Eurhythmics

Eurhythmics is of movement with a purpose.  A teacher creates a eurhythmics exercise with certain musical elements in mind.  These could include pulse, meter, articulation, dynamics, tempo, phrase, anacrusis, sound vs. silence, melody, timbre, accent, proportional relationships.  The teacher sets rules and models the movements, and the children use their own bodies as instruments to feel the music and it's elements. Song choice is very important when deciding what you want the child to get out of the lesson.