Meaningful Movement: Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the General Music Classroom

Participants will be engaged in brain to body to feelings through purposeful movement that explores the elements of music (focus, pulse, beat, duration, meter, and phrasing). Direct transfers will be made to the Orff and Kodály curriculum. Handouts will provide extensions on lessons.

Dr. David Frego 

Penn State University
Director and Professor

Marla Butke is a Master Teaching Artist and President of the American Eurhythmics Society. She regularly presents workshops and training courses in Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the United States and abroad. Meaningful Movement: A Music Teacher's Guide to Dalcroze Eurhythmics is published with Music is Elementary.

David Frego is the Director of the Penn State University School of Music and past-president of the American Eurhythmics Society. He regularly presents workshops on Dalcroze Eurhythmics throughout the globe. While teacher training is a major part of Dr. Frego's work, he also studies the effect of eurhythmics on adults affected by post-traumatic stress. David has published books, book chapters, DVDs and articles in music education journals and journals for arts medicine.

The FMEA Professional Development Conference and All-State Ensembles receive support in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture.