Guest teacher Michael Joviala (Diplôme Supérior, Institute Jaques-Dalcroze; DMA) will lead a Dalcroze Musical Experience in Washington Park UMC room 213. Take off your shoes and move with the music! This 3 hour workshop is appropriate for people brand new to Dalcroze and also those with a lot of experience – everyone is welcome. Discount for DSA…

Join us for an afternoon of singing, movement, improvisation and creation with Michael Joviala, Diplôme Supérieur. We will explore the pedagogical inventions of Jaques-Dalcroze through the timeless songs of Rodgers and Hart. All levels of experience in Dalcroze are welcome! The event is held both in-person and online.  Date and Time: Sunday, April 27 – 1:00pm-4:00pmLocation: Longy School of Music27 Garden…

Join us on October 27 for an exciting workshop on Rhythmic Surprises!  We invite all skill level musicians, dancers and educators to explore unusual patterns, improvisation and collaborative music making. Experience firsthand how rhythm can be felt, seen, and heard, transforming the way you connect with music. Explore how the fundamental principles of the Dalcroze approach can…

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Anne Farber from a heart attack on August 17, 2024. Many of us knew Anne through her brilliant teaching at the Longy School in Cambridge, along with Lisa Parker, and the Lucy Moses School in New York, where she founded the ongoing Dalcroze School. Although…

June 26-28, 2024 Instructors: Lauren Hodgson and Mary Dobrea-Grindahl  Credits: 1 (EDU-565-PM7) This three-day workshop provides a complete introduction to the Dalcroze Method. Participants will have daily classes in Dalcroze Eurhythmics, solfège, improvisation, and pedagogy. This immersion into the method provides participants with skills to apply the principles of the method to their classroom teaching…

Dalcroze Society of America National Conference Rhythmic FrontiersJune 6-8, 2024Oberlin, OH 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, and push beyond traditional boundaries. Embrace the voyage and journey along the intertwined pathways of rhythm, movement, and…

Jean Marc Aeschimann, diplôme supérieur, professor emeritus from the Institut Jaques Dalcroze in Geneva: Singing with the Body. April 6, 1-4pm.

A special opportunity to learn about a movement based, primitive (infant or neo-natal) reflex integration program that uses developmental movements, gentle isometric pressure and self-awareness to rebuild the foundations necessary to help overcome learning, sensory, emotional and behavioral challenges for children and adults.