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April 9, 2025 | Katie Couch | Committee News, News, Professional Development Committee | No Comments

Professional Development Retreat in NYC

The recent professional development committee (PDC) conference held in Manhattan was unforgettable. In the short space of just a weekend, the Dalcrozians who attended were able to experience a wide…

April 2, 2025 | Dawn Pratson | Committee News, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, Events | No Comments

Surprising Discoveries about Children and Race

As a music educator, you know how important it is to engage children in music at an early age. Babies, toddlers, and preschoolers all respond with glee to inviting rhythms, melodies, and harmonies…

January 22, 2025 | Jeremy Dittus | Committee News, Professional Development Committee | No Comments

Are You Familiar with the T2 Program?

Have you ever heard of the T2 Program? If not, this article will familiarize you with an outline of this important document which is shaping the future of Dalcroze teacher training in the United St…

January 13, 2025 | Dawn Pratson | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, News | No Comments

Updates from the DEI Committee

Recently I attended a reunion of the k-8 school where I taught from its founding in 2005 until 2016. The Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School was founded by a group of primarily Asian Americ…

October 23, 2024 | Alex Marthaler | News, Publications Committee | No Comments

Call for Submissions: Remembering Anne Farber

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…

October 15, 2024 | Katie Couch | Publications Committee | No Comments

“Dalcroze Connections” Vol. 9 No. 1 Now Available

The spring 2025 edition of our online magazine Dalcroze Connections is now available for all to read! Dalcroze Connections is the official magazine of the United States Dalcroze community and seeks t…

July 5, 2024 | Dawn Pratson | Committee News, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, News | No Comments

Conversations on Undoing Racism (May 2024)

The DSA began our monthly “Conversations on Undoing Racism” in August of 2020, in response to the events surrounding the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. We have met ev…

April 30, 2024 | Alex Marthaler | Events, National Conference, National Events Committee, News | No Comments

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 Fr…

September 6, 2023 | Katie Couch | Professional Development Committee | No Comments

Dalcroze Education for Youth: Subcommittee Update

Current Work The Dalcroze Education for Youth Subcommittee is comprised of members of the DSA’s Professional Development Committee. We (Adriana Ausch, Jeremy Dittus, Leslie Upchurch, and myself)…

January 3, 2023 | Alex Marthaler | News, Professional Development Committee | No Comments

Introducing: “Dalcroze Education for Youth”

Designed for New Dalcroze Teachers Have you ever taught a Dalcroze class to children ages 4-6? Or perhaps you are working on the pedagogy requirements towards Dalcroze certification and plan to d…