Beginner Solfège

Experience a Dalcroze education class from the 2012 National Conference.

Experience a Dalcroze education class from the 2014 National Conference.

Explore the natural rhythms that accompany movement: inspired by bodily motion, by spatial elements, or by moving in relation to others.

In this 75-minute collaboration, we will explore the idea of a personal inner tempo and then consider the challenge of “being music” that is at tempos more-than and less-than our authentic selves. How am I to feel the reality of another? With examples from Bach, La Bottine Souriante, and Satie, we will consider the difference between playing the notes of and being the music of another.

In this "joyful beginning" to the 2020 National Conference, see participants become more comfortable with—and conscious of—the larger group, many of whom they are meeting for the first time.

How can movement cultivate a more profound sense of musicality? This session examines how Dalcroze principles can enhance aesthetic education by deepening musicianship, refining intuition, and nurturing creativity. Experience firsthand how embodied strategies bring music to life.