Eric Barnhill - Writings

My writings include case studies and larger papers on the principles and practices of my therapy method, as well as exploring musical phenomena in the context of the Dalcroze method and contemporary research on information systems and dynamic systems. I also refer you to some writings on improvisation over at my weblog of improvisational music.

My Curriculum Vitae is here.

I am currently at work on a book that connects my Dalcroze work with special needs children to trends in contemporary neuroscience.

Larger Articles:
Dalcroze Subjects as Therapeutic Tools: Cognitive Processes behind Five Dalcroze Subjects and Some Benefits of Their Development in Special Education (2006)
Cognitive Eurhythmics Portfolio (2006)
Report on essays in Rhythm in Psychological, Linguistic, and Musical Processes and their connection to Cognitive Eurhythmics (2006)
Dynamic Systems, Ecological Systems and a Praxis-Centered Account of Western Music: A New Possibility for an Embodied Music Theory (2003-4)

Cognitive Eurhythmics Case Studies:
Vanessa, Part 1: Eliminating Difficulties With "Personal Boundaries" Through Enhancing Spatial and Rhythmic-Spatial Processing (2005)
Using Cognitive Eurhythmics to Enhance Functionality in Alzheimer's Patients (2003)
Ian, Part 1: Enhancing Attention Through Music and Movement (2004)
Ian, Part 2: Learning Piano with a Severe Memory Disability (2004)
Helga, Part 1: Using Eurhythmics-Based Movement Games to Eliminate Spasticity in a Stroke Recovery Patient (2004)
Helga, Part 2: Using Bilateral Rhythm Games to Coordinate and Improve a Stroke-Afflicted Side of the Body (2005)
Marcia: Using Rhythm and Music to Create Initiative in a Stroke Recovery Patient (2006)
Stewart, Part 1: Eliminating the Need for Orthotics with Music and Movement Games (2006)

Small Articles on Music:
Why Rachmaninoff Endures (Summer 2002)
Techno and Terror (October 2001)
Switzerland's Most Wanted (Winter 2001)
The Irrelevance of the Avant-Garde (November 2001)

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