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“Pure Joy” is what I experience in Dalcroze Eurhythmics lesson.

I feel like a kid again when I am in the Eurhythmics classroom.  Many students dread learning advanced music concepts such as mixed meter, syncopation, polyrhythms.  In Eurhythmics, learning complicated music concepts is no longer intimidating but fun!  Eurhythmics invite students to learn in a creative and joyous environment.

I had my first Dalcroze lesson in college.  After only one-hour session, I couldn’t help but asking myself: “Why didn’t I know about this earlier?  I wish I learned music this way when I was a child!”  The class, taught by Eurhythmics Master Teacher Dr. Frego, was MAGICAL.  Abstract music concepts became EASY and I can SEE the beat through the body movement.

Video 3 Shifting Accents with Racquet Balls

Concepts: anacrusis, crusis, and metacrusis; time, space and energy, meters

This activity is great for

• both group and private lesson settings
• children and adults

Sample Lesson Plan:

We are very lucky to be granted access to 3 videos.  These videos get us a sneak peek into the exclusive video contents that accompanies Dr. Marla and Dr. Frego’s book Meaningful Movement.

Missed Video 1 and Video 2?

• Video 1
• Video 2

• Focus Activities
• Purposeful Movement
• Rhythmic Solfège
• Improvisation

Learn More about Dalcroze Eurhythmics!

I have a dream – a dream to bring Dalcroze Eurhythmics to every student’s piano lesson!   In previous blog, I shared the story of how I was hooked the first time I experienced Dalcroze Eurhythmics and how I wished that every child could learn music this way.

Dalcroze Eurhythmics is the Music Training I wish I had when I was a child.

I am so excited to show a series of videos by Dr. Marla Butke and Dr. David Frego.

Video 2 Canon Overlapping and Continuous (Lesson plan #16, 25, 61, 94)

Instead of having a passive listening experience, the students build deeper listening skills by actively expressing the music in their movement.

This activity is great for
*  group and private lesson settings
* children and adults of all ages

If you would like to see the lesson plan and detailed instruction, make sure to check out Dr. Marla and Dr. Frego’s book Meaningful Movement.

Listed below is a sample lesson plan

There are 3 more lesson plans for “Canon” that goes from beginner to advanced level. (Lesson plan #16,25,61, and 94)

You’ll find all the Lesson plans in the book Meaningful Movement.

Meaningful Movement –  Your Ultimate Guidebook to Dalcroze Eurhythmics

What’s in Meaningful Movement?

• 206 lessons from beginners to advanced
• 31 videos of live sessions
• 79 pieces of music literature categorized by genre
• Complete lesson plans with easy to read bullet points
• Outcome assessment plan
• Tailored to both Young students and Adults
• Great for both large classroom and individual lesson

Insider’s View – Dr. Frego talks about the book

• Focus activities
• Purposeful Movement
• Rhythmic Solfège
• Improvisation

We are very lucky to be granted access to 3 videos. These videos get us a sneak peek into the exclusive video contents that accompanies Dr. Marla and Dr. Frego’s book Meaningful Movement.

Where to get the book

• West Music
• Music is Elementary

Learn More about Dalcroze Eurhythmics!

Stay tuned for video #3

While you wait for video 3, come check out how I apply Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the private lesson!

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