We are delighted that Andrew Davidson has agreed to run a Zoom session for members on 23rd July at 2pm. This session will be about applying useful jazz chord progressions to piano improvisation in a Dalcroze context. We will be doing some seated rhythmics, solfa, and piano playing. It will be possible for you to [...]
Dalcroze UK will be taking the 2020 Summer School online via Zoom from 2 - 10 August! The virtual school will offer training at Foundation, Intermediate, Professional Certificate and Post-Certificate/Licence levels in the core subjects of Dalcroze Eurhythmics: rhythmics, aural training (solfège/solfa) improvisation and pedagogy. These classes will be restricted to a maximum of 8 [...]
Thank you to everyone who attended the Zoom meeting today, I hope you found it useful. For those of you who weren't able to attend, there were discussions around the challenges of teaching remotely and the group expressed their opinions about the type of sessions which might be useful in the future. We will be [...]
We are setting up a series of sessions via Zoom to provide support and inspiration to Dalcroze practitioners during this unprecedented time. We plan to run regular sessions, led by top Dalcroze specialists, on topics that you are interested in. We’re keen to provide a space for members to connect and navigate this very [...]
We have received a communication advising that, following the developing situation around COVID-19, no public events will take place at the RNCM until further notice. All services will be suspended until at least after the Easter period (Monday 14th April) which means that, with a heavy heart, we will have to cancel this year’s Easter [...]
Following today’s announcement from the Prime Minister of the UK, Boris Johnson, we are updating you on our plans for the Easter Course in Manchester. The government has confirmed that there are currently no plans to close schools or restrict travel so we are acting on the advice we have at this moment in time. [...]
Hélène Nicolet Diplôme Supérieur, Institut Jaques-Dalcroze We are very pleased to announce that Hélène will be teaching at the Intensive Training Course in Croydon in 2019-20! Hélène obtained her Dalcroze License in 2006 at the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze (IJD) and her Master of Arts in Music Education from the University of Applied Sciences in 2008. She [...]
Laetitia Disseix-Berger Diplôme Supérieur, Institut Jaques-Dalcroze We are delighted that Laetitia Disseix-Berger will be joining us in Croydon this year to teach on our Intensive Training Course! Laetitia currently teaches Music Education, Solfège, Solfège for Dancers, and Dalcroze Eurhythmics at the Conservatoire Regional de Rueil-Malmaison, near Paris, France. She uses la méthode Jaques-Dalcroze to instruct music [...]
Kaye Barker: Dalcroze Certificate: London; Dalcroze Licence: London; BA (Oxon) Kaye is a professional violinist, classroom teacher and Dalcroze teacher based in London. She was a member of the BBC Philharmonic and the Bridge Quartet, which toured extensively & broadcast on BBC Radio 3, then became Head of Strings for Ealing Music Service. She is [...]
Margareta Burrell - Early Years Music Specialist: (Dalcroze Licence, PGCE Music Sec, Oboe Diploma, Music therapist) Margareta will lead three Early Years workshops at this year's Summer School which will include interactive examples from Early Years practice around the theme of The Sea, underpinned and interjected with examples of pedagogy and Dalcroze principles. Margareta trained as a [...]
