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I'EACI' ROUNT)
By Jcan Ritchic
The words for this beautifui leace Round were written by well-k<strong>no</strong>wn U.S. folk
musician, Jean Ritchie. The melody is traditional. Many of the songs Ms. Ritchie has
recorded have come from her Irish, English, and Scottish forebears. She <strong>no</strong>t onlv made
lhis music and the tunes ofher native Kentucky popular in the 1960s and ,70s, but she
also mdde people aware of her instrument, the mountain dulcimer. In 199g, Jean Riichic
was awarded the Folk.alliance Lifetime Achievement Award.
A whole lesson plan for the Peace Round can be found in Silvcr Burdett Girur's . 2005
series, Making Mruic, in Grade 4, pp. 348:9, with the song and an interview witlr Jean
Rilchie on recorded on CD 15.
Words by Jean nitchie
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Suggested movement for the Peace Rou<strong>no</strong>
Formation: Four concentdcircles, each circlejoin hands down at sides.
lhose in the inside oircle start by singing and dancing line L As they continue rjvith line
2, the next circle starts with line l. As lhey continue with line I and the inside circle goes
on lo line 3, the third oircle starts with line l, and so on'
To end the dance pattern, the inside circle (after lhe third or fourth time througlr) keeps
singing and dancingline4 until everyone 'is singing and danciirg togethel. Or jus t stop
aftef 3 or 4 times on the beautiful harmony. Be sure'to sing expressiveiy.
l. "What a goodly thing"--sway to right, <strong>left</strong>, right, lefi
2. "if the <strong>child</strong>ren cif the world"--step side R, close L to R, side R, touch L
3. "could live logether"-step side I close R to L, side L, touch R
4. "iri peacc."--+tep into center on R, ltands raising; step out on L, hands lowering.
Other step palterns can bc crcated and incorporaled, also.
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Nores Lry sn'na l-o'gdcrr @ 2006.