The Dalcroze Academy
In-Person in Dallas, TX
Professional Dalcroze training for Musicians, Dancers, and Educators!
Congratulations to the dancers, musicians and faculty who made the 2019 Dalcroze Academy and License/Pre-Diplome Course so memorable!
Earn your Dalcroze License or brush up on your skills through our Pre-Diplôme Courses in sunny Dallas, Texas!
Take your Dalcroze Professional Certificate to the next level and beyond!
The focused, clearly defined curriculum at the Dalcroze School of the Music and Movement (DSM) will help guide you through joyful movement while addressing all aspects of musicianship.
Read what students say about Dalcroze Education at the DSM.
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Earn the internationally recognized Dalcroze Certificate in as little as three summers. Once the Dalcroze Professional Certificate is in hand, then you can apply to work towards the Dalcroze License. We're one of the only authorized institutions west of Pittsburgh to do so, and we offer our courses in Dallas during the summer and virtually/in-person during the academic year. Click here for logistical information about the DSMDA.
Course Overview
It is strongly encouraged that all students of the License and Pre-Diplôme course should have a Dalcroze Professional Certificate or equivalent by the start of the course. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Past Faculty Have Included:
Dr. Jeremy Dittus, Diplôme Supérieur
Laetitia Disseix-Berger, Diplôme Supérieur
Katie Couch, Candidate: Diplôme Supérieur
Dr. Michael Joviala, Diplôme Supérieur
Dr. Bill Bauer, Diplôme Supérieur
Daily Schedule (Subject to Change): 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Eurhythmics: 9:00-10:30 AM
Improvisation: 10:40 AM-Noon
Solfège: 1:00-2:30 PM
Pedagogy: 2:40-4:00 PM
Required Texts:
DSM Student Handbook (the most recent edition)
Embodying Music: A Textbook for Dalcroze Teacher Training towards the Dalcroze Professional Certificate by Jeremy Dittus (Download the most recent version on Glassboxx before the DSMDA begins)
Moving Sound: A Textbook for Dalcroze Teacher Training towards the Dalcroze License by Jeremy Dittus (Download the most recent version on Glassboxx before the DSMDA begins)
Music for Sight-Singing by Robert Ottman 6th or 7th Edition
Assigned Readings (to be distributed on the first day of classes)
Tuition:
$2099 for 3 weeks
One and two-week registration options are available upon approval.
Students must attend at least 3 full summers to achieve Dalcroze Licensure.
Sundries:
Students must have a Certificate from an authorized Dalcroze training center before they can take any License level examinations.
New students will have a short assessment audition. Depending on incoming skills, students may need to take some remedial coursework.
Registration also includes participation, observation, and practicum work during the Dalcroze Academy.
License students will be assigned to apprentice with specific teachers during the DSMDA for practicum experience observing and teaching for each of the branches of Dalcroze Education.
Exams will take place during the final days of the DSMDA. Improvisation exams will take place on Saturday, July 27, 2024.
Online Options:
During the academic year, students enroll in online Professional Studies courses.
Summer courses and online courses can lead to the Dalcroze License or aid in preparations to take the entrance exams for the Diplôme Supérieur.
Questions
If you have any questions about prerequisites, the course or materials, or questions regarding financial aid, please contact us.
“The Dalcroze method has been given new life with Jeremy Dittus and DSR. A gifted teacher makes all the difference in any learning and Jeremy is that rare teacher who inspires and motivates students at all levels of music-making. My own experience began during a sabbatical as a Professor of Voice from the University of Michigan. I consider myself a good sightreader with a very good sense of rhythm but Jeremy’s classes challenged me to a degree that changed my whole musical outlook. I was amazed and moved to witness the vibrant atmosphere in his classrooms, full of laughter and expectancy, made possible by his beautifully planned lessons and superlative improvisatory piano skills. His welcoming attitude and enthusiasm for learning reaches and motivates students at all levels, from pre-schoolers to experienced teachers working on advanced Dalcroze degrees. Important to note is the pure JOY present in the best Dalcroze classes. Jeremy personifies that enthusiasm and attitude of play that makes learning at once easy and challenging and leaves the students eager for more. When I am asked by parents of music students to recommend a way to enrich their children’s learning, I answer, “Dalcroze, taught by a really good teacher, like Jeremy Dittus.””
“It is no exaggeration to say that the workshop changed my life. I found Jeremy to be an astounding teacher - enthusiastic, full of boundless energy and high expectations, and utterly brilliant. The Dalcroze method itself seemed to be exactly what I had always been looking for but never knew existed. The Dalcroze method is about experiencing music through the body: the body itself is the instrument as the student learns to demonstrate both expressivity and analysis of the music in real time. The music itself (improvised by the teacher) is the motivator, stimulator, and regulator in the classroom as the students discover themselves the purpose of the lesson while experiencing it in their bodies first (verbal analysis comes last). ”
