It is almost time for Festival du Voyageur, and we have been talking about it in music class this week (and update - for a few weeks now that I'm editing this in February)! They will still be having modified activities and virtual events, as with so many wonderful arts and cultural events in our province! What I love to point out to students is that what I usually do with them is pretty much the same! We still will be doing so many French Canadian Folkdances, and even a new one that I will be creating for/with them! We learned how to dance the Red River Jig, and listened to the spoons. Would be fun to have them create their own jig dances to share with others while we dance outside! Want to try to practice the jig steps at home? Try it out with this fabulous video!! Here are some links for how to play the spoons, and how to make your own set at home! Here is an excellent version in French for how to make and play the spoons, with a little sing-a-long at the end! An incredible musician with the spoons! Here is another song or two that students could sing at home with their new homemade spoons! While we are at it, Festival du Voyageur has created some pretty excellent videos about how to celebrate FdV at home! So now that you have made your spoons (cuillères), get out your craft stuff and make some more instruments, with the help of an adult family member in your home! Want to know how to make your own snow sculptures? I personally skip past 1:04 and go right to 1:34 so that children are picking just garden tools, or perhaps they have plastic tools that could work too, to be safe... as this website says, always view this site with your parents: |
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