Meet ICDS7 Keynote: Hélène Nicolet
Hélène Nicolet is Director of the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze (IJD)
in Geneva
Hélène Nicolet obtained her Dalcroze Licence in 2006 at the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze (IJD) and her Master of Arts in Music Education from Haute école de musique (Geneva) in 2008. She studied classical piano and cello. In 2011, Hélène became a Certified Movement Analyst at the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies in New York. In 2013, she completed her Diplôme Supérieur. Hélène has taught in music schools, elementary schools, for adults and seniors, and is regularly invited to teach abroad. She teaches professional students at the Haute Ecole de Musique (Bachelor, Master and certificate programs). She took the role of director of the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze since August 2023.
Dalcroze Eurhythmics, an education beyond expectations
Dalcroze Eurhythmics is a practice that can be applied as a music education, but it can also enrich a wide range of applications thanks to the use of music and movement. Marie-Laure Bachmann underlines this concept by the title of her book called “Dalcroze Today: An Education Through and into Music”.
During this lecture, the vision of the international centre of the Jaques-Dalcroze method, the Institute Jaques-Dalcroze (ijd) in Geneva, will be shared in three ways. Firstly, by the variety of activities that are nowadays explored in the department “Eurhyhtmics and health”, including the research inventory. Secondly, by the presentation of one piano program offered at the ijd, using improvisation and group learning process. Finally, some relevant Dalcroze techniques will be outlined for the management of teams or artistic projects.
The Dalcroze community is facing a pivotal period in the evolution of the Jaques-Dalcroze method. Currently, practitioners are fortunate to work alongside people who knew Mr. Jaques, meaning that the lineage is still direct. Knowing that principles are transmitted through practice, it is necessary to promote this heritage in order to ensure the maintenance of quality and generate collective awareness.