Sabbatical in Switzerland: Institut Jaques-Dalcroze (Part 2)

Note: this is part 2 of a series. Find part 1 here. This article first appeared in The Orff Echo, Volume XVIII, No. 4, Summer 1986. ©1986 American Orff-Schulwerk Association, Mayfield Heights, OH. Used by permission. Scale singing [at the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze] is a daily must. “So what?” one might ask. Here is one example of creative scales:…

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A Brief History of Dalcroze Eurhythmics in Guatemala

Making Dalcroze eurhythmics visible in Guatemala is a task that invites researchers to perform deep analysis. It was not possible to confirm the presence of a music teacher in Guatemala who held official accreditation endorsed by the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze in Geneva. However, the impact of this music pedagogy in the development of local musical education…

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