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By Age

Articles about Dalcroze pedagogy organized by age.

Early Childhood

Selected articles:

A Basic Structure for Dalcroze Classes for Ages 4-5

Infrequently Asked Questions About Early Childhood Daclroze Classes

For Parents: Classes for 4-5 year-olds

More articles:

  • Reinforcing the Classwork at Home

  • For Parents: Classes for 4-5 year-olds

  • Curriculum Focus: Attention

  • Exploring Meter

  • Register And Scale

  • Phrasing

  • Leading and Following

  • Is my child gifted?

  • Drawing Music

  • Infrequently Asked Questions About Early Childhood Dalcroze Classes

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Early elementary

Selected Article:

Leading and Following

7-9-year-old class series

In 2016, I wrote about one class every week:

  • 7-9 Year-Olds: September

  • 7-9 Year-olds: 9/27/16

  • 7-9 Year-olds: 11/2/16

  • 7-9 Year-olds: 11/8/16

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Late elementary

Selected Articles:

It’s All a Charade

Freedom and Control

More articles:

  • It’s All a Charade (Part 2)


Adult

Selected Articles:

Picturing Music

One Small Step

Here is a sample of activities that might happen in an adult class:

  • Changing meter: Reaction game

    Read more: Changing meter: Reaction game
  • Changing Beat

    Read more: Changing Beat
  • 5

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