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All texts are widely available except those marked * which are available from the Dalcroze Society UK. Contact Dalcroze Books UK, 01932 348754.

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  • General Publications
    Author Title ISBN Publisher
    *Bachmann M-L Dalcroze Today: An Education through and into Music 0-19-816400-9 Clarendon Press Oxford 1991
    *Comeau G Comparing Dalcroze, Orff and Kodaly 2-89442-369-1 Centre Franco-Ontarien de Ressources Pedagogiques 1995
    Farmer B - editor Springboards 0-17-0060551 Nelson
    *Findlay E Rhythm and Movement: Applications of Dalcroze Eurhythmics 0-87487-078-X Summy-Birchard Inc
    Forrai K Music in Preschool 963-13-3385-X Corvina
    Gell H Thoughts on Dalcroze Music and Movement 0 86422 448 6 CIRCME
    Gell H Lessons in Music through Movement 0 86422 567 9 CIRCME
    Geoghegan L Singing games & rhymes for early years (incl. CD) 0-9538261-0-4 National Youth Choir of Scotland
    Hanniford C Smart Moves, Why Learning is not all in your Head 0-915556-27-8 Great Ocean Publishers
    Matterson E This Little Puffin... 0-14-0340483 Puffin Books (1991)
    Ouvry M Sounds Like Playing 0-904187-31-4 Early Education
    Roberts S Playsongs book and CD 0-9517112-0-2 Playsongs Publications
    *Vanderspar E Teaching Rhythmics    
    Young S Music with the Under-Fours 0-415-28706-5 Routledge Falmer (2003)
    Greenland P Hopping Home Backwards 1-903819-01-6 www.jabadao.org
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  • Further Suggestions
    Author Title ISBN Publisher
    Warren Jean Piggyback Songs 0-911019-014 Warren Publishing House
    Warren Jean Piggyback Songs for Infants and Toddlers 0-911019-07-3 Warren Publishing House
    Nicholls Sue Bobby Shaftoe, clap your hands 0-7136-3556-8 A&C Black
    Nicholls Sue Michael Finnigin, tap your chinigin 07136-4716-7 A&C Black
    Umansky, Kaye Three Singing Pigs 0-7136-3804-4 A&C Black
    Clark, Veronica Hi Low Dolly Pepper 0-7136-3329-8 A&C Black
    MacGregor Helen Bingo Lingo 0-71365075-3 A&C Black
    MacGregor Helen Tom Thumb’s Musical Maths 0-7136-4971-2 A&C Black
    Aronoff Frances Webber Music and Young Children 0-9602590-0-7 Turning Wheel Press
    Vajda Cecilia The Kodaly Way to Music 0-85162-024-8 Boosey & Hawkes
    Bennett Jill Noisy Poems 0-19-278219-3 OUP
    King-Smith Dick Jungle Jingles 0-552-52657-6 Picture Corgi
    Schwartz Alvin A Twister of Twists,
    A Tangler of Tongues
    0-233-96546-7 Andre Deutsch
    TAPE or CD Riggidy Jig, 20 Multicultural Children’s Songs     Available from
    Tabley Bellows,
    Phone: 020 7561 9551/ 020 7281 5340
    Young S Music 3-5   Nursery World / Routledge Guides for Early Years Practitioners
    Goddard Blythe, S Movement and Early Learning   Hawthorn Press Early Years
    Bruce T Developing Learning in Early Childhood 0-7619-4176-2 Paul Chapman Publishing
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  • Key Journals
    Title Description Publisher
    Dalcroze Society Journal Annual journal with articles, news etc. Back copies available from the Dalcroze Society UK Dalcroze Society UK. Back-copies available. Contact Dalcroze Society Publications 01932 348754
    British Journal of Music Education   Within Electronic Journals for Early Years
    www.library.bilk.ac.uk
    Early Years: Journal of International Research and Development   Within Electronic Journals for Early Years
    www.library.bilk.ac.uk
    International Journal of Early Education   Within Electronic Journals for Early Years
    www.library.bilk.ac.uk
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  • Articles
    The following published articles may be downloaded for private use and may be reproduced for non-profit use provided that credit is given to the author and the article’s source.

    Music in the body – music and movement for the Early Years using Dalcroze Eurhythmics
    By Anita Strevens (NAME magazine, Issue 22, Autumn 2007)
    A write-up of the workshop given by Anita Strevens at the NAME conference on Friday 14th September 2007.


    Stepping into Music
    By Anita Strevens (Primary Music Today, Issue 32, Autumn 2005)
    The importance of movement in music education for young children and the setting up of Stepping into Music. Also an example of a Dalcroze music and movement session for 3 and 4 year olds.

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    Dalcroze and the very young child
    By Margareta Burrell (for the Dalcroze Society 2007)
    How introducing music to the young child through movement develops their musical potential and also develops their social, emotional and language skills.


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