Since encountering the principles of Emile Jaques-Dalcroze, I have been investigating how these principles can have an impact on how classical music is taught and performed. This was the subject of my PhD, in which I investigated the impact of Dalcroze Eurhythmics on my own practice as a classically trained violinist. In my role as the artistic director of the Irish Chamber Orchestra Academy (of string students and ICO performers), I have introduced innovative performance practices, which have radically transformed how my students prepare and perform repertoire. It has also had a significant impact on how the audience perceives the idea of how the music moves.

I teach primarily on the MA Classical String Performance, and the subjects I cover are: violin, chamber music, Dalcroze, Kodaly and improvisation. I also teach violin privately from beginners up to professional level.

The violinist and chamber musician Dr. Diane Daly is the course director for the MA in Classical String Performance at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick, where she also lectures in violin, chamber music, Dalcroze, Kodaly and improvisation.  She has been a member of the Irish Chamber Orchestra since 1997 and has toured the world with many prestigious ensembles including the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. She is in huge demand as a chamber musician, performing at major international festivals. In other genres she has performed alongside and recorded with Sir Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart, The Corrs, Bono, Shania Twain, Katie Melua and plays in her own gypsy jazz trio. She completed an Irish Research Council funded Arts Practice PhD at the University of Limerick in 2019 on the impact of Dalcroze Eurhythmics on the practice of a classically trained violinist.