Dalcroze Society of America

About Dalcroze Teacher Training Teacher Training Centers Scholarships

A Dalcroze Teacher Training Program is a challenging, fascinating, and renewing experience for any musician or teacher. The program trains a teacher's skill in rhythmic and expressive movement, solfege and aural skills, and piano improvisation. This training is accompanied by extensive hands-on work teaching children and peers, designing lesson plans, and studying Dalcroze pedagogy, all under the supervision of a master Dalcroze teacher.

The Dalcroze approach requires lengthy and consistent training, not just to learn skills of virtuosity in movement, voice, and piano, but to absorb these skills until they are spontaneous faculties free to adapt to the students' needs and creative instincts. The pathbreaking nature of the curriculum also requires the study and absorption of a substantial "oral tradition" of songs and activities that make full use of the impressive Dalcroze skill set.

Dalcroze certification has three levels: the Certificate, the License, and the Diplome. The Certificate entitles the recipient to teach Dalcroze classes to children. Candidates must train their skills in eurhythmics, solfege, and improvisation and pass examinations in these skills. Of equal weight in a Certificate training is the Methods class. Methods classes are part peer discussion and practice, and part an actual children's class which students observe, analyze, and eventually teach under the supervision of the Methods teacher. To be eligible for a certificate the student must successfully teach a children's eurhythmics class under observation and submit an accompanying portfolio of lesson plans, observations, and other written materials.

The License entitles the recipient to teach Dalcroze classes to adults. Further study of Dalcroze pedagogy for adults is combined with supervised teaching of adults and submission of papers and supplementary materials. The Diplome is granted in Geneva only to master teachers and gives the bearer the ability to train other teachers and award certifications.

Below are the North American centers that provide Dalcroze teacher training:

Carnegie Mellon University
Annabelle Joseph, Director
5000 Forbes Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
412.268.2391
Summer Dalcroze Institute

Columbia College
Joseph Reiser, Director
600 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605-1996
312.663.1600
Summer Dalcroze Institute
Contact: James MacDonald: 312.344.7251

Dalcroze Northwest at University of Washington
Julia Schnebly-Black, Director
6548 Parkpoint Lane NE
Seattle, WA 98115
206.527.7034
Summer Dalcroze Institute

Dalcroze School of Music
Anne Farber, Director
129 West 67th Street
New York, New York 10023
212.501.3380

The Diller-Quaille School of Music
Ruth Alperson, Director
Cynthia Lilley, Senior Faculty
24 E. 95th Street, New York, NY 10128
Contact: Kirsten Morgan, executive director 212.369.1484

The Hoff-Barthelson Music School
Ruth Alperson, Dean
25 School Lane
Scarsdale, NY 10583
914.723.1169

Longy School of Music
Lisa Parker, Director
One Follen St.
Cambridge, MA 02138
617.876.0956, Ext. 2260
Summer Dalcroze Institute

Robert Abramson Dalcroze Institute
Robert M. Abramson, Director
New York City.
(212) 866-0105
Scholarships available.
www.dalcrozeinstitute.com

University of Maryland, College Park
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
College Park, MD 20742
Taught by Jack Stevenson, Monica Dale, and Mary Dobrea-Grindahl http://www.inform.umd.edu/summer/academic.html

University of St. Thomas
Graduate Program in Music Education
2115 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55105
800.328.6819

Dalcroze Society of America Memorial Scholarship Application

Each year, Memorial Scholarships to Honor Fran Aronoff, Arthur Becknell, John Colman, Brunhilde Dorsch, Elsa Findlay, and Henrietta Rosenstrauch are awarded for winter or summer study at accredited Dalcroze training institutes to aid future Dalcroze teachers. The purpose of the DSA Scholarship program is to provide financial aid to students attending institutions offering Dalcroze certification or those offering graduate credit for classes devoted to the Dalcroze approach.

The application deadline is May 1, 2007.

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The recognized Dalcroze Training Center at which you will enroll; the dates of the session for which you are applying; the cost of tuition for that session.
Three letters of reference: two professional references (one should be from a licensed Dalcroze teacher) and one general reference.
A statement of financial need. Please include a copy of your most recent tax return or other document that demonstrates financial need.
A personal statement that describes your teaching experience, previous Dalcroze experience, and reasons for wanting to pursue Dalcroze training.

If a scholarship is granted, the funds will be sent directly to the institution upon receipt of a tuition bill. Further instructions will be included with your acceptance letter.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: May 1st, 2008

Send all materials to Scholarship Chair:

Mary Dobrea-Grindahl
275 Eastland Road
Berea, OH 44017
mdobrea@bw.edu
440.826.2042

DSA Scholarship Rules and Procedures

Scholarships are awarded commensurately for summer programs of one, two, and three weeks as well as for one semester (fall or spring) within the academic year (June to May of the following year). Semester courses are given the same weight as a summer program. Scholarship recipients will receive a one-year membership to the DSA.

Anyone who plans to register to study Dalcroze at a qualifying institution may apply for a scholarship. The Scholarship Committee will award scholarships based on merit and financial need. In addition, the Scholarship Committee will consider the following factors: the applicant’s intention to work toward Dalcroze certification and teach the Dalcroze approach in the United States, the applicant’s country of residency, previous Dalcroze experience, and whether or not the applicant has previously been awarded a DSA Scholarship.

DSA scholarships cover only a part of an applicant’s tuition. In order to serve a number of applicants, no full scholarships are granted, and all good-faith efforts are made to distribute funds equitably to recognized programs and institutions. The size of each scholarship is determined by the Scholarship Committee, the membership of which is determined by the Executive Board. The total amount of DSA funds used for scholarships in a given year is determined each year by the DSA Executive Board. All scholarship grants are sent directly to the institution the applicant plans to attend. Scholarship recipients may not transfer their scholarships to other institutions. Scholarships are awarded for use only within the upcoming DSA academic year; they may not be deferred.

Deadline for applications is May 1.