Dr. Marta Sanchez, an internationally recognized eurhythmics teacher and founder of the Carnegie Mellon University Dalcroze Training Center, died April 15 at her home in Barrington, R.I. She was 83.

Dr. Sanchez moved to Barrington in 1997 to be closer to her sister, Patricia Houghton, after spending 40 years at CMU.

But even in retirement, Dr. Sanchez maintained a relentless schedule. She was a regular guest professor at the Institut Jaques-Dalcroze in Geneva, Switzerland, and established the Carnegie Mellon Dalcroze Training Center satellite programs in Taiwan, Korea and at the Nagoya School of Music in Japan.

"She was a master teacher and consummate professional," said Dr. Sanchez's longtime friend, Dr. Annabelle Joseph, a professor of music at CMU and the director of the Dalcroze Training Center. "Everyone she met, she touched. I've had to alternate tears with laughter."

Dr. Sanchez grew up in Santiago, Chile. After earning a degree in piano and music education from the University of Chile, she earned a diploma from the Institut Jaques-Dalcroz.

In 1957, Dr. Sanchez moved to Pittsburgh to accept the eurhythmics teaching position at CMU.

Dr. Joseph said, "Eurhythmics is a process for awakening, developing and refining innate musicality through rhythmic movement, ear training and improvisation."

Dr. Sanchez would go on to earn master and doctorate degrees in musicology at the University of Pittsburgh.

Shortly after Project Head Start began in 1965, Dr. Sanchez established an eurhythmics program that sent teachers into various head-start centers in the Pittsburgh area. The program continued through 1976.

"She always made you feel like you were learning and expanding," said Judi Cagley, administrative coordinator at CMU's Dalcroze Training Center.

Mrs. Cagley met Dr. Sanchez in 1963 when Mrs. Cagley was a freshmen music student at CMU.

"She connected with people beyond music," said Mrs. Cagley. "It was a personal connection. She was a remarkable woman and friend who will be deeply missed, but will continue to live on for many generations through the impact she made on us, both personally and professionally."

In 1967, Dr. Sanchez founded CMU Dalcroze Training Center. Over the years, she served as president of the Dalcroze Society of America and board member of the Centre Nationale de Documentation Jaques-Dalcroze.

Dr. Sanchez was also internationally recognized as an author, researcher, lecturer and educational consultant.

In 1988, Dr. Sanchez wrote the book, "XVIII Century Spanish Music: Villancicos of Juan Frances de Iribarren."

The composer Iribarren's works have been singled out by Spanish scholars as perhaps the most genuine representation of Spanish religious music of the 18th century.

A memorial service will be held July 14 at Carnegie Mellon University. Information will be posted at www.cmu.edu/music.