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Sheffield Museum of Rural Life – Arts

Programs cost $125 each
To register go to: http://www.sheffieldmuseum.ca/Elementary.html

1. Traditional Canadian Music and Dance - Gr. 2 Social Studies – Students learn about traditional musical instruments and dancing brought to Canada by early immigrants from the British Isles. The fiddle, bagpipes, whistle, and accordion are demonstrated and the students participate in simple folk dancing.

2. Pioneer Music and Dance
Students learn from a pioneer character about the traditional musical instruments and dancing brought to Canada by immigrants from the British Isles. The fiddle, bagpipes, whistle, and accordion are demonstrated and the students participate in simple folk dancing.

3. Music and Dance in Midevil Times – Students learn from a “real” peasant character about the music and dance that was popular amongst the medieval peasantry. The fiddle, bagpipes, whistle, drum, and hurdy-gurdy are demonstrated, and the students learn simple dances from Medieval times, danced to live music.

4. Folk Dancing – Students are taught simple folk dances from the British Isles, and then dance them to live traditional folk music. (May also include a brief demonstration of the fiddle and bagpipes.)

 

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