Anthony Molinaro

About Anthony

Anthony Molinaro is a highly experienced music educator, instrumentalist, podcaster, and producer who has dedicated his career to the Dalcroze approach. With over 16 years of experience in public school classrooms on both coasts of the United States, Molinaro has helped countless students develop a love of music.

Molinaro is also a faculty member and guest lecturer at Carnegie Mellon University, where he is pursuing graduate studies in Music Education. He is a sought-after clinician and presenter, having spoken at events hosted by PMEA District 7 and District 5, as well as at Elizabethtown College, Westminster College, Duquesne University, Slippery Rock University, Grove City College, Waynesburg University, and Messiah College.

As a leader in the field of music education, Molinaro has served as the board chair and treasurer of the Dalcroze Society of America, and has presented at two national conferences and several national virtual events. He has presented workshops for NAfME, Music Construct ED, and the Virtual Dalcroze Meetup, and runs an online roundtable forum for the leadership of the major national pedagogical organizations.

Molinaro's podcast, The New Dalcrozian, has an international listenership that spans over 48 countries, and his popular SubStack newsletter, MusicXT - Moments and Movement, allows subscribers to follow his thoughts and career in real time, with many instructional videos and content to help embrace the Dalcroze approach in a public school setting.

By training the body to be more musically responsive, students can become more fluid and expressive in their performance, no matter the instrument. Dalcroze Eurhythmics is a transformative approach that makes musical concepts tactile and concrete, it allows us to experience through embodied sensation, and foster a more natural musicianship.