Introduction:
The Institute for Jaques-Dalcroze Education is an itinerant year-round program held at various locations around the United States, which provides hands-on experience of the Jaques-Dalcroze method: Eurhythmics, Solfege, and Improvisation, as well as Jaques-Dalcroze plastique, pedagogy, history, and philosophy. The Institute offers the Certificate and the License Jaques-Dalcroze to candidates who have completed the prescribed requirements.
The Jaques-Dalcroze Certificate is internationally recognized and authorized by the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze, Geneva, Switzerland, and confers the right to the recipient to apply the Principles of a Jaques-Dalcroze Education in teaching children and adults.
The Jaques-Dalcroze License is internationally recognized and authorized by the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze, Geneva, Switzerland, and confers the right to the recipient to teach Eurhythmics to children and adults.
The Diplôme Superior Jaques-Dalcroze (offered only at The Institut Jaques-Dalcroze, Geneva, Switzerland) affords the recipient the right to teach the Method Jaques-Dalcroze (Eurhythmics, Solfege, Improvisation), and the right to train teachers in and through the Method. The Diplômeé is recognized as a legal representative of the Method Jaques-Dalcroze by the Collège and Foundation Jaques-Dalcroze, Geneva Switzerland.
Certificate Jaques-Dalcroze
To comoplete the Certificate Jaques-Dalcroze the Institute offers a series of four MODULES or units. A Certificate of Achievement is awarded after each module is complete. Once having successfully completed all four modules or their equivalent, the candidate is then qualified to sit for the Jaques-Dalcroze Certificate examinations.
THE FOUR MODULES:
Each module is a total of 30 class hours, which is usually done over a period of five days. At the end of modules II, III and IV there is a series of short exams that cover the curriculum taught within that module. Jaques-Dalcroze Pedagogy is offered in all four modules with the opportunity to student teach in Modules II, III, and IV.
MODULE I: Structure: Foundations of the Jaques-Dalcroze Method
MODULE II: MusiKinesis: Contemporary Applications for Young children
MODULE III: Form: Designs for Music, Movement, and Teaching
MODULE IV: Making Connections: Practical applications of the Dalcroze Method
Each Module offers the core subjects which includes ten hours of Eurhythmics, seven hours of solfege, and seven hours of improvisation. The three core subjects are structured to reflect the specific theme of the Module. Students should be prepared to demonstrate a moderate level of skill in all three subjects by the end of each Module to receive the Achievement Certificate
CERTIFICATE PEDAGOGY:
In Module I there are six hours of pedagogical observation, discussion and analysis. In Modules II, III, candidates are given three fifteen-minute periods to student teach for a total of 45 minuets on a pass or fail basis. In Module IV candidates given three half-hour periods to student teach for a total of one and one-half hours. Detailed preparation precedes while constructive critical analysis follows each lesson. Students must achieve two passes (out of the three tries) to be awarded the Achievement Certificate for each module.
The candidate fulfills the pedagogy requirement for the Jaques-Dalcroze certificate once all four modules are successfully completed. The candidate is given a specific subject and specific goals in modules two and three. In module four the candidate is given a choice to teach the half-hour classes on a given subject relating to their own teaching situation or on a subject chosen by the faculty.
The Certificate Jaques-Dalcroze examinations are posted under the tab "Certificate Exms" above.
License Jaques-Dalcroze
To complete the License Jaque-Dalcroze the Institute offers a two-semester residency program where candidates coninue their study of eurhythmics, solfége, improvisation, pedagogy and plastique. Candidates must hold a Certificate Jaques-Dalcroze from an accredited institution and must attend the summer program offered by the Institute for Jaques-Dalcroze Education where the pedagogy, plastique and eurhythmics exams are completed.
LICENSE PEDAGOGY:
Candidates are given three thirty-minute periods to student teach for a total of 90 minuets on a pass or fail basis. Detailed preparation precedes while constructive critical analysis follows each lesson. Students must achieve two passes (out of the three tries) to fulfill the pedagogy requirements for the Certificate Jaques-Dalcroze.
The classes are usually given at the Institute for Jaques-Dalcroze Education’s Summer Institute in either Module III or Module IV but may be completed during the Fall-Spring Semester Program with students who are at the Jaques-Dalcroze Certificate level.
The License Jaques-Dalcroze examinations are posted under the tab "License Exms" above.