Download or read book Dalcroze Today written by Marie-Laure Bachmann and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1991 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, 1865-1950, was an educational pioneer, musician, and creative artist. This book gives us a fascinating insight into the inception and development of his work, from the end of the last century up to the present day. It traces his growing ideas on the use of movement and of improvisation in the process of music learning, and the application of these ideas to the vital experiencing of musical material, both for children and adults.