The Institut de rythmique Jaques-Dalcroze de Belgique is a music education institute based in
Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
, Belgium. It exists from the beginning of the 1950s. In 1975, the
French Community of Belgium
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recognized it as a National Institution of Musical Education. It is located in the Clinique du Docteur Van Neck building, an
Art Nouveau work built in 1910 by
Antoine Pompe.
Educational method
The institute uses
pedagogue
Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken a ...
Emile Jaques-Dalcroze
Emil or Emile may refer to:
Literature
*'' Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
* ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life
*'' Emil and the Detecti ...
's educational method, whose centre is based at the Jaques-Dalcroze Institute in Geneva. The Dalcroze Eurhythmics method starts with the idea that the first instrument one has is the body. The learning of artistic expression must therefore begin with this instrument. Since 1975, the Dalcroze Institute of Belgium has been dedicated to exploring multidisciplinary artistic training, combining, through rhythm and improvisation, the study of music, body expression, movement, and circus arts.
International Federation of Eurhythmics Teachers
Dalcroze Eurhythmics is taught all over the world. Its teachers have founded the International Federation of Eurhythmics Teachers (FIER - Fédération Internationale des Enseignants de Rythmique), based in Geneva.
Notable instructors and directors
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Pierre Kolp
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Stéphane Ginsburgh
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André Ristic
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Juan Carlos Tolosa
External links
Official websiteGeneva Institute websiteInternational Federation of Eurhythmics Teachers website
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Music schools in Belgium
Dalcroze Eurhythmics