Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Swiss composer and educator (born 1865)

Émile Jaques-Dalcroze

Swiss composer, musician, and educator (1865–1950)

Émile Jaques-Dalcroze was a Swiss composer, musician, and music educator who developed Dalcroze eurhythmics, an approach to learning and experiencing music through movement. Dalcroze eurhythmics influenced Carl Orff's pedagogy, used in music education throughout the United…