Ms. Ishizuka is the chair of the Dalcroze and Early Childhood department at Winchester Community Music School, a faculty member at Longy School of Music of Bard College, and teaches piano to students of all ages and experience levels. She is also a member of the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra (BYSO), teaching Dalcroze Eurhythmics. She travels to give Dalcroze workshops for musicians and music teachers in Japan, Taiwan, and Malaysia, as well as the Dalcroze National Conference 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’s in Music from Kunitachi College of Music. She is a Member of the Collège de l’Institut Jaques-Dalcroze (Advisory Council of the Fondation de l’Institut Jaques-Dalcroze).

POSITIONS
• Director: Dalcroze Institute of New England at Tufts University Community Music
• Director: Malaysia Dalcroze Society Dalcroze Professional Certification Program
• Member of Collège de I’institut Jaques-Dalcroze: Advisory Council of the Fondation de I’institut Jaques-Dalcroze
• Member of the Dalcroze Professional Teacher Training Committee
• Former Trustee of the DSA.
• Board Member of F. I. E.R (La Fédération Internationale des Enseignants de Rythmique – the International Federation of Eurhythmics Teachers)