The Dalcroze Academy

15 years of Musical Excellence, now at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio!

Professional Dalcroze training for Musicians, Dancers, and Educators

Congratulations to the dancers, musicians and faculty who made the 2024 Dalcroze Academy so memorable!

Work towards your Dalcroze Professional Certificate and/or Dalcroze License at the DSMDA !

 

Professional Certificate Course:

July 14-July 26, 2025

License/Pre-Diplôme Course:

July 7-July 26, 2025

All Dalcroze Professional studies courses will be held at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio

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The focused, clearly-defined curriculum at the Dalcroze School of 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, Texas virtually/in-person during the academic year. Click here for logistical information about the DSMDA.

Courses for The Dalcroze Academy run Monday through Friday. Here is sample schedule (subject to change):

  • Techniques of the Body, Laban Movement Analysis, Folk Dancing (9:00-9:30)

  • Dalcroze Eurhythmics (9:30-11:00)

  • Dalcroze Pedagogy/Applications (11:10-Noon)

  • Special Topics (1:00-2:00, daily)

  • Dalcroze Solfège (2:00-2:50) Teaching demonstrations of children's classes

  • Keyboard Harmony Courses

  • Guest Lectures

  • Dalcroze Improvisation (3:00-3:50)

  • Plastique Animée: a type of visual analysis demonstrating music with the body (4:00-5:15, week one only)

Student-based curriculum includes:

  • Options for one or two-week study (Week 1 is the best week to attend if you can only come for one week.)

  • Individual, student-based training.

  • Dalcroze studies can also be continued throughout the year at the Dalcroze School of Music and Movement via online lessons and/or intensive weekend study to accelerate study through the program.

  • Examinations are offered at the end of the program. Improvisation exams will take place on Saturday day, July 26, 2025; please book your travel after 4:00 PM.

  • The opportunity to obtain the internationally- recognized Dalcroze Certificate or License in as little as three summers and two academic years.

Affordable Tuition Options:

  • $1499 for 2 weeks (early-bird registration till 6/1/2025)

    $1649 for 2 weeks after 6/1/2025

  • $899 for 1 week (early-bird registration till 6/1/2025)

    $949 for 1 week after 6/1/2025

  • $199 for 1 day (contact us for more information)

Required Texts:

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Our Vibrant, Published, International, Award-Winning Faculty Has Included:

Questions

If you have any questions about the academy or if you wish to inquire about financial assistance, please contact us.

 

“The Dalcroze method has been given new life with Jeremy Dittus and DSM. 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.””
— -Carmen Pelton, Emeritus Professor of Voice, University of Michigan School of Music, Theater, and Dance
“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). ”
— Megan Bauer, IL
“It was my joy to attend your classes; I just wanted to thank you personally for expanding my borders and bringing back a love for movement and music. To say your enthusiasm is contagious is an understatement! Thank you again for your time and talent and for being gentle with some of us who are new to the entire concept.
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— From an Early Childhood Music Teacher