Activity
Swing, Sing, and Improvise
Compound Meters with Tennis Balls
Recorded June 6, 2024 | Added January 11, 2026
Embody the rhythms of compound meter with phrases like “swing,” “bounce-lift,” “back-and-forth,” and “toss-catch.”
Submit Feedback on This Resource
Jeremy Dittus
Dr. Jeremy Dittus, Diplôme Supérieur, enjoys a career as a pianist, theorist, and Dalcrozian. He has performed and/or presented Dalcroze master classes throughout the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia. He directs the Dalcroze School of Music & Movement (Dallas, Texas), teaches on the faculty at Hope College in Holland, Michigan, and serves on le Collège de l’Institut Jaques-Dalcroze. The Dalcroze School of Music & Movement (founded in 2010) offers courses for youth ages 4–18, adult enrichment, full-time study toward the Dalcroze Professional Certificate, Dalcroze License, and post-License study. Publications include several journal and book articles, seven volumes of teacher-training textbooks, Embodying Music Vol. I–IV and Moving Sound Vol. I–III, along with ten volumes of DSM youth curriculum: Eurhythmics I and II, Rhythmic-Solfège I–V, and Advanced Dalcroze I–III.
Swing, Sing, and Improvise
Compound Meters with Tennis Balls
Jeremy Dittus, Presenter
About the Author(s)
Jeremy Dittus
Dr. Jeremy Dittus, Diplôme Supérieur, enjoys a career as a pianist, theorist, and Dalcrozian. He has performed and/or presented Dalcroze master classes throughout the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia. He directs the Dalcroze School of Music & Movement (Dallas, Texas), teaches on the faculty at Hope College in H…
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.