A CCM instructor will evaluate your student to ensure proper placement.
Rhythmic Solfège I (Ages 6 – 9)
Musical Goals
- Learn to identify the notes in both G and F clefs that rest on the Grand Staff (Bass C through Treble C)
- Simple meters of 2, 3, and 4 with modified conducting arm beats
- C major Scale structure, including half and whole steps using note names and scaled degree function
- Use of the Body as Instrument to sight-read these pitches
- Sing, play, move simple melodies within this scale
- Sharps and flats
- Steps and skips on the staff
- Dynamic markings: p, mp, mf, f, crescendo, decrescendo
- Symbols: phrases, slurs, staccato, ties, accents, Step or conduct/articulate simple meter rhythms.
Rhythmic Solfège II (Ages 7 – 10)
Musical Goals
- All Skills from Rhythmic Solfège I
- Learn to identify the notes in both G and F clefs that rest on the Grand Staff (Low F through High G)
- F major, G major, and A natural minor scale structures including half and whole steps using note names and scale degree function
- Use of the Body as Instrument to sight-read these pitches
- Sing, play, move simple melodies within this scale using the rhythms below.
- Sharps, flats, and naturals
- Tonic and Dominant arpeggios in these major keys
- Intervals (Number only) through a 5th
- Dynamic markings: pp, ff
- Symbols: phrases, slurs, ties, accents, repeat signs, D.C. al Fine, fermatas
- Simple meter rhythms
Rhythmic Solfège III (Ages 9 – 13)
Musical Goals
- All of the skills from RS II
- Ledger lines above and below Middle C, below Bass C, and above high C.
- Simple and Compound meters of 2, 3, and 4 with modified conducting arm beats
- C major, F major, G major, B♭ major, D major, E♭ major, A major, as well as A, E, D natural/harmonic/melodic minor scale structures including half and whole steps using note names and scale degree function
- Use of the Body as Instrument to sight-read these pitches
- Sing, play, move simple melodies within this scale using the rhythms below
- Tonic, Sub-Dominant, and Dominant 7th arpeggios in these keys
- Identify, build, & sing intervals through an octave, both number and quality: major, minor, and perfect.
- Tempo and affect indications in foreign languages: Agitato, Mysterioso, Vif, etc….
- Simple Meter rhythms: Crusic and Anacrusic
- Compound meter rhythms: Crusic and Anacrusic
Additional Information:
This is a full-year class. Students may join mid-year with instructor approval. Please contact the office for more information.
To enroll, we require a full-year commitment to the Rhythmic Solfege program. To make music education available for everyone who wants to participate, we offer a convenient payment plan or need-based financial assistance. Please visit Financial Assistance to learn more.
New to Rhythmic Solfège? Discover more at our Intro to Rhythmic Solfège starting March 22.
Metallophones
All Rhythmic-Solfège™ students are required to have a metallophone (an additional $45 when registering for Rhythmic-Solfège™ I). If you are registering for Rhythmic Solfège II and III and need a metallophone, please contact Student Services Manager Emma Huggard. This instrument will be provided on the first day of classes and will be used throughout the Rhythmic-Solfège™ sequence. Students must bring this instrument to each class along with their workbook and completed homework assignments.
Please call (978) 369-0010 or email us for more information.
The Rhythmic-Solfège curriculum is provided by the Dalcroze School of Music & Movement through our partnership with Integral Steps.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL FOR Rhythmic Solfege II and III: $1026 (offer valid until June 13)


- Age Group(s): 5-8, 9-12
- Ages: 6 - 9, 7-10, and 9 - 13
- Instructor: Weronika Balewski
- Semester: Fall
- Duration: 30 weeks
- Day/Time: Rhythmic Solfege I Tues 5:15 - 6:00 pm; Rhythmic Solfège II Tues 6:00 - 7:00 pm; Rhythmic Solfège III Tues 4:15 - 5:15 pm
- Start Date: September 23 *This is a full-year class. Students may join mid-year with instructor approval. Please contact the office for more information.
- Maximum Enrollment: 10
- Cost: $930 for Rhythmic Solfege I + $30 materials and $45 metallophone *EARLY BIRD SPECIAL $883.50*; $1080 for Rhythmic Solfege II and III + $30 materials fee *EARLY BIRD SPECIAL $1026*
Rhythmic Solfège I, Tues 5:15 - 6:00 pm
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Rhythmic Solfège II, Tues 6:00 - 7:00 pm
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Rhythmic Solfège III, Tues 4:15 - 5:15 pm
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