David Frego,is professor and director of the School of Music at Penn State University. He joined the music faculty in 2017 after serving for nine years as chair of music at the University of Texas at San Antonio and 12 years as faculty and associate director at The Ohio State University.

Dr. Frego is past president of the American Eurhythmics Society and the Dalcroze Society of America, and regularly presents workshops on Dalcroze Eurhythmics throughout the globe. While performing artists of all ages benefit from rhythmic training, eurhythmics in teacher training is an important focus of Dr. Frego’s research. Other teaching and research areas include dance philosophy and the application of Dalcroze Eurhythmics as palliative care for adults with post-traumatic stress.

David Frego has published book chapters, DVDs, books, and articles in both music education journals and medical journals for arts medicine. Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the Choral Classroom, released in 2021, was co-authored with Dr. Marla Butke.

Marla Burke, Ph.D. , recently retired from Otterbein University where she directed the Women’s Chorale and taught General Music and Choral Methods. She holds degrees from Miami University, Wright State University and The Ohio State University. She is a Master Teaching Artist with the American Eurhythmics Society and serves as the immediate Past President of the board of AES. Dr. Butke regularly presents Dalcroze Eurhythmics workshops throughout the United States and internationally. Dr. Butke has been published in General Music Today, TRIAD, Update, The Orff Echo, and Enrollment Management . Her first book, co-authored by Dr. David Frego, was “Meaningful Movement: A Music Teacher’s Guide to Dalcroze Eurhythmics” and their second book, "Dalcroze Eurhythmics in the Choral Classroom" was just released this spring.