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Dalcroze

Dalcroze

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A method of teaching music using body movement to help students learn rhythm and musical ideas
  • proper noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : euritmia
  • Hence, the training of students through Dalcroze eurhythmics allows the student to experience and learn about music through body movement.
  • Dalcroze eurhythmics
  • Dalcroze approach
  • Dalcroze class

Examples

  • Eurhythmics was at the heart of Dalcroze's approach to music education.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The continual integration in musical time of hearing, analyzing, moving, improvising, and notating is important in Dalcroze teaching.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Creating conditions for these moments is a principal Dalcroze objective.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Her research interests lie in the fields of Dalcroze Eurhythmics and lived musical experiences.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Pragmatically, there are many different activities that may occur during a Dalcroze eurhythmics lesson.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Interacting socially, learning from classmates, and making discoveries are essential characteristics of a Dalcroze class.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The method Dalcroze is effective for engaging students in learning music through movement.

  • In her lesson plan, she incorporated Dalcroze techniques to enhance her students' musical understanding.

  • Teachers who use Dalcroze methods encourage students to explore rhythm and melody through active participation.

Synonyms

eurhythmics
vsDalcroze
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A way of teaching music by moving the body to show rhythm

uses movement and physical activity broadly to develop musical understanding
eurythmics
vsDalcroze
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A way of teaching music by moving the body to rhythm

uses movement more generally rather than only as rhythmic response

Surface Forms

Dalcroze main

Etymology

Dalcroze is the name of a music method created by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, who used walking, clapping and dancing to teach 'rhythm' and musical feeling. So the Dalcroze method means learning music by using your body and movement.