Thanks for a great workshop, David Frego!
Dalcroze Eurythmics: Discovering the Rhythm Within You
David Frego September 20, 2014
This workshop will look at the elements of music through kinesthetic awareness. Participants will be actively engaged in music making through movement—connecting the brain to the body. While this workshop is primarily for the general music classroom, transfers will be made for the choral and instrumental classroom as well. Handouts and additional examples will help teachers take these ideas to their classrooms. Please come wearing loose, comfortable clothing, soft-soled shoes, and be ready to feel the joy of music.
Emile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865-1950) was a Swiss musician and educator who developed a unique approach to the study of music based on rhythm as the factor that bridges what we hear with what we do. This approach, known as Eurhythmics, is a three-part study for musical growth; integrating rhythmic movement, ear-training, and improvisation. Music is abstract; we hear it moving through time. Movement is concrete; we see it moving through space. By connecting listening with movement Dalcroze set out to clarify abstract music concepts. His work with children and adults helped him to discover that rhythmic movement in response to intelligent and sensitive listening develops both the tonal and rhythmic senses—enhancing the understanding, the joy, and the performance of music.
David Frego is the Blumberg Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Music at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and is Past-President of the Dalcroze Society of America. He is an instructor in Dalcroze Eurhythmics and regularly presents workshops throughout the globe. While performing artists of all ages benefit from rhythmic training, eurhythmics in teacher training is an important focus of Dr. Frego’s research. Other teaching and research areas include dance philosophy and the application of Dalcroze Eurhythmics as palliative care for adults with post-traumatic stress. David Frego has published book chapters, DVDs and articles in both music education journals and medical journals for arts medicine.
This workshop will look at the elements of music through kinesthetic awareness. Participants will be actively engaged in music making through movement—connecting the brain to the body. While this workshop is primarily for the general music classroom, transfers will be made for the choral and instrumental classroom as well. Handouts and additional examples will help teachers take these ideas to their classrooms. Please come wearing loose, comfortable clothing, soft-soled shoes, and be ready to feel the joy of music.
Emile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865-1950) was a Swiss musician and educator who developed a unique approach to the study of music based on rhythm as the factor that bridges what we hear with what we do. This approach, known as Eurhythmics, is a three-part study for musical growth; integrating rhythmic movement, ear-training, and improvisation. Music is abstract; we hear it moving through time. Movement is concrete; we see it moving through space. By connecting listening with movement Dalcroze set out to clarify abstract music concepts. His work with children and adults helped him to discover that rhythmic movement in response to intelligent and sensitive listening develops both the tonal and rhythmic senses—enhancing the understanding, the joy, and the performance of music.
David Frego is the Blumberg Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Music at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and is Past-President of the Dalcroze Society of America. He is an instructor in Dalcroze Eurhythmics and regularly presents workshops throughout the globe. While performing artists of all ages benefit from rhythmic training, eurhythmics in teacher training is an important focus of Dr. Frego’s research. Other teaching and research areas include dance philosophy and the application of Dalcroze Eurhythmics as palliative care for adults with post-traumatic stress. David Frego has published book chapters, DVDs and articles in both music education journals and medical journals for arts medicine.