Mitsuhiro IWASAKI (1944-2019) was a music educator who worked as an instructor and textbook author at the music school of Victor Company of Japan and later founded the nonprofit Rhythmic Research Center to research and promote rhythmic education. This paper examines ''Eurhythmic Bayer'' by Iwasaki and Tamura-Mabuchi and ''Eurhythmic 105'' by Iwasaki to show that Iwasaki sought to elevate music education from the mere acquisition of performance skills to ''education of emotions and senses'' through the use of rhythmic education. Key Word: Mitsuhiro IWASAKI、Dalcroze-Eurhythmics、Rhythmic Research Center

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Thirty years have passed since I first started learning the Dalcroze method. Since then I have to participated in seminars and in various countries conferences. That experience has given me the strength to live a fulfilling life in my own way. I write about my upbringing, how I met Dalcroze method and how I tried to introduce it in Southeast Asia, where Western music is not incorporated in education.

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