Approaching Sight-Singing Through Dalcroze Eurhythmics
Set against the stunning backdrop of Nairobi, the MEC will bring together international music educators for two days of innovative workshops, meaningful dialogue, and creative exchange. Hosted by the International School of Kenya, this event is open to all music educators across levels and specializations—band, choir, strings, general music, and more. Come share your passion, expand your toolkit, and be inspired by the global music education community.
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Hourly Schedule
Friday 11/7
- 8:00 am - 9:00 am
- Approaching Sight-Singing Through Dalcroze Eurhythmics
- Movement and singing are combined to develop sight-singing. Appropriate for upper elementary, middle- and high-school teachers.
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Speakers:
Dr. David Frego, Dr. Marla Butke
- 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Creating a Movement Vocabulary Using Dalcroze Eurhythmics
- Participants will develop a movement vocabulary that will lead to purposeful movement creations.
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Speakers:
Dr. David Frego, Dr. Marla Butke
Saturday 11/8
- 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- Enhancing Musical Expression in the Choral Classroom through Dalcroze Eurhythmics
- This is a choral music session that incorporates nuance, dynamics, and phrasing through Dalcroze techniques.
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Speakers:
Dr. David Frego, Dr. Marla Butke
- 10:00 am - 11:00 am
- "Wicked" Dalcroze Eurhythmics
- This session is open to all. Excerpts from the film "Wicked" will be used to demonstrate elements of music, phrasing, dynamics, syncopation and expressed through movement.
Speakers
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Dr. David FregoDirector and Professor - Penn State UniversityDavid Frego is the Director of the Penn State University School of Music and past-president of the American Eurhythmics Society. He regularly presents workshops on Dalcroze Eurhythmics throughout the globe. While teacher training is a major part of Dr. Frego’s work, he also studies the effect of eurhythmics on adults affected by post-traumatic stress. David has published books, book chapters, DVDs and articles in music education journals and journals for arts medicine.
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Dr. Marla ButkeOtterbein University - Retired
Marla Butke, Ph.D., recently retired from Otterbein University where she directed the Women’s Chorale and taught General Music and Choral Methods, holds degrees from Miami University, Wright State University and The Ohio State University. She is a Master Teaching Artist with the American Eurhythmics Society and serves as the President of the Board of AES. Dr. Butke regularly presents Dalcroze Eurhythmics workshops throughout the United States and internationally, including presentations in Spain, China, and England, and for the American Choral Directors Association National and Central/North Central Regional Conferences, as well as other national and state music education conferences. Dr. Butke and co-author, Dr. David Frego, have written two books, Meaningful Movement: A Music Teacher’s Guide to Dalcroze Eurhythmics, published by Music is Elementary and Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the Choral Classroom published by the Hal Leonard Corporation.
