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March 6, Wednesday

Brittany & Anthony: Canadian-Celtic Scottish

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March 6, 2019

Nova Scotia
Gaelic Milling
(ALSO KNOWN AS WAULKING)

Fun for the whole family!

“HèMo Leannan”
Nova Scotians still hold milling events, such as
the one above (for educational and historical
purposes), or at the Nova Scotia College of Art
and Design University, where the bottom picture Gaelic Milling back in Scotland, circa 1920s. © Highland Folk Museum
was taken after a textiles workshop.
One popular and exclusive Nova Scotian milling

An Introduction to Scottish
song is Hè Mo Leannan, with the actions
consisting of mine, yours, mine, pass, and the
text for the chorus reading:

Hè mo leannan (He my love)

Hó mo leannan (Ho my love)
'S e mo leannan a' fear ùr (My love is the new fellow)
Work Songs
Hè mo leannan (He my love)
Hó mo leannan (Ho my love) There are two main types of work songs, as
described by Historic Environment Scotland.
That is, those which are sung while working,
and those that are sung about work in one’s
own downtime. For hundreds of years, these
work songs were used as a means to
efficiently complete a job whilst helping the
time trickle down.
With the case of the former, there would be a
work song for nearly every occasion, setting a
rhythm and BPM count for a specific activity,
such as waulking, milking cows, rowing,
spinning wool, and churning butter. Nova
Scotia Gaelic Milling is just another way of
This is the tune that we’ll be exploring together saying waulking, that is, rhythmically beating
as a class. wool so as to shrink and soften it.
A Finished Product
One popular example of a Gaelic waulking
work song is Gura Mis’ Tha Fo Èislean as sung
by Penny MacLellan (1949). You can hear the
clip at https://bit.ly/2MZeCOq.
Additionally, to see a modern Nova Scotia
version, check out this link from YouTube:
https://bit.ly/2WSpwtO.
Since milling/waulking is handled by machines
in the present day, these Gaelic work songs are
now solely used for entertainment and
education. Nova Scotians have even composed
several of their own over the years through
immigration and enculturation.
Source: McEwan, E. (2016). A Novia Scotia
Gaelic Milling Frollic [Blog]. Retrieved
February 9, 2019 from
https://gaelic.co/milling-frolic/
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Quick Full Group Sharing

Question from Last Class:

We’ve just enjoyed a series of successful mini-lessons leaning upon tradition
bearers from our class. Is it possible to create valid and musical lessons without
an expert? If so – how so? If not – why not?

Mini-Interviews

Concerts – see last page.

BREAK
3855b: Reading: Chapter 7: Music, Mobility & Global Marketplace

9548b: Annotations
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Anderson, W. M., & Campbell, P. S. (2010). Teaching music from a multicultural
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Rowman and Littlefield, pp. 1-7.
Duker, P., Shaffer, K. and Stevens, D. (2014) Problem-based learning in music: A guide for
instructors Engaging Students: Essays in Music Pedagogy [ES] 2.
Flipcamp.org/engagingstudents2/essays/stevens.htm
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Hess, J. (2013). Performing tolerance and curriculum: The politics of self-congratulation, identity
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Van Buren, K. K. (2010) Applied ethnomusicology and HIV and AIDS: Responsibility, ability, and
action. Ethnomusicology 54 (2) pp. 202-223. Stable URL:
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BREAK
Kyle, Xiaodan, Cecilia, Aiden
Gillian, Caroline, Kirsten, Michael, Jennifer
Anthony and Brittany
Matthew, Jing Lin, Adam
Jashen, Sylvia, Alana, Sarah

ON THE HORIZON
3855b: Due Tuesday 7pm [Monday would be even more fabulous]:
1) Notes on Chapter 8: Ritual, listen to musical examples,your annotation and 3-5 fabulous
questions.
2) This would be a wonderful week to go to a concert. There are two dances – Friday and Saturday.
BOTH Check in with your team if you are preparing for your lesson in class!
9548b
1) Read chapter 8 and listen to musical examples, no need to annotate.
2) Annotation!

9
W Music: Micro-teaching a Lesson: Matthew, Jing Ling & Adam Portfolios are due
Mar13 Reading: Chapter 8: Ritual April 10
10
W Music: Micro-teaching a Lesson: Jashen, Sylvia, Alana, Sarah
Mar20 Reading: Chapter 9 Politics
11
W Music: Micro-teaching a Lesson: Kyle, Xiaodan, Cecilia, Aiden
Mar 27 Reading: Chapter 10:
Guests: Caroline and Fox with Brazilian Music
12
W Micro-teaching a Lesson: Gillian, Caroline, Kirsten, Michael
April3 Music: Micro-teaching a Lesson: Anthony & Brittany
Familiar-Exotic Due in Class
13
W Final interviews and Portfolios are this week.
April10

Upcoming concerts
• Women’s Day Round Dance Friday March 8 5pm Aeolian Hall. FREE but tickets
required. Call 519-672-7950 for tickets. This is a first nation’s feast and dance!
• London Irish Folk Club Ceili March 9 Saturday 8pm-12 $15 at German Canadian
Club 1 Cove Rd
• Light of the East Friday March 22 12:30 concert Von Kuster Hall FREE
• Enter the Haggis Thursday March 28 8pm Aeolian Hall. $25 advance, $30 door
Rocking Scots music.
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Question from Last Class:

We’ve just enjoyed a series of successful mini-lessons leaning upon tradition
bearers from our class. Is it possible to create valid and musical lessons without
an expert? If so – how so? If not – why not?