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Eric Barnhill on the Web. |
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Welcome to my website, meant to be an information center for my work in music and movement performance, therapy, theory, and education. The central organizing principle of my work is that the Western classical music tradition is an ideal modality in which the advances of contemporary cognitive and neurological sciences can be applied to further human development, education, and growth. In particular, I value the Dalcroze Eurhythmics method of teaching musical concepts through movement, the Feldenkrais method of analyzing the cognitive implications of movement, and the rich improvisational traditions of Western classical music, as tools of significance for connecting contemporary understanding of the mind with practices that can apply those ideas to human living. I believe the key to a revitalization of the classical music tradition is to embrace its natural, historical relationship with the sciences, using the power and success of contemporary scientific theories and discoveries to invigorate its robust traditions. I was recently mentioned in a Wall Street Journal article on improvisation in classical music. It can be found here. My 2008 talk at the Psychoanalytic Society of New York is up on YouTube here. |
I am the creator of Cognitive Eurhythmics℠, a method of music-movement neuromotor education based on the Dalcroze and Feldenkrais methods. I practice both privately and in New York City classrooms, and my book on the subject is near completion. Cognitive Eurhythmics℠ information is here. Outside of my therapy practice, I make a living in music education, combining teaching with teacher training, curriculum and assessment design, and independent research. My affiliations include Mannes College of Music at New School University, the Music Conservatory of Westchester, and the Special Music School for musically gifted children. I also present talks, workshops, and demonstrations at academic and educational conferences on a regular basis. More on my academic and educational work here, and my writings, including research papers, case studies, and monographs, can be found here. My original training was as classical pianist. I continue to have a strong interest in improvisation in the language of Western classical music, and keep up a blog of improvisational music in my own classically-influenced style. More on my performance background here. Here is my contact information, and links to other resources that may be of interest to you if you liked this site. | ||
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