Dalcroze Essentials: Thinking, Making, and Doing Dalcroze with Andrew Davidson (UK/Australia) [beginning Nov. 3/4, 2024]
"Dalcroze Essentials: Thinking, Making, and Doing Dalcroze"
A three-session short course with Andrew Davidson
[three 80-minute sessions]
Upcoming VDM Events
Sundays November 3, 10, 17 (Americas, Europe, Africa)
- 9:00am PST
- 10:00am MST
- 11:00am CST / CDMX
- 12:00pm(noon) EST
- 5:00pm GMT / London
- 6:00pm BST
Mondays November 4, 11, 18 (Asia, Australia)
- 1:00am Western Australia / Singapore
- 2:00am Tokyo
- 4:00am Sydney
This short course is a hands-on approach to Dalcroze principles to support educators in their teaching. You do not need any previous Dalcroze experience to participate; at the same time, those with prior Dalcroze experience are welcome and encouraged to participate as well.
In the course we will brainstorm Dalcroze subjects for classes, make sense of Dalcroze philosophy in a practical way, and work with musical repertoire in a Dalcroze way.
Depending on the interests of the participants signing up, Andrew will consider all three branches of Dalcroze education - rhythmics, solfege, and improvisation - and tailor the sessions to people's contexts.
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Andrew Davidson is an Australian theatre practitioner and musician based in London, UK. He is a Senior Lecturer at Guildford School of Acting (GSA), University of Surrey, one of the UK's leading conservatories for musical theatre. Andrew directs theatre, teaches acting, writes music, and plays piano for dance. He is a directing graduate of Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and holds the Diplôme Supérieur in Dalcroze Eurhythmics from Switzerland's Institut Jaques-Dalcroze (IJD).
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