Performances + Events
Intro to Dalcroze: Teaching Artistry in the Studio and Classroom Through the Dalcroze Approach
Eben Jordan Ensemble Room
Presented by NEC's Expanded Education Department and the Institute for Teaching Artistry.
Artist(s)
Eiko Ishizuka
Eiko Ishizuka, Diplôme Supérieur, is a Director of The Dalcroze Institute of New England, supported by the Tufts University Community Music Program. Ms. Ishizuka is a faculty member at New England Conservatory's Preparatory School and Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra (BYSO), teaching Dalcroze Eurhythmics, and is the chair of the Dalcroze and Early Childhood department at Winchester Community Music School. She is also a faculty member at Longy School of Music of Bard College, and teaches piano to students of all ages and experience levels. She travels to give Dalcroze workshops for musicians and music teachers in Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia, as well as the Dalcroze National Conference (most recently in Cleveland), and the Dalcroze Congress in Geneva, Switzerland.
Starting at age 12, Ms. Ishizuka performed on a Japanese national tour as pianist and organist for the Bethlehem Congregation of Jesus Church choir. Since relocating to North America in 1999, she has performed as a collaborative pianist in Japan, Israel, the United States, Canada, and Switzerland. She is passionate about bringing music and movement to audiences. She has earned the Diplôme Supérieur, the highest credential in Dalcroze training, from the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze, Geneva, Switzerland. She also holds a Certificate and License, with distinction, from the Longy School of Music of Bard College, and a Bachelor in Music from Kunitachi College of Music. She is a Member of the Collège de I’institut Jaques-Dalcroze (Advisory Council of the Fondation de I’institut Jaques-Dalcroze)
