Advanced Solfège II

Experience a Dalcroze education class from the 2010 National Conference.

Experience a Dalcroze education class from the 2012 National Conference.

Using embodied approaches to ear training, we’ll learn “Che Gusto” by Antonio Caldara, which employs the harmonic progression of descending 5ths. We remember beloved Dalcroze teacher Lisa Parker in this class, who adored this canon.

Variation on a theme is a concept central to the Dalcroze approach. This lesson uses several recordings to explore various movement possibilities.

Miles Davis’s solo on the track “Flamenco Sketches” from Kind of Blue is unsurpassed in its beauty. We will study it through solfège to unlock some of its modal secrets.

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