The Essence of Dalcroze
Lisa Parker and Siân Davies

'Let the music teach the music!'

'Lead the student to discover the music.'

'Create a musical environment and let your teaching seemingly unfold!'

'Use the full body to explore every aspect and nuance of music, of rhythm of shape and sound'

'Develop and refine the inner hearing through training the wole being'

'Expand musical awareness and expression through becoming the music'

'Be inspired by and embellish your teaching with stimuli from other art forms'

Finally and very importantly:
Dalcroze himself did not separate his teaching from his performing and composing. Although he has perhaps become most well known for his pedagogical work he inspired and collaborated with some of the leading exponents of Modern Dance and Theatre. He performed and conducted all over Europe and influenced theatre and choreography of the early 20thCentury. Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring' is choreographed through Eurhythmics.

Brief (and incomplete) Glossary of Terms for particular technical and musical 'pillars' of Dalcroze work:

Internalisation
Spatial awareness
Follows
Reverse Follows
Quick response/reaction excercise
Inhibition/replacement
Time Space Energy
Plastique Animée
Canon

Book List (In addition to Dalcroze Society Book List)

Dalcroze Today, An Education Through and IInto Music	Marie-Laure Bachman	Clarendon Press
Rhythm, Music and Education	Emile Jaques-Dalcroze	The Dalcroze Society Inc
Rhythm and Movement, Applications of Dalcroze Eurhythmics	Eisa Findlay	Summy Birchard Inc
Music and Young Children	Fran Aronoff	Turning Wheel Press
Eurhythmics in Today's Classroom	Virginia Hoge Mead	Schott