The Australian Dalcroze Certificate
Dalcroze Australia is recognized by the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze and FIER (Fédération Internationale des Enseignants de Rythmique) is the official Dalcroze training centre in Australia.
The Australian Dalcroze Certificate
Overview
Dalcroze Australia is recognized by the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze and FIER (Fédération Internationale des Enseignants de Rythmique) as the official Dalcroze training centre in Australia. Our immediate past Director of Studies, Sandra Nash, worked closely with Karin Greenhead (UK) to develop a program specifically for those who train through part-time or intensive courses, joining with Louise Mathieu (Canada) and Ava Loiacono (Italy) to form the Dalcroze Eurhythmics International Examinations Board (DEIEB). Part-time courses based on this syllabus have been run in Australia for several years.
At present, Dalcroze Australia has paused the registration of any new trainees as we focus on supporting those students currently on the DEIEB training track to complete their studies under the oversight of our Interim Directors of Studies, Andrew Davidson and Kaye Barker. The Dalcroze Australia committee is in the process of evaluating options for resuming Dalcroze teacher training in the near future, and welcomes enquiries from anyone who would like to be kept updated on training opportunities.
Director of studies
Kaye Barker - Interim co director of studies
Kaye is a teacher, workshop leader and professional violinist. She graduated with the Diplôme Supérieur in Dalcroze Eurhythmics in 2022 and received the Aletheia Prize for choreography in 2020. A music graduate of the University of Oxford, she also holds a master’s degree in education from Middlesex University and is a qualified classroom teacher. Her portfolio career began as a violinist with the BBC Philharmonic, followed by membership of the Bridge String Quartet, which performed live on BBC Radio 3 and recorded a series of acclaimed CDs. She later moved into education, serving first as Head of Strings for Ealing Music Service and then as Head of Music at Gumley School for Girls, both in West London. She now teaches at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and on Dalcroze Eurhythmics UK’s Teacher Training programme, where she is Centre Director for Ealing, London. She has organised a series of Dalcrozemoves courses, teaches at Dalcroze UK’s Spring and Summer Schools, and has been a guest teacher in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Shanghai, China and Hong Kong, China. Kaye is also Co-Director of Studies for Dalcroze Eurhythmics UK (DEUK) and Dalcroze Australia (DA).
Dr Andrew Davidson - Interim co director of studies
Andrew Davidson, PhD, is an Australian theatre practitioner, musician, educator, and researcher based in London, UK. He is a Senior Lecturer in Acting and Musical Theatre at Guildford School of Acting (GSA), University of Surrey, where he has taught since 2015 and completed a doctorate in performer training in 2026. Andrew trained as a theatre director at Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and as a composer at the University of Sydney. He has worked as a director, pianist, and composer across theatre, musical theatre, opera, and dance. Andrew is a qualified teacher of Dalcroze Eurhythmics, having progressed from the Dalcroze Certificate with Dalcroze Australia, through the Master of Music and Dalcroze Licence at Longy School of Music in the USA, to the Diplôme Supérieur from the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze (IJD) in Switzerland. Andrew is a Co-Director of Studies for Dalcroze Eurhythmics UK (DEUK) and Dalcroze Australia (DA). He is also a qualified teacher of Kodály Musicianship, holding the Professional Certificate of the British Kodály Academy (BKA). Andrew regularly delivers training for music educators through international workshops and conferences. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).
