The Eurhythmics of Jaques-Dalcroze (Esprios Classics)

Émile Jaques-Dalcroze was a Swiss composer musician and music educator who developed Dalcroze eurhythmics an approach to learning and experiencing music through movement. Dalcroze eurhythmics influenced Carl Orff's pedagogy used in music education throughout the United States. Dalcroze's method teaches musical concepts often through movement. The variety of movement analogues used for musical concepts develop an integrated and natural musical expression in the student. Turning the body into a well-tuned musical instrument-Dalcroze felt-was the best path for generating a solid vibrant musical foundation. The Dalcroze method consists of three equally important elements: eurhythmics solfège and improvisation.