How easy it is to teach children to identify the signs of music, and to structure play that reinforces their new knowledge. Moreover, we can provide quantifiable results by testing students on their knowledge of definitions. But let's take a step back, and take another look. Certainly it's a part of it. The real issue is how the students arrived at their understanding of musical symbols.
Process is indeed the key.
We engage students' instincts, abilities, and problem-solving skills to educe their own discovery of musical ideas. While instruction is generally passive, education is an active process. In the Dalcroze approach, this active process involves the very embodiment of musical ideas. Through their ears, bodies and voices, students react and interact with music in sound, gaining a conrete experience of music concepts. With their newfound skills and understanding, they become able to enact musical ideas improvisationally.