Playing music with the whole body

Playing music with the whole body is a comprehensive book on Dalcroze eurhythmics and how it can be applied in both instrumental teaching and music education.

Playing Music with the Whole Body is the perfect book for students of music and music teachers. It is suitable for the instruction of children as well as youth and adults. It can also be used to advantage in other artistic contexts.

Author Eva Nivbrant Wedin goes through the basic principles of the Dalcroze approach; how one can develop musicality and an ear for music, a feeling for rhythm and instrumental technique through bodily movements and the use of multiple senses. The book contains exercises, methodology, planning of lessons and tips for useful tools. In addition, there is a section on the child’s motor development and the relationship between rhythm, motor activity and playing a musical instrument. The book is richly illustrated with many colour pictures.

Playing Music with the Whole Body is a Swedish bestseller that is offered here in a long-sought-after English edition.