège.…
Read MoreComing Together: The DSA’s National Events Committee
Since our founding, the Dalcroze Society of America has been organizing events that bring us together as a community. Of all the events the DSA creates, our national conference may be the one that most embodies our vision statement, which states: The Dalcroze Society of America works to ensure that a strong and vibrant community…
Read MoreMeet 2020 DSA Guest Artist Adalberto Riva
The 2020 Conference is just around the corner and early registration is now open! Pianist Adalberto Maria Riva will present a special recital of works by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze during the conference. Adalberto Maria Riva had been studying at the Milan Conservatoire of Music and obtained his Virtuosité in 2001 in the class of Dag Achatz…
Read MoreMeet 2020 DSA Guest Presenter Silvia Del Bianco
The 2020 Conference is just around the corner and early registration is now open! Conference attendees will be in for a rare opportunity, when we welcome Silvia Del Bianco as our special guest presenter. Silvia Del Bianco was born in 1958 in Argentina. In 1975 she graduated in Piano pedagogy and interpretation at the Buenos…
Read MoreConference Registration Now Open
Conference Registration officially opens today! In just a few short months, we will meet in Miami, FL to celebrate the Dalcroze Education community and join together in workshops, presentations, and performances. Early Registration discounts are available through November 17. Current DSA members save even more! The conference theme “Dynamic Performance” explores the ways Dalcroze Education…
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