TTTV028: Dalcroze Eurythmics with Paula Melville-Clark

What do you think of when you think of Dalcroze? My first thought is of students marching to a beat, and while that is part of it, there's so much more to learn from this method! Dalcroze is all about experience and feeling before intellectualising. Moving from big, whole body movements right down to the fine motor skills needed to play something at the piano. I've always been interested in these non-traditional methods, and I'm so excited that Paula was able to come on the podcast today to share how she combines Dalcroze group classes, and private piano instruction in her studio.   As well as explaining the concepts and ideas behind Dalcroze, Paula is also sharing some videos of her teaching in action. This is so valuable as Dalcroze is all about movement and activity, so talking can only get us so far! If you normally listen to the podcast, you should definitely consider watching this one. It's so inspiring to see Paula in action and I wouldn't want you to miss out!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The foundation of the Dalcroze method
• How movement can help students understand rhythm, beat and metre
• The similarities between Kodaly, Orff and Dalcroze approaches
• How Paula's incorporates group movement classes into her piano studio
• Movement activities Paula does with children as young as two years old
• How Paula uses movement in private piano lessons
• Creative ways to get students to feel tempo
• What training as a Dalcroze teacher involves

Items mentioned in this podcast:

• Dalcroze UK
• Dalcroze Australia
• Dalcroze USA
• Dalcroze Institute in Geneva
• Rhythm: One on One
• Book: Music, Moving & Learning in Early Childhood (click to buy internationally)
• Book: Music, Moving & Learning (for Australian residents - get discount postage)

What to contact Paula?

Paula has kindly shared her email with everyone. Click here to get in touch if you've got questions or would like to get a copy of her book. You can also right click on that link to "copy email address" to your favourite email software.