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MAY-POLE
By
Miss E. Hughes
LONDON:
lURWEN & SONS Ltd., 24 BERNERS STREET, W.
MAY-POLE EXERCISES.(CuRWEN's Edition, 5261.)
A COLLECTION OF EXERCISES COMPILED FOR THE USE
OF TEACHERS IN INFANT SCHOOLS.
BY
MISS E. HUGHES.
LONDON :
J. CURWEN & SONS Ltd., 24 BERNERS STREET, W.
Price One Shilling.
Entered at Stationers' Hall.
The Publishers have made arrangements to supply Maypoles with braids, on hire
or sale, as follows—9ft. pole, with revolving top and 8 braids
„ „ „ 12 braids
25/-
26/6
A pole with 12 braids may be had on hire, price 5/- for the first week, and 2/6 per week
afterwards. Carriage (per Goods Train) is payable by the hirer (weight of pole 50 lbs).
Braids can also be supplied separately. Green, red, blue, white, and yellow braid is kept in
stock, and can be made up in any length. The following are the most useful sizes—12ft. braid for 9ft. pole, |" wide 6d. each ; 4/6 per dor.
IJ" f, 9d. „ 6/9
18ft. „ „ 15ft. „ r 9d. „ 7/-
li" „ 1/- ., 10/-
(Postage Id. each, 4d. per dozen.)
The braid is also supplied in pieces (24 yards) at 2/- per piece (postage l^d.) in the narrow
width; and 3/- per piece (postage 2d.) in the broad width.
The green braid is specially dyed for us, as we find it is an effective colour, and is not to
be procured elsewhere.
All the prices quoted above are net school prices.
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THE GUILD OF PLAY BOOK. Curwen's Edition, No. 5634. Contains programs, among
others, for an early English Mayday and a Modern Mayday.
The following CANTATAS introduce a Maypole Dance—STAFF. S.-F.
3199 HAWTHORNGLEN W. L. Frost 2/- 9d.
3268 LITTLE BOY BLUE M. A. Ward 1/6 4d.
3291 MASQUE OF MAYTIME3293 MAY FESTIVAL3320 MUSICAL VILLAGE3308 QUEEN FLORA'S GARDEN PARTY3370 QUEEN OF THE MAY3371 QUEEN OF THE SEASONS3463 TWIN SISTERS
... A. Poyser 2/6
... ]. Booth 2d. 2d.
M. Johnston 1/6 6d.
A. L. Cowley 2/6 6d.
E. O. Gilbert 2/- 6d.
W. S. Roddie 1/6 3d.
H. S. Saroni 2/- 6d.
Full particulars will be found in our Descriptive Catalogue of School Cantatas.
ACTION SONGS.1155 MAYPOLE DANCE1156 MERRILY. ROUND THE MAYPOLE••
. . •••....• •• ••'"'•
In R^DH^XD'S "SCHOOL SONGS.
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... A. L. Cowley 1/-
... W. L. Frost 1/-
Both notations. 3d.
5261
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.'
J I 'NY number of children divisible by four may engage in this dance. Twenty-four
fjr^% is a good number. Either girls alone or boys and girls mixed may take part.
In the latter case the boys should be the odd numbers, and the girls the even. Three
circles are required to be drawn round the pole on the floor, the outer one sufficiently far
away to enable the children to hold the braids tightly stretched from the top of the pole;
the innermost as close to the pole as it is possible to make it, so as to hold all the children
standing close together; the other midway between the two. The outer circle should be
equally divided, and each child's place indicated by a number.
If the braids are simply red, white, and blue; much confusion will be avoided. The
odd numbers have white braids and the even numbers have red and blue braids alternately.
Half the braids will thus be white, a fourth blue, and a fourth red. A large loop should
be made at the end for the child to slip the hand in.
Odd and even numbers take hands in couples, or form for polka, crossing hands
in front, and at a given chord begin dancing or tripping from class-room to the "Pole,"
tripping once round, and stopping before their own mark or number, but continuing to
keep time by tripping until the tune ends. If the children use the polka step, a very goodtune to select is "See me dance the Polka," it marks the time well. A good plan is to let
the children give a little heavier step on the third beat, thus making the time more
pronounced, and securing evenness of movement. If only tripping is used, the " Keel
Row" is a good lively tune to use.
THE "POLE"May be purchased at any Educational Depot, and should be of a suitable height for the
room in which it is to be taken. To secure it firmly, a socket should be made in the
floor, and the Pole sunk about 9 or 12 inches The top should revolve, and to this gaily
coloured ribbons or (what are still more serviceable) braids (military) should be fastened.
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1 st Practice.
"THE BARBER'S POLE."
Tunc—"Sing a Song of Sixpence."
Even numbers stand on inner circle and right turn;
odd numbers on outer circle
and left turn. At the commencement of tune, the even numbers skip round while the
odd numbers stand in their places. When they have been once round, the odd numbers
skip round, going the opposite way. Continue skipping until the braids are all woundround the Pole, then reverse position and undo.
2i>d Practice.
•THE ROPES.
Children divide into sixes— the centre two of each group kneel on the inner circle.
The four left dance round the two kneelers and so wind the braids into ropes. When a
portion is so wound they stand while a tambourine song is sung; other children skip
into the tent and shake tambourines, skipping around in and out of the others until songis finished.
"Beneath the golden orange grove" (J. Curwen & Sons Ltd., price is.) is a
pretty song to choose.
3rd Practice.
"THE SPIDER WEB."
Song—''
Ctaity Old Spider."
Children to marks on outer circle and hold braid loosely in rig-ht hand. Keep time
to music, then each even number twists her braid twice with her own partner's and passes
on to the next odd number to the right hand, and twists her braid twice with her, and then
passes to the next, continuing to twist and pass on until she has made eight twists. Each
child then stands as far from the Pole as its braid will allow, generally to the second
circle, and pull their braids to tighten them. As they stand round the web, they maysing the song entitled, "A Crafty Old Spider," by Watson (Curwen), or repeat "Will
you walk into my parlour?" after which they turn and undo the web, dancing in and out
to the music.
4tl> Practice,
"THE DOUBLE PLAIT."
Time—Polka.
The even number hands her braid to partner to hold with hers, and then either
takes her arm or they cross hands. Blue and White braids right turn, Red and White
left turn. In this way they skip in and out round the Pole, as in the grand chain,
pausing- to bow slightly to each set of partners at each bar of the music. After plaiting
until tune has been played three or four times, they reverse and undo. If the even
number takes the odd number's arm, then the hand at liberty should be raised on the hip.
5tl> Practice,
"THE GIPSY TENT."
Sono, "Little Gipsy Jane/' or Watson's "Little Gipsies."
I
6tl> Practice.
"THE SINGLE PLAIT."
Tune—Lancers (The Original).
READY.—At the first chord, the odd numbers step four in and four out, bringingtheir own and their partner's braid, which they hand to the even numbers, each set of
partners bowing. At the second chord, odd numbers turn to the right, holding the loopof the braid in the right hand, and slipping the left hand as high up the braid as theycan reach conveniently; the even numbers at the same time take left turn, -and hold the
braids in a similar way, but in the reverse hands. The teacher now counts one, two,
three, four, to mark the time, and at the first note the odd numbers pass under
the even numbers' braids, then both odd and even numbers dance in and out, letting
their braids pass over and under each other, until the tune has been played a certain
number of times, or until they each meet their own partner the second or third time,
according to length of braid or the amount plaited. All then put their backs towards
the Pole, holding the braid over the shoulder and continue stepping to tune. At the
command "Change," each child should reverse its original position as well as its braid,
odd numbers taking left turn, even numbers right, and dance again until all is unplaitedand their number gained. This dance is exactly taken as the Grand Chain, or the last
figure of the Lancers. It forms "The Single Plait." It is a good plan to let the children
repeat to themselves "over," "under," as they go along. A march should be playedwhile making the plait, and a polka to undo.
7tl> Practice,
THE CROSS."
Children divide into four. Six in eacli group, and trip to lines formed in a cross.
When the lines are formed, the children march shoulder to shoulder in a firm line until
they reach another line, where they pause, march again, and so on until they resume
their first position. The Union Jack may be held at the end of each line by an extra
child, and a National song used for this exercise, such as, "We live in happy England,"tune of "Grenadiers." When the Seventh Exercise is finished, the children take their
places at the front of the Pole, and sing some suitable song for the May-pole ; or if at
an entertainment, a "Good Night" song.
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Music for "May Pole Exercises."
Introduction.
VOICES.
PIANO.
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day, on May - day. As I walked on May -day, I
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heard the children sing- 1 Oh brigrht may the sun shine)the sun shine, the
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^^sun shine, Oh brig-ht may the sun
^shine On her that we crown queen
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Moderate con spirito.
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Third Practice.
Con moto
VOICES.
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floats doth fill, Ne - ver i - dly ^taiid - ing: still.
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Fourth Practice.
PIANO.W
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Sixth Practice.
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