ABOUT RHYMOE
Learning English through rhythm and movement
Rhymoe is an English program that combines rhythm, body movement, music and language. We focus on the connection between English rhythm and the body, because the way a language moves is part of how it is understood and spoken. Rhymoe is designed for children from birth to age twelve, and is taught across Japan by certified instructors.
Bouncing rhythm and stomping rhythm
Every language carries its own rhythm, and speakers perceive that rhythm through the body. We call the rhythm of English bouncing rhythm, and the rhythm of Japanese stomping rhythm. People listen and speak in the body mode that matches the language they are using.
Japanese speakers experience strong linguistic interference when learning English, and many struggle to hear and produce it naturally. Learning to shift into the bouncing rhythm body mode is, we believe, the key to changing that.
English Rhythm Movement
Our method uses gross and fine motor movement connected to the bouncing rhythm of English. The instructor first leads participants into the bouncing rhythm body mode, then sings and chants rhythmical English phrases together with them. Learning this way is faster, and what is learned stays.
RHYTHM
Start from rhythm
English rhythm is the foundation for understanding and expressing the language. Knowing how it differs from Japanese is the first step.
MOVEMENT
Learn through the body
When you move with the rhythm, the body takes the language in along with it. Movement is not decoration here. It carries the learning.
ENGLISH
English comes out
Once the body has switched into English mode, listening becomes easier and speech sounds more natural. It also builds the ground for reading and writing.
“English Rhythm Movement” is a registered trademark in Japan (Registration No. 5994851).
See a lesson
A short introduction to what a Rhymoe lesson looks like.
≫ More videos on our YouTube channel
Programs
For children
- Baby & Toddler parent-and-child classes, ages 0 to 3
- Kids Class ages 4 to 6
- Junior Class ages 7 and up
- Rhymoe Phonics reading and writing, built on spoken English
Classes are taught in Japanese and English by certified instructors across Japan.
For teachers and educators
- Rhymoe Basic Theory the foundation course
- Instructor Training leading to certification
- Phonics Training teaching Rhymoe Phonics
Training is currently conducted in Japanese. Please contact us if you are interested in Rhymoe outside Japan.
Get in touch
Find a class
Search for Rhymoe classes and certified instructors across Japan.
Talks, workshops and research
We welcome enquiries about lectures, teacher workshops, collaborations and research.
Rhymoe is operated by the English Rhythm Movement Association (ERMA), a general incorporated association based in Hyogo, Japan. Founded in 2017 by Yoshimi Ishikawa, the creator of Rhymoe.
This page is the English summary of our site. The rest of the site is in Japanese.
