| Volume 24 Special Issue 2.6 | February 15, 2024 |
Music and Movement for Flourishing: Using the PERMA Model of Well-Being to Understand Participants’ Experiences of Dalcroze Eurhythmics
John Habron-James
Royal Northern College of Music, U.K.; MASARA, North-West University, South Africa
Citation: Habron-James, J. (2024). Music and movement for flourishing: Using the PERMA model of well-being to understand participants’ experiences of Dalcroze Eurhythmics. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 24(si2.6). http://doi.org/10.26209/ijea24si2.6
Abstract
Dalcroze Eurhythmics is a way of teaching and learning music through exploring music-movement relationships. Recent qualitative research contains rich insights into participants’ experiences and sometimes discusses them in relation to well-being. However, it remains to be seen to what extent the discipline of positive psychology, in particular Martin Seligman’s PERMA model of well-being, can help us to understand these experiences. This integrative literature review examines the findings of 51 qualitative studies of participants’ experiences of Dalcroze, using the PERMA model as an analytical framework. As a result, it reconceptualises experiences of Dalcroze as experiences of well-being, and argues that engaging in Dalcroze may contribute to the flourishing of participants.
