What We Offer
Contra Dances
Relative Harmony with Judy Greenhill as caller/musician has appeared extensively throughout the Eastern US and Mid-West, as well as in their home Province of Ontario.The music is an energetic blend of New England, Quebecois and Irish/Celtic, with some original tunes added to the mix. Check out the gigs link for some of our most recent appearances.
Concerts and Music Workshops
We offer live entertainment for your wedding, anniversary,
birthday or other special event.
Our artists can provide the following:
A handbook with tips on set-up, organization, food, and advertising is
available to facilitate the success of your community event.
Teacher Workshops
Circle Square Longways Dance
Junior/Intermediate
This participatory movement workshop requires a gymnasium
or open area, preferably non-carpeted and suitable for the number of participants
to form circles, squares or longways sets.
With live music, Judy Greenhill introduces the basic figures
common to all three dance formations: do-si-do, allemande, hey, chain,
and more. Many of the dances, which are predominantly of anglo/american
origin, involve choosing a partner.
During discussion time the issues of gender roles in dancing,
and acceptable physical contact in a classroom environment will be addressed,
as well as strategies for dealing with student reticence towards these
kinds of activities.
An instructional booklet and CD of dances and tunes will
be available for purchase
Land of the Silver Birch - Rick and Judy
Primary/Junior-Music, Social Studies, History
This workshop facilitates the integration of Canadian folk
traditions into the curriculum.
Rick and Judy lead the participants through various activities
that illustrate the joys and struggles of Canadians from pioneer days
to our modern society. Space and time permitting, it includes Inuit string
games, circle and square dances, rhythm band activities and songs in English,
French and Iroquois.
A cassette and music booklet are available.
Elementary School Music Programmes
Land of the Silver Birch (K-6, 4-8)
With 'Relative Harmony' at the helm, the audience embarks
on a cross-country journey that encompasses music, songs and stories from
the earliest settlers to modern times.
This highly participatory concert includes a demonstration
of Inuit string games, Ottawa-valley step dancing, fiddle tunes and songs
in French, English and Iroquois.
'Relative Harmony' features Rick Avery on guitar, banjo
and keyboard, Jonathan Avery on violin and percussion and Judy Greenhill
on guitar.
Complementary cassette and music booklet available.
Celebrations (K-6)
Celebrate many events marking the calendar year, such as
Hallowe'en, Remembrance Day, Valentine's Day, even school anniversaries
!
What a Wonderful World (K-6, 4-8)
Everyday songs combined with those written with a deliberate
environmental message provide the focus of a program that seeks to reinforce
the adage, "think globally, act locally".
The audience is invited to sing, sign and move through an
uplifting hour of music that seeks to find solutions to the ecological
equation that manifests itself in our post-millennial world.
Complementary cassette available.
Christmas Is Coming (K-8)
A musical celebration of the solstice season with songs
both sacred and secular. Rick and Judy perform Yuletide favourites of
mostly North American and British origin that both involve and engage
their audience in the many facets of this very celebrated season.
Complimentary cassette available.
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