Conference Welcome and Keynote Address
With Mary Dobrea-Grindahl, Diplôme Supérieur
Recorded January 13, 2023
Émile Jaques-Dalcroze said, “We cannot teach what we wish; we cannot teach what we know; we can only teach who we are.”
Together, let’s explore the idea of who we are, and, perhaps more importantly, who we—the present and future members of the Dalcroze Society of America—want to be. Let’s be together, work together, and play together!
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Movement
With Dawn Pratson (2010)
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Experience a movement class from the 2010 National Conference.
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TaKeTiNa: Entering Polyrhythmic Patterns
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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.
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Theme and Variations
With Cynthia Lilley (2020)
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Variation on a theme is a concept central to the Dalcroze approach. This lesson uses several recordings to explore various movement possibilities.
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