Eurhythmics + Melodica & Percussion (Age 5)

This multi-faceted class will develop your child's musical sense by combining Dalcroze Eurhythmics experiences with singing and playing small percussion instruments as well as melodica. The melodica is a portable wind instrument that looks like a piano keyboard and allows students to easily produce sound by blowing into it. In the first semester, we focus on rhythmic skills using small percussion instruments including glockenspiel, rhythm sticks, cymbals, and hand drums. The second semester focuses on playing melodica as well as singing, ear-training, basic sight-reading, and music notation recognition.

At the end of each semester, the group will present an informal concert for parents and friends with students performing as soloists or in ensemble. Maximum eight students per section. For children age 5 as of 9/1/2023.

Note: This program can accept new students until the fourth class of the fall semester. This is a two-semester class; students enroll in the fall and are automatically re-enrolled for spring.

Tuition per semester: $424 (16 classes - 45 minutes) + $55 materials fee for melodica

Register Online    Registration is open for Fall 2023

Registrations accepted online or by telephone at 781-721-2950.

Class Days & Times:

Tuesday 5:15 - 6:00 PM Adriana Ausch 16 weeks Begins Sept. 12
Wednesday 4:00 - 4:45 PM Eiko Ishizuka 16 weeks Begins Sept. 13
Thursday 4:30 - 5:15 PM Adriana Ausch 16 weeks Begins Sept. 14
Saturday 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM Eiko Ishizuka 16 weeks Begins Sept. 16

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Early Childhood/Dalcroze Eurhythmics Faculty

Adriana Ausch-Simmel
Eiko Ishizuka
Lynn Rubin
Yukiko Shimazaki

Dalcroze Eurhythmics is a somatic musical education method that prepares the body and mind to integrate abstract muscial concepts. It teaches an understanding of music—its fundamental concepts, expressive meanings, and deep connections to other arts and human activities—through ground-breaking techniques incorporating rhythmic movement; ear training; and physical, vocal, and instrumental improvisation. At WCMS, we have been teaching Dalcroze Eurhythmics for 25 years. We have the largest and most qualified Dalcroze Eurhythmics program in Massachusetts and highly trained faculty who hold master's degrees, certifications, and licenses in Dalcroze Eurhythmics.