Canadian Folk Dances: Book and CDEileen Reid With CD accompaniment, dance graphics, Orff and percussion arrangements plus cultural information. Useful for grades 2--7. Dances include: The Maple Leaf Stomp * Carding the Wool * The Prairie Circle. Songs include: Alouette * O Canada * En Roulant Ma Boule * The Raftsmen. |
Common terms and phrases
4th count Alto Xylophone Bass B.M. Tamb back to back Bass Metal Bass Metallophone Tambourine begins the dance Bergére Bm A7 boys passing back Canadian CARDING THE WOOL Chorus Couples move D7 G D7 D7 G G enspiel Alto Xy Fais le tour Frére Jacques G D7 G G G D7 Girls face partner Glock Glockenspiel hands joined hands with partner High Drums Low Jack Je te plumerai join both hands Lake lant ma bou left foot LES CARILLONS lophone Bass Xy lou-et Metallophone Tambourine Shakers Nova Scotia Partners face Quebec RED RIVER VALLEY Repeat the sequence right foot sequence of Carding Shakers Sticks High SHANTY BOYS Shkr side couples skip around partner skipping steps sliding steps song Sonnez les matines squid squid-jiggin stand on guard stands and begins Sticks High Drums Tambourine Shakers Sticks teamsters There's walk once walking steps WOOL 32 Meas Xylophone Bass Xylophone