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eurhythmics

eurhythmics

1 9.9
A way of teaching music by moving the body to show rhythm
  • noun
  • /juˈrɪθmɪks/
  • Specialized
translation icon : euritmia
  • Hence, the training of students through Dalcroze eurhythmics allows the student to experience and learn about music through body movement.
  • eurhythmics class
  • eurhythmics in music education
  • method of eurhythmics

Examples

  • Eventually, he came to create an approach to educating his students that took form through three elements: eurhythmics, solfège, and improvisation.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The methods taught by Dalcroze of music education—eurhythmics, solfège, and improvisation—have had a profound influence on modern music education.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Tomorrow the young man starts with me in eurhythmics.

  • The study of eurhythmics gives teachers a good foundation in the theory and practice of movement.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Eurhythmics receives the most attention for that very reason; it is in eurhythmics that the relationship between movement and music is made explicit.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Eurhythmics was at the heart of Dalcroze's approach to music education.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Pragmatically, there are many different activities that may occur during a Dalcroze eurhythmics lesson.

    Academic text (2012)
  • For example, Dalcrozian quick-reaction exercises demonstrate one way that movement is employed pedagogically in the eurhythmics class.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In a Dalcroze class, improvisation is an important part of the threefold division of eurhythmics, solfège, and improvisation.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Eurhythmics helps children understand music by expressing rhythm through eurhythmics.

Synonyms

eurythmics
vseurhythmics
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A way of teaching music by moving the body to rhythm

is the same method but uses an alternate spelling form
eurhythmy
vseurhythmics
  • Specialized
9.9

A way of moving the body to music to show its rhythm

focuses more narrowly on teaching musical understanding rather than performance
eurythmy
vseurhythmics
  • Specialized
9.9

A way of moving the body with music or speech to show rhythm and meaning

is oriented more to teaching rhythm interpretation than to artistic display
Dalcroze
vseurhythmics
  • Jargon
9.9

A method of teaching music using body movement to help students learn rhythm and musical ideas

stresses harmonious movement that directly interprets musical rhythm rather than general activity

Surface Forms

eurhythmics singular
eurhythmics plural

Morphology

eurhythmics = eurhythmic (semi-transparent) = eu + rhythm + ics

The suffix 'ics' denotes a field of study, and while 'eurhythmic' is clear, the specific educational method meaning is specialized.

Etymology

Eurhythmics comes from the Greek parts eu- meaning 'good' or 'well' and rhythm meaning 'beat', the same root you see in the common word rhythm. It is a method that helps you feel music by moving your body, so the name helps you remember it as 'good rhythm' shown through movement.