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Pioneer Music and Dance - with Charles Ingalls

by  The Sheffield Museum of Rural Life (Canada)

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Students and teachers will experience pioneer music and dancing first-hand in this session, led by one of America's most famous settlers, Charles Ingalls (1836-1902), father of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Charles will demonstrate some instruments popular with pioneers, such as the fiddle, whistle, fife, mouth harp, bagpipes, and accordion. He will use his fiddle to both lead the students in singing some of his favourite songs, and also to teach them some pioneer dances.
Note: A Canadian version of this programs is readily available.

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About This Program

Cost

By Request: $150.00
By Request Premium: $125.00



Length

60 minutes for grades 2 and up, 45 minutes for kindergarten to grade 1


Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) Kindergarten, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Public Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

no minimum

Maximum participants:

There is no maximum, but for optimum interactivity, we suggest no more than 40 students


Primary Disciplines

Performing Arts, Social Studies/History


Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, etc...)



Booking Information

Sorry, this program is not currently available. To inquire about future availability, please contact The Sheffield Museum of Rural Life (Canada)

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Provider's Cancellation Policy

We are willing to make every effort possible to re-schedule when necessary, but sessions canceled with less than 24 hours notice will be billed in full, unless there are severe circumstances, such as illness, weather, and school closure.

About This Provider

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The Sheffield Museum of Rural Life (Canada)

Sheffield, Ontario
Canada

The Sheffield Museum of Rural Life preserves, studies, and teaches broad elements of rural heritage, with a specific focus on the history of the village of Sheffield, Ontario, and a wider focus on the medieval European background of North American rural culture.

Contact:
Marty Pullin
shefmuseum@gto.net
226-606-3161

Program Details

Format

1. The presentation begins with the Charles Ingalls introducing himself and briefly discussing pioneer entertainment and comparing it with that of the students.
2. charles Ingalls will demonstrate some pioneer musical instruments.
3. Charles Ingalls will conduct a sing-along with the students.
4. Charles Ingalls will teach the students period dancing, and will then play live music on the fiddle for them while they dance.
5. The remaining time is for final questions.

Objectives

The participant will:
-meet a character from the past
-participate in a traditional dance
-sing songs popular with pioneers
-observe musical instruments used by pioneers
-develop a deeper understanding of frontier life
-compare pioneer entertainment to their own

Standards Alignment

National Standards

Social Sciences - History
NSS-USH.K-4.1 LIVING AND WORKING TOGETHER IN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES, NOW AND LONG AGO

Understands family life now and in the past, and family life in various places long ago
Understands the history of the local community and how communities in North America varied long ago

NSS-USH.K-4.3 THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES: DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES AND VALUES AND THE PEOPLE FROM MANY CULTURES WHO CONTRIBUTED TO ITS CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL HERITAGE
Understands the folklore and other cultural contributions from various regions of the United States and how they helped to form a national heritage

Fine Arts - Dance standards
NA-D.K-4.5 DEMONSTRATING AND UNDERSTANDING DANCE IN VARIOUS CULTURES AND HISTORICAL PERIODS

Achievement Standard, Proficient:
Students perform folk dances from various cultures with competence and confidence
Students learn and effectively share a dance from a resource in their own community; describe the cultural and/or historical context
Students accurately answer questions about dance in a particular culture and time period (for example: In colonial America, why and in what settings did people dance? What did the dances look like?)

Fine Arts - Music Standards
NA-M.K-4.9 UNDERSTANDING MUSIC IN RELATION TO HISTORY AND CULTURE

Achievement Standard:
Students identify by genre or style aural examples of music from various historical periods and cultures
Students describe in simple terms how elements of music are used in music examples from various cultures of the world