'Through music and into music', through music and into well-being: Dalcroze eurhythmics as music therapy
Abstract
There is a longstanding relationship between music therapy and Dalcroze
Eurhythmics, an approach to music education that had its beginnings in the reform
pedagogy movement of the European fin de siècle. Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865-1950),
the founder of the approach, initially focused on educational aims, but was soon to
include therapeutic ones as well. During the early twentieth century, Dalcroze teachers
applied the approach to their work with disabled children. Such applications have
continued to develop to the present day and have expanded to include palliative
treatment in HIV/AIDS and gerontology.
There are many theoretical and technical similarities between Dalcroze Eurhythmics and
improvisational music therapy, including communication through musical improvisation
and attunement in playing for movement. However, many of these similarities remain to
be discussed in relation to the literatures on music therapy and communicative
musicality. To address this gap, this article takes a transdisciplinary approach, making
conceptual connections between the theory and practice of both Dalcroze Eurhythmics
and music therapy. Implications for future training, practice and research in Dalcroze
Eurhythmics are discussed.
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