Beginning Solfège

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.

During this demonstration class, Dalcroze students from the BW Community Arts School demonstrate a variety of activities from their studies. Students range in age from 6–12.

Immerse yourself in the physical experience of compound meter as we explore its rhythmic flow and expressive potential. Through movement and interactive exercises, participants investigate the sensation of compound meter within the body, revealing new layers of rhythmic understanding.

Conventional wisdom holds that meters of five are somehow inherently more difficult than meters of two, three, four, or six. In this session, participants will experience a series of games and songs that connect young children to uneven meters and encourage them to groove naturally with these patterns!

Recorded at the 2024 National Conference.

Experience a Dalcroze education class from the 2010 National Conference.