MASTERCLASS ARCHIVES
VDM MASTERCLASS ARCHIVES
Links to the Virtual Dalcroze MASTERLCASS SERIES can be accessed through the registration site.
Descriptions of the masterclasses are listed below.
Masterclass #39
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November 16/17, 2024 with Jerison Lee (Singapore) |
Masterclass #38
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October 19/20, 2024 with Sachiko Muranaka (Japan) |
Masterclass #37
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September 28/29, 2024 with Jacqueline Vann (England) |
Masterclass #36
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June 15/16, 2024 with Tamaé Gennai Deveaud (Switzerland) |
Masterclass #35 |
April 27/28, 2024 with Fumiko Honda Bauer (Japan/USA) "Dalcroze parent-child classes for children ages 1 to 4 years old" Teaching Dalcroze parent-child classes for over thirty years has strengthened my belief that, during early childhood, Dalcroze training is essential for human development. Certainly mixed-age Dalcroze classes offer many benefits for children, but parents benefit as well. By playing, moving, and singing in my class, parents learn new ways to interact with their children. In our Zoom session, we will watch video segments from my classes, and I will share my teaching plans and observations about my students. Come and find out how I use the Dalcroze approach in this context, and you'll see why I love to teach parent child classes. |
Masterclass #34
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March 2/3, 2024 with Sylvie Morgenegg (Switzerland) "What if vocal improvisation in classical music were a game?" This is a Dalcroze solfege course in which participants will experience a range of fun and varied activities designed to develop their own abilities to improvise vocal melodies. |
Masterclass #33 |
January 27/28, 2024 with Arthur Simões (Brazil/Switzerland) "Exploring Brazilian Rhythms" This class will introduce you to some of the rich rhythmic language of Brazilian music. Through active listening, physical movement and kinesthetic awareness, you will embody some of the core elements of Samba, Bossa Nova, and Baião. At the same time, you will discover and experience some of the core principles and techniques of Dalcroze Eurhythmics and see in practice how they can be applied. |
Masterclass #32 |
November 18/19, 2023 with Bethan Habron-James (Wales) "Re-sourcing Ourselves Through our Practice"
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Masterclass #31
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October 21/22, 2023 with Yi-Ru McAllister (Taiwan) "Creativity Inspired by the Chinese Language" Chinese is different from western languages in a number of ways. For example, each Chinese word is combined by different strokes with a specific order in a precise direction, which is comparable to a music score. The goal of this workshop is to use the different strokes and characters of the Chinese language as the starting point to inspire our imagination, in order to create the link between the language and the musical subject. |
Masterclass #30 |
September 23/24, 2023 with Aaron Butler (USA) "Metric Transformation with Brahms" Combining 3/4 and 6/8 is endlessly fun! In this class, we'll focus on how we prompt the shift between these two meters – how we physically signal it to each other – as well as how to recognize it quickly in the score. We'll also see how Brahms cleverly layers them beneath a deceptively simple folk song. |
Masterclass #29 |
June 17/18, 2023 with Kai Liu (China) “Learning odd meter in contemporary jazz through Dalcroze eurhythmics" |
Masterclass #28 |
April 22/23, 2023 with Cynthia Lilley (USA) A Journey through Brahms’ Variations on a Theme by Haydn In my workshop we will be working with the theme and variation form, zeroing in on Brahms’ wonderful work. Through movement we will examine the theme, particularly for its structure, which will be constant throughout the variations. Then we will move through the entire piece, experiencing the myriad ways the theme is treated. |
Masterclass #27 |
February 11/12, 2023 with Toru Sakai (Japan) "Subdivision and Rhythm" |
Masterclass #26 |
March 18/19, 2023 with Anetta Pasternak (Poland) "Plastique Animée workshop – Musical form and its image in motion and space" |
Masterclass #25 |
October 15/16, 2022 with Ruth Alperson (USA)
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Masterclass #24 |
September 17/18, 2022 with Lauren Hodgson (USA)
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Masterclass #23 |
June 23/24, 2022 with Stephen Moore (USA) |
Masterclass #22 |
April 23/24, 2022 with Maria Luisa D'Alessandro (Italy) "Instrumental improvisation according to Dalcroze" Improvising to discover music, in all its aspects, starting from the spontaneous gesture on the piano.
Improvising in a natural way to communicate and to get know ourselves
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Masterclass #21 |
March 19/20, 2022 with Jack Stevenson (USA) Jack will present a Jaques-Dalcroze Improvisation/Solfège lesson on the the dominant seventh and the fully diminished seventh chord in the minor mode and how they modulate.
Have your singing voice ready, and your keyboard fired up.
We will be working hard! Jack will share all workshop materials during class
and have handouts available by email afterward.
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Masterclass #20 |
February 5/6, 2022 with Joan Pope (Australia) "Divisions : and the differences of degrees and details" Such Divisions and subdivisions may be Equal or Unequal, Symmetric or Asymmetric, Formal or Free. Some will emphasize CHANGE: Planned and Predictable, Sudden Surprises, Some ever-changing shapes. This session will focus on several aspects of the Jaques-Dalcroze approach which have created a life-long interest for me in devising practical ‘music through movement’ and thinking experiences, whether for toddlers, student teachers or seniors. Some will be the big abstract notions of SPACE and of TIME. Some feature THINGS we can see and touch in the world in which we live. My examples use visual resources and rich language rhythms to ensure shared understandings and create linked pathways for personal development. I acknowledge my indebtedness to the numerous EJ-D ‘first generation’ teachers I met in 1953 at the London Dalcroze Training Centre in Newton Road; to Heather Gell in Australia in 1956 and 1957 and beyond, and to Mlle Edit Naef in Geneva. Their classes and comments made indelible impressions on me, and it is with pleasure I pass some of it on to you. |
Masterclass #19 |
November 13/14, 2021 with Hélène Nicolet (Switzerland)
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Masterclass #18 |
October 16/17, 2021 with Pablo Cernik (Argentina)
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Masterclass #17 |
September 18/19, 2021 with Ana Quílez Ibáñez (Spain) "Mini-Athletes" is a session of music and movement based on a single theme, Sports. From the symbolic game we will become "Mini-Athletes", developing a sporting, musical and fun session. The session is organized in 3 blocks:
- Warm-up: where activities are proposed for the body and vocal warm-up of Athletes. - Sports: the central part of the session where different sports will be developed working on musical content such as pulsation, accentuation, time signature, phrasing, structure, harmony, etc. - Relaxation: where activities are proposed to change muscle tone and consolidate what has been learned. |
Masterclass #16 |
"Bringing the Page to Life: Dalcroze Applications Using Composed Literature" Composed music offers direct application of the artistic and practical musicianship we experience in Dalcroze Education. This workshop will focus on strategies on how to find well-behaved examples from the standard repertoire while creating meaningful activities that maintain the spirit of play and cultivate the imagination. We’ll move to pieces that demonstrate a variety of Dalcroze applications and study the processes by which we can begin to create our own Dalcroze games using composed literature. Participants will leave with new ideas and fresh perspectives on how to bring Dalcroze Education into their own studios!
Participants are encouraged to bring a short piece that we might work on together (if you are able to legally share the copy electronically that’s great!). If you have simple props handy, for the class that would be wonderful: (a tennis ball, chopsticks, a flowy scarf, etc.). |
Masterclass #15 |
July 11/12, 2021 with Karin Greenhead (ENGLAND)
"A masterclass on ‘Follow’ exercises in Dalcroze Eurhythmics" In this class we will look at some classic “Follow” exercises: what they are and why they are at the core of Dalcroze training at all levels from beginner to advanced and from child to experienced adult. Beginning with some simple exercises we will work through a variety of examples, looking at why we do them in certain ways, what enables the exercise to work well, and the pedagogical dimensions for teachers. As these exercises rely on the teacher’s improvisation, there may be opportunities for attendees with pianos (and for certain exercises, other instruments) to try playing for the class as well.
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Masterclass #14 |
June 12/13, 2021 with Manuel Zazueta (VIETNAM/MEXICO)
“Together in the distance – Transferring energy through the screen. Crafting your online eurhythmics lesson using various platforms and tools" |
Masterclass #13 |
April 17/18, 2021 with Iramar Rodrigues (SWITZERLAND)
"Dalcroze Eurhythmics (in times of pandemic) - A journey of music, the body, and movement exploring the theme of complementary rhythms and their variations." |
Masterclass #12 |
March 21/22, 2021 with Greg Ristow (USA)
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Masterclass #11 |
"Structure and Proportion in Eurhythmics" The long-standing tradition of using syllables—in dance as well as in percussion—is an organic tool that facilitates both our physical and intellectual grasp of structure and proportion in Eurhythmics. In this workshop Fabian Bautz will present examples to practice multi-layered coordination and independence in our movements. The all-embracing incorporation of complex and polyrhythmic structures in music has to occur throughout our whole body. In its absence our artistic and pedagogic performance lacks full confidence and conviction; how can it be otherwise, for if we are engaging only a part of ourselves, then we are partially absent as opposed to fully present.
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Masterclass #10 |
"Music and Grounding" A Dalcroze lesson focused on inner listening, sensations and integration of learning.
The class will be based on the same ideas as Françoise wrote about in the following article,THE INNER LISTENING BASE OF ALL PEDAGOGIES |
Masterclass #9 |
"Moves, Modes & Motifs" You are invited to move, speak, sing, and play as we explore a collection of rhythmic motifs and modal melodies from a range of repertoires. These musical materials will become the basis of our very own improvisations and compositions. No matter your level of musical training or teaching experience, this session offers a hands-on approach to making new music from old. Please bring your body and voice, an instrument of your choice, and a piece of manuscript paper. PowerPoint slides will be shared and a PDF handout will be available after the session. |
Masterclass #8 |
November 21/22, 2020 with Elda Nelly Treviño (MEXICO)
"Lullabies: A Dalcroze Masterclass with Elda Nelly Treviño" Even before being born, babies listen to music. The sensation of rocking in a peaceful atmosphere, gives a feeling of security and peace. Lullabies written in compound meter are present all around the world. In this session we will explore with our bodies and voices the fine musicality present in the phrasing, melodic contour, and rhythmic design of a beautiful Mexican Christmas lullaby. |
Masterclass #7 |
October 24/25, 2020 with Louise Mathieu (CANADA)
"Dalcroze Eurhythmics: A way to musical expression" Dalcroze Eurhythmics helps to develop capacities that are indispensable to all musicians. It enhances auditory perception, favors a better control of nervous sensitivity, stimulates musicality and sense of rhythm and develops musical expression. For Jaques-Dalcroze, the acuity of our musical perception depends on the acuity of our senses. Music and movement lie at the heart of the Dalcroze approach which comprises interrelated areas of studies (Rhythmics–Aural training–Improvisation–Plastique Animée). In this workshop, the participants will experience these interdependent branches through exercises combining listening and physical movement and will explore how Dalcroze Eurhythmics stimulates, develops and refines all the capacities we use when we engage in music. |
Masterclass #6 |
October 3/4, 2020 with Sui Ming Chu (Hong Kong)
"Dynamic in action, meeting the mind of Dalcroze and Laban" Both Dalcroze and Laban are interested in expressivity, one in music and the other in dance. After Laban met Dalcroze and saw his work in 1912. He said “It was an experience that will play a part in my own development” (Perrottet 93). It is fascinating to see how Dalcroze’s thought continues into Laban’s work and at the same time how Laban’s work could contribute back into the work of Dalcroze. This workshop is an attempt to integrate Laban’s movement concept of how emotions were expressed and communicated through the rhythmic use of the human body and its application into eurhythmics training, ultimately how it helps our creativity and expressivity. |
Masterclass #5 |
"An (ENCORE) Dalcroze Masterclass with Michael Joviala –Alone Together: A Dalcroze Exploration of Relationship " Due to some technical difficulties with the July 11/12 masterclass, the VDM asked Michael to repeat his brilliant class from July 2020. |
Masterclass #4 |
"A Dalcroze Masterclass with Sandra Nash – In the footsteps of Heather Gell: the formal and the free" The Masterclass will include a paper presentation about Gell and her book, “Music, Movement and the young Child,” including some games for children and how to play for them, and a historical section on formal techniques and elements of the Dalcroze work for adults including some of his 'Esquisses’.
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Masterclass #3 (no recording available) |
"A Dalcroze Masterclass with Michael Joviala –Alone Together: A Dalcroze Exploration of Relationship " Associations and dissociations, systems and follows… the names of many commonly performed Dalcroze activities parallel the language of our social, interpersonal and even political lives. Against the present dramatic backdrop of disruption, adaptation and reaction (also core aspects of Dalcroze experience), we use our bodies, minds and hearts to find the music in relationship to one another across boundaries both virtual and real. |
Masterclass #2 |
"A Dalcroze Masterclass with Monica Wilkinson – Solo Chamber Music" This aural-based lesson will be an exploration of hearing and performing two lines, with a focus on phrase.
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Masterclass #1 |
“A Dalcroze Masterclass with Ava Loiacono – Sharing ideas for Rhythmic, Improvisation, and Pedagogy”
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