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These two audio clips were recorded recently by Mr. Abramson to accompany this KEYBOARD COMPANION article. In this first humorous but instructive clip, he demonstrates the three states of rhythm discussed in his article: arhythmy, erhythmy, and eurhythmy:
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This clip shows the sound of scales used for different purposes, as discussed in the article:
1.3 MB, 16-bit WAV sound file
This audio clip is taken from an Abramson videotape, "Dalcroze Eurhythmics" (by Timothy Caldwell, © 1992 GIA Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission) in which he discusses the importance of movement in rhythm.
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Video clips
from "Dalcroze Eurhythmics", with Robert M.
Abramson
By Timothy
Caldwell, © 1992, GIA Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Used by permission
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The connections between
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More on the differences
between timing and rhythm: |
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Robert M. Abramson has had a long and varied career as pianist, conductor, composer, author, teacher, writer and most recently, video creator. He is internationally acclaimed as a leading developer of the methods of Emile Jacques-Dalcroze. His major contributions are in the fields of Music and Movement, and he is known for his gifts at musical improvisation. He is the Founder and Director of the Manhattan Dalcroze Institute which is newly located at its home in the Juilliard School at Lincoln Center. He has taught at every age level in every kind of school in Europe, Asia and the United States. He is a teacher of teachers and performers at the Juilliard School in the Dance, Drama, Opera, and Instrumental Music Departments. He also teaches theory, solfègge and rhythmics, improvisation, and sight-reading at the Manhattan School of Music. He is the author of Rhythm Games for Perception and Cognition published by CPP Belwin; Teaching Music in the 21st Century with Choksy, Gillespie, and Woods, published by Prentice-Hall; Rhythm Games I and II with text and original music composed and performed by the author, published by Warner Bros.; and Teaching Music as a Second Language, a theory, ear-training and sight-singing method published by Music and Movement Press. His newest works are videotapes: Dalcroze Eurhythmics with Bob Abramson, published by G.I.A. Chicago, and Dalcroze Hand Dances for Piano Students of All Ages, published by Movement and Music Press. Other volumes are currently in the process of being created. |
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