Dalcroze Concentration

The St. Thomas Master of Arts in Music Education Dalcroze concentration is the only three-level Dalcroze program of its kind in the Midwest. The curriculum features high quality education in eurhythmics, solfege and improvisation, and materials and methods-all of which are highlighted in three one-credit courses per level of study. Dalcroze study at St. Thomas introduces students to music education that trains the body in rhythm and dynamics; trains the ear, eye and voice in pitch, melody, and harmony using fixed-do; and combines eurhythmics and solfege according to the students' own invention, while providing application tools for classroom and studio.

Master of Arts in Music Education students in the Dalcroze concentration and nondegree students seeking the St. Thomas Dalcroze Certificate enroll concurrently in three courses per level of study. Level I consists of GMUS 781, 782, and 783. Level II consists of GMUS 784, 785, and 786. Level III consists of GMUS 787, 788, and 789. M.A. students whose degree plan includes Dalcroze Musicianship enroll in GMUS 651.

Dalcroze Core Courses

Students are required to take the following 16 semester credits and write a thesis.

GMUS 601 Teaching and Learning (3 cr.)

Offered every summer, Monday and Wednesday evenings, and fall Saturdays in even years.

GMUS 608 Foundations of Music Education (3 cr.)

Offered every summer, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and every spring on Saturdays.

GMUS 611 Perspectives in Music Theory (3 cr.)

Offered every summer, Monday and Wednesday evenings, and fall on Saturdays in odd years.

GMUS 612 Topics in Music History, Literature, and Theory (3 cr.)

Offered every summer, Monday and Wednesday evenings, and spring on Saturdays in odd years.

GMUS 750 Musicianship and Ensemble (1 cr.)

Offered every summer, mornings during the last two weeks in June.

GMUS 875 Introduction to Thesis Writing (3 cr.)

Offered every summer, Monday and Wednesday evenings, and every fall on Saturdays.

GMUS 876 Directed Research (0 cr.)

To be scheduled with thesis advisor.

GMUS 890 Thesis (1 cr.)

To be scheduled with thesis advisor. 

Dalcroze Field of Concentration Courses

Students take 13 required credits in the Dalcroze field of concentration and 6 elective credits. Through the required concentration courses, students expand and refine the information neeeded to work successfully with choral singers of all ages. Elective courses offer students opportunities to further define and hone the depth and breadth of their expertise.

Required Dalcroze Courses (9 credits)

GMUS 781 Dalcroze Eurhythmics I (1 cr.)

GMUS 782 Dalcroze Solfege/Improvisation I (1 cr.)

GMUS 783 Dalcroze Materials and Methods I (1 cr.)

GMUS 784 Dalcroze Eurhythmics II (1 cr.)

GMUS 785 Dalcroze Solfege/Improvisation II (1 cr.)

GMUS 786 Dalcroze Materials and Methods II (1 cr.)

GMUS 787 Dalcroze Eurhythmics III (1 cr.)

GMUS 788 Dalcroze Solfege/Improvisation III (1 cr.)

GMUS 789 Dalcroze Materials and Methods III (1 cr.)

Additional Dalcroze Required Course Selections (3 cr.)

GMUS 731 Orff Schulwerk (3 cr.)

OR

GMUS 751 Materials, Analysis, and Retrieval Systems I (1 cr.)

AND

GMUS 752 Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Instructional Techniques I (1 cr.) 

PLUS either

GMUS 753 Musicianship, Ensemble, and Conducting II (1 cr.) 

OR

GMUS 755 Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Instructional Techniques II (1 cr.)

Recommended Dalcroze Elective Courses (4 cr.)

GMUS 571 Applied Piano Study (1 cr.)

Private study; twelve, 30-minute lessons arranged through the graduate music education office.

GMUS 613 Advanced Theory for Pianists (3 cr.)

Offered spring 2008 and summer 2010.

GMUS 661 Exploring Music Technology (3 cr.)

Offered in even summers.

GMUS 725 Beginning Choral Conducting (2 cr.)

Offered every summer.

GMUS 726 Intermediate Choral Conducting (2 cr.)

Offered afternoons during the last two weeks in June in odd years and the first two weeks in August in even years.

GMUS 731 Orff Schulwerk I (3 cr.)

Offered every summer, first two weeks in August.