Summer Training Program – Dalcroze Eurhythmics – Virginia
Eurhythmics is a music and movement approach to creative music-making for the music classroom. We welcome Dr. Marla Butke and Dr. David Frego as the week’s instructors! Both Dr. Butke and Dr. Frego are former Presidents of the American Eurhythmics Society and have years of experience offering Dalcroze Eurhythmics workshops to music educators across the country. They are excited to offer this special training to educators in Virginia and beyond!
Get more information by signing up on this form: Interest Form
If you have any further questions, you can also reach out to our site coordinator Dr. Kimberly Ankney at Kimberly.ankney@cnu.edu
Speakers
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Dr. Marla ButkeOtterbein University - RetiredMarla 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.
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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.
