Music Moves Us . . . Literally! Using Movement to Enhance Musicianship

Clinton Pratt [email protected]

Kristen Regester [email protected]

Websites and Training Centers

American Eurhythmics Society

Dalcroze School of the Rockies, Denver, CO

Dalcroze Society of America

Marta Sanchez Center @ Carnegie Mellon University

Musik Innovations

Videos of Eurhythmics Classes/Demonstrations

Stop/start quick reaction exercise with Greg Ristow

Jumping Game with Greg Ristow

Lisa Parker explains Eurhythmics and demonstrates downbeats, anacrusis, and phrasing

Related Videos

What Moves You? By Stephen Neely, TED Talk @ CMU 2012 ​ Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale World Science Festival, 2010-11 ​ Sing! Day of Song – Bobby McFerrin – Improvisation from 2010 ​ Line Rider – Mountain King ​ Fugue in D Major, WTC I, BWV 850 -- Bach ​ Hungarian Rhapsody Piano Dancing ​ Rhythmik – Bodypercussion ​ Tango – Piazzolla – Dalcroze Training Week, Columbus OH 2017 ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

Playlist

● Grace – Vocal – Bobby McFerrin, Yo-Yo Ma; Bobby McFerrin – Hush ​ ● Kadi Kadi – Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate – In the Heart of the Moon ​ ● Ponta de Lanca Africano (Umbabarauma) – Jorge Ben Jor – Brazil Classics 1: Beleza Tropical ​ ● Rondo Alla Turca – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Klara Wurtz – Children’s Corner ​ ● Lemra – Malouma - Nour ​ ● La Valse d’Amelie – Version piano - Yann Tiersen ​ ​ ​ ● Pana Cand Nu Te lubeam – Pink Martini – Get Happy ​ ● Mamadou Boutiquier – Ali Farka Toure, Toumani Diabate – In the Heart of the Moon ​ ● Soma So De La Sase – Bobby McFerrin – Medicine Music ​ ● Kariga Mombe Yekare – Erica Azim – Mbira ​ ● Baba Yetu – Christopher Tin, Soweto Gospel – Calling All Dawns ​ ● Memphis Stomp – Dave Grusin from “The Firm” ​ ​ ​ ● Superstition – Stevie Wonder ​ ​ ​ ● Two-Part Invention No. 13 in A minor – JS Bach, arr. Bela Fleck -- Perpetual Motion ​ ​ ​ ● Io Piango – Morten Lauridsen – Nordic Chamber Choir ​ ● Entry March of the Boyars – Johan Halvorsen – Gothenburg Symphony ​ ​ ​ ● Tell My Ma – The Rankin Family – Fare Thee Well Love ​ ​ ​ (used in ISMTA workshop)

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