Music
HISTORY EXPLORED
Old Time Ways
Grades:
K-6, 7-8, 9-12
Audience Maximum:
300
Price per performance:
$660 + GST
Musicians Teilhard Frost and Sam Allison are Sheesham and Lotus, the creators of Old Time Ways.
What if you only had one fiddle or mouth organ for a whole family? You would make do with what you had and use hands, feet, voices, spoons, sticks, washboards, old string and wire to create music and dance.
This is what Old Time Ways is all about. In this highly entertaining and surprising presentation, Sheesham and Lotus pass on methods for music making that come from a time when instruments were scarce and mass media unheard of.
Students learn different vocal techniques, ham-bone and even clogging. Unbelievable homemade instruments are used including a gourd banjo! Old Time Ways is a wonderful (and fun) way to experience how we used to live and celebrate first-hand.
What if you only had one fiddle or mouth organ for a whole family? You would make do with what you had and use hands, feet, voices, spoons, sticks, washboards, old string and wire to create music and dance.
This is what Old Time Ways is all about. In this highly entertaining and surprising presentation, Sheesham and Lotus pass on methods for music making that come from a time when instruments were scarce and mass media unheard of.
Students learn different vocal techniques, ham-bone and even clogging. Unbelievable homemade instruments are used including a gourd banjo! Old Time Ways is a wonderful (and fun) way to experience how we used to live and celebrate first-hand.
Workshop
Price:
$360 + GST
Typical workshop topics include:
• Square dancing including basic square dance moves with calls, how to waltz, polka and two step
• Fiddle workshop (for violins and rhythm section)
• Harmonica and ham-bone
• Square dancing including basic square dance moves with calls, how to waltz, polka and two step
• Fiddle workshop (for violins and rhythm section)
• Harmonica and ham-bone
- Additional details available upon request.
Curriculum Focus & Expectations
Themes:
- Roots of musical traditions and instruments, music for fun and enjoyment
Expectations:
- Analyze, using musical terms, ways in which elements of music are used in various styles and genres in music
- Demonstrate an awareness of the characteristics of musical forms, instruments and traditions in past and present
- Apply the elements of music when singing and playing an instrument or moving (e.g. keep beat and rhythm when participating with the artist)
Tour Availability:
- Limited year-round
Technical Requirements:
- Large open area or stage
- Access to electrical outlet