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Recently Added Lesson Plans & Activities

Solfège Warmup with Modal Scales

William R. Bauer

Anatomy of a Lesson #2

Elda Nelly Treviño, Katie Couch

Rhythmic-Solfège IV Class Demonstration

Jeremy Dittus

Verbal Reaction with Dividing the Beat

Lauren Hodgson

Anatomy of a Lesson #8

Verónica Jiménez Queasada, Elda Nelly Treviño, Anne-Claire Rey Bellet

Rhythms on the Water

Jeremy Dittus

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Title	Date	Format	Type	Link
Solfège Warmup with Modal Scales From A Dalcroze Approach to Modal Jazz William R. Bauer	2024	Video	Activity	View
Anatomy of a Lesson #2 Binary Trochaic Rhythm in the Mazurka From Dalcroze Connections Vol. 7 No. 2 Elda Nelly Treviño, Katie Couch	2023	Text	Lesson Plan	View
Rhythmic-Solfège IV Class Demonstration Members Only From American Dalcroze Journal Vol. 39 No. 1 Jeremy Dittus	2012	Text	Lesson Plan	View
Verbal Reaction with Dividing the Beat From Dalcroze 103 Lauren Hodgson	2024	Video	Activity	View
Anatomy of a Lesson #8 “A Melody in Minor” by Anne Clàire Rey-Ballet From Dalcroze Connections Vol. 10 No. 2 Verónica Jiménez Queasada, Elda Nelly Treviño, Anne-Claire Rey Bellet	2026	Text	Lesson Plan	View
Rhythms on the Water A Compound Meter Warm-Up From Dalcroze 102 Jeremy Dittus	2024	Video	Activity	View
Sequencing Modal Scales with Solfège From A Dalcroze Approach to Modal Jazz William R. Bauer	2024	Video	Activity	View
Rhythm Patterns with “The Shoemaker” Members Only Aaron Butler	2026	Text	Activity	View
Trio Activity Moving to “Flamenco Sketches” From A Dalcroze Approach to Modal Jazz William R. Bauer	2024	Video	Activity	View
Pepperoni Pizza Members Only Lori Forden	2026	Text	Activity	View
Dalcroze Follow Bounce and Catch with Tennis Balls From Dalcroze 101 Gregory Ristow	2024	Video	Activity	View
Hands and Feet, Four by Four Members Only Lauren Hodgson	2025	Text	Activity	View
Sunny Day, Cloudy Day Members Only Major vs. Minor Mira Larson	2026	Text	Activity	View
Pizza!: A Dalcroze Aural Reaction Part 2 From Games and Songs in Five Anthony Molinaro	2024	Video	Activity	View
Mi gatito (My kitten) Members Only Elda Nelly Treviño	2026	Text	Activity	View
Dalcroze Solfège Embodying the Circle of Fifths (Part 2) From Dalcroze 104 Eiko Ishizuka	2024	Video	Activity	View
Syncopated Rhythm (‘Amphibrach’) Game Members Only Katie Couch	2025	Text	Activity	View
Improvising with Miles Davis’s Solo From A Dalcroze Approach to Modal Jazz William R. Bauer	2024	Video	Activity	View
Once Upon a Time Members Only Beat–Division–Multiple Lauren Hodgson	2025	Text	Activity	View
Swing, Sing, and Improvise Compound Meters with Tennis Balls From Dalcroze 102 Jeremy Dittus	2024	Video	Activity	View
Music & Movement Session for Seniors with Dementia (log in) From Heart to Heart Melissa Tucker	2016	Text	Lesson Plan	View
Pizza!: A Dalcroze Aural Reaction Part 1 From Games and Songs in Five Anthony Molinaro	2024	Video	Activity	View
Feeling “Three” Members Only Triple Meter and Complementary Rhythm Cynthia Lilley	2025	Text	Lesson Plan	View
Embodying the Harmony of Changing Modes From A Dalcroze Approach to Modal Jazz William R. Bauer	2024	Video	Activity	View
Exploring 3/4 with Purcell’s Minuet in D Minor Members Only Arthur Simoes	2025	Text	Lesson Plan	View
Changing Compound Meters Aural Reaction with Scarves From Dalcroze 102 Jeremy Dittus	2024	Video	Activity	View
Robots: Top Half & Bottom Half Members Only Michael Joviala	2025	Text	Activity	View
Visual Quick Reaction Equal Divisions of the Compound Meter Beat From Dalcroze 103 Lauren Hodgson	2024	Video	Activity	View
Anatomy of a Lesson #7 Groupings of 12 Eighth Notes and Piano Improvisation From Dalcroze Connections Vol. 10 No. 1 Annabelle Joseph, Elda Nelly Treviño	2025	Text	Lesson Plan	View
Dalcroze Solfège Embodying the Circle of Fifths (Part 1) From Dalcroze 104 Eiko Ishizuka	2024	Video	Activity	View
Living Music Members Only Eurhythmics and Jazz Improvisation William R. Bauer	2020	Audio, Text	Lesson Plan	View
Song: “Pizza Hut, Pizza Hut, Restaurant” From Games and Songs in Five Anthony Molinaro	2024	Video	Activity	View
Bake, Sing, and Sell Hot Cross Buns Michael Joviala	2024	Text	Activity	View
Organic Rhythm The Music of Silence Dawn Pratson	2020	Text	Lesson Plan	View
Hello Song with Tempo and Pentascale Exploration Leslie Upchurch	2023	Text	Activity	View
Move and Improvise with The Itsy Bitsy Spider Aaron Butler	2023	Text	Activity	View
Chassé Aural Reaction Katie Couch	2023	Text	Activity	View
Anatomy of a Lesson #6 Measure Shape and Rhythms of “Wayfaring Stranger” From Dalcroze Connections Vol. 9 No. 2 Cynthia Lilley, Katie Couch	2025	Text	Lesson Plan	View
Vocal Improvisation with Rhythm Sticks Instrument Imagination Michael Joviala	2023	Text	Activity	View
Seeds Grow Into Trees Michael Joviala	2023	Text	Activity	View
Scale Improvisation (First 4 Notes) Introductory Solfège and Rhythm Practice Cynthia Lilley	2023	Text	Activity	View
Steps and Skips Adriana Ausch-Simmel	2023	Text	Activity	View
Horses at the Farm Adriana Ausch-Simmel	2023	Text	Activity	View
The Tortoise and the Hare Slow and Fast Leslie Upchurch	2023	Text	Activity	View
Sailboats on the Water Jeremy Dittus	2023	Text	Activity	View
Anatomy of a Lesson #5 Lesson Plan for 3rd-5th Graders From Dalcroze Connections Vol. 9 No. 1 Michael Joviala	2024	Text	Lesson Plan	View
Swing In Compound Meter Dalcroze Warm-Up From Dalcroze 103 Lauren Hodgson	2024	Video	Activity	View
Song: “Hey Little Doggie” With Aural Reactions From Games and Songs in Five Anthony Molinaro	2024	Video	Activity	View
Living In The Past, Present, and Future Canon at the Measure From Dalcroze 101 Gregory Ristow	2024	Video	Activity	View
Passing a Minor Scale in Rhythm From Dalcroze 104 Eiko Ishizuka	2024	Video	Activity	View