Dalcroze Rhythmic-Solfège III
This class is for returning students who have taken Dalcroze Rhythmic-Solfège II or for “new to Dalcroze” students who have the ability to read notation and who are currently taking private lesson instruction and/or playing in a music ensemble. It is designed as a hands-on approach to music theory to strengthen the abilities of music students and deepen their understanding of musical concepts such as pulse, meter, rhythm, phrase, and form.
Musical Goals:
- Identify notes in the treble and bass clef on the grand staff (Low C through High C)
- Half and whole steps, sharps, and flats
- Intervals of 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and octave
- Tonic and dominant notes and chords
- Simple and compound meters of 2, 3 and 4
- Major and minor scale structures (C Major, G Major, F Major, D Major, Bb Major, and A Minor) using letter names and scale degree numbers
- Expression symbols and dynamic markings
- Musical symbols such as slurs, ties, staccatos, accents
- Speak, step, and conduct rhythms in simple and compound meter
The Dalcroze approach is founded on the artistic and pedagogical ideas of Swiss educator Èmile Jaques-Dalcroze and is internationally recognized as a proven approach to teaching students of all ages, from very young through professional musicians. Read more: https://dalcrozeusa.org/about-dalcroze/what-is-dalcroze/
This is a 28-Week Program.
Questions? Email instructor, Lauren Hodgson at lhodgson@bw.edu.
