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relevant in the 21st century. Har- physical and vocal improvisation. around the globe and has published
ley-Emerson is a University Fellow at Rhythm bridges what we hear with books, book chapters, DVDs, and
the Boyer School of Music Dance at what we do. This is a participato- articles in music education journals
Temple University, where he is pur- ry session where attendees will be and journals for arts medicine. With
suing a PhD in music education with engaged in full group and partner co-author, Marla Butke, Dalcroze Eu-
a cognate in choral conducting. movement activities to internalize rhythmics in the Choral Classroom was
various aspects of the choral expe- released by the Hal Leonard Corpo-
rience. ration in 2021.

COUNT!
David Frego is the di-
Helping Our Singers rector of the Penn
Understand Rhythm State School of Music Everyone’s Song:
and a professor of mu- Gender-Inclusivity in the
By using various choral octavo, sic education. He was the inaugural Choir Room
participants will be off ered strate- president of the American Eurhyth-
gies for teaching rhythm. The pros mics Society. Frego regularly presents With men’s choirs, women’s
and cons of various commonly used workshops on Dalcroze Eurhythmics choirs, tuxes, dresses, and standard
counting systems will be evaluated.

William Cutter is direc-
tor of choral programs,
M.I.T. Professor of
Core Studies (Theo-
ry and Ear Training),
Boston Conservatory at Berklee. He
is a former assistant chorus master
of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus
of the Boston Symphony and the
former chorus master of Boston
Lyric Opera Company. Internationally renowned since 1989 for running
World Music Study-Performance Camps

Immersing singers in authentic harmony-singing traditions from South
Africa, Georgia, Corsica, the Balkans and America
Dalcroze Eurhythmics
Each camp features a trio of leaders, each expert in the genre.
for the Choral Conductor

Now enrolling for our Summer 2022 programs:
The purpose of this interest ses-
sion is to demonstrate how Dal- • Two teen camps in New England with 10-day performance tours
croze-based techniques may be used • Mixed-age international programs in Corsica, the Republic of Georgia
to connect the brain and the body & South Africa, with local leaders and hosted by local choirs
through purposeful movement. The
eurhythmics approach acknowledg- •Two one-week adult camps, in Massachusetts and in Oregon
es the human body as the fi rst instru-
ment and builds learning through www.villageharmony.org
rhythmic movement, singing, and

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