Activity
Sailboats on the Water
Created August 30, 2023 | Added May 22, 2025
- Pretend to be a sailboat bobbing on the water.
- Listen to the music and sway back and forth to the beat that you hear.
- Use music in compound duple (Bateux a voile works well)
- Use a scarf to be the sail of your sailboat.
- When you hear the end of the phrase, glide with tippy-toe running steps like a boat sailing across the smooth sea.
- When that phrase ends, then go back to swaying in your boat for the next phrase.
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Jeremy Dittus
Jeremy Dittus enjoys a career as a pianist, theorist, and Dalcroze Education specialist. An avid recitalist, he has performed solo and chamber programs and presented Dalcroze masterclasses throughout the United States, Europe, South America, and South East Asia. He currently directs the Dalcroze School of the Rockies Dalcro…
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