My professional life has evolved in conjunction with my personal growth, not only responding to my passion for teaching and pedagogy, and for my love of music, but also meeting my ever growing need for more insightful communication.
I completed piano and harmony studies at the Geneva Conservatory and have given performances in both chamber music and lyric repertoire. During this period, I also completed training in musical pedagogy: the “Eurhythmic” of Jaques-Dalcroze. This method awakened me to the pleasure of free expression in improvising on the piano. It also allowed me to gain pedagogical experience by training eurhythmic teachers in Biel-Bienne, in German-speaking Switzerland.
I then met François Louche, a musician and researcher, and the former assistant of Doctor Tomatis, the founder of “ostéophonie,” which became known as “the study of listening.” This work responded first of all to a personal need for self awareness within a more global approach encompassing all human needs. As a result, I was able to answer many of my questions about teaching and pedagogy. Four years of professional training allowed me to discover links between the individual (body, voice, self-expression) and music.
I have been living in Montreal and working in North America and Europe since 1990, teaching educators, performing artists, doctors, therapists, and other interested parties who want to develop a sense of personal presence and the ability to be conscious listeners in either their professional or private lives.
Because it is applicable in so many areas, and because of the unlimited possibilities conscious listening skills make possible, this work continues to provide the input and impetus for delving deeper into my research.
By working together with the mind-body therapist François Dufour, who practices a haptonomic approach, I have developed new levels of understanding of human behaviour and emotional relationships. We have been co-hosting group workshops in Switzerland, France, and Quebec since 1997.
Work in an institutional environment:
- Geneva Department of Public Education
(Teacher training)
- National Theatre School
(Montréal, Canada)
- Sherbrooke University
(Canada)
- Saint-Laurent Cegep, Music School
(Montréal, Canada)
- Association of eurhythmic teachers
(Remscheid, Germany)
- Longy Music School
(Cambridge, The United States of America)
- Jaques-Dalcroze Institute
(Geneva, Switzerland)
- Outremont and Katimavik Vocal Ensembles
(Montréal, Canada)
I also dedicate another part of my professional life to composing and producing music for documentaries and vocal creation (the “resonance” CD). A 3 CD-books project for kids is in the works. The first album is already available. By visiting the website http://www.monlivreamoi.com, you can already listen to some audio samples, enjoy the pretty pictures in the trailer and order using a secure system.
