Music making cannot happen without movement.  Every sound produced on an instrument or in the voice is produced through muscular action.  Learning using eurhythmics simply uses our own natural capacities.  It is a way of developing a thorough understanding of musical events such as pulse, tempo, rhythm, phrasing, bar-time, dynamics, duration, ensemble, structure and changes of energy.

It is not enough to understand these concepts only intellectually or be able to recognise them by listening alone.  It is important that the body knows what they feel like.  Since the whole body is involved in playing and singing, information that is not in the body will not come through in our performance.  Through using the whole body, we can deepen and broaden our power of musical expression and understanding.

By working in this way we develop an inner ear, good coordination and the ability to respond quickly.  We make our whole body into a musical instrument, able to perform more effectively and we develop our ability to communicate using different modes.

Classes consist of Rythmics and Improvisation, and are structured in groups according to age range, with a maximum of 12 students per class.

 Dalcroze Eurythmics includes the learning and use of relative solfa based on the Kodály approach.  The teaching of solfa is covered in depth by Kodály Musicianship classes, which are taken in addition to Rythmics and Improvisation.

Eurhythmics trains the body in rhythm, dynamics, articulation, phrasing, and form.

Solfa trains the ear, eye, and voice in pitch, melody, and harmony.

Improvisation brings all elements together according to the student's own invention - in movement, with voice, at an instrument.

For more information on Dalcroze visit the Dalcroze Society (UK)