Two-year Certificate Course

Aims and Objectives

Summarised according to four interrelated categories: Musical, Movement, Personal & Social and General & Artistic. The knowledge and skills acquired can be applied in a variety of contexts.

Musical aims

• the study of music and musical phenomena, in particular all forms of musical rhythm in and through movement; the expansion of the ability to experience and express music
• development of aural perception, listening, inner hearing and feeling
• development of automatisms
• musical analysis in real time
• musical literacy

Movement aims

• improvement of the sense of balance, body awareness, co-ordination and economy of movement
• development of a good use of space, personal and shared
• development of the neuro-muscular system and independence and co-ordination of the limbs
• use of the breath
• ear, eye, hand co-ordination

Personal and Social aims

• development of the ability to share time and space with others, to work alone, in pairs and in groups of various sizes
• ensemble skills, leading and following
• development of the ability to respond quickly and appropriately
• the ability to communicate ideas clearly and respond to those of others

General Artistic aims

• an understanding of music-movement relationships, technical and expressive
• the ability to generate own ideas from the ideas of others
• the ability to interpret the works of others and create original work
• the ability to improvise and compose
• development of critical and analytical faculties
• artistic sensitivity
• an understanding of the principles, practice and applications of Dalcroze Eurhythmics in various fields including music and related arts, performance and teaching