Last week, third-grade students started learning the Virginia Reel (with some modifications). #wearecovenant #outdoorlearning #outdoorclassroom #musiceducation #virginiareel #charlottesville #virginia | The Covenant School, Charlottesville, VA

I teach the Virginia Reel for the dance, activity and the historical connection! We start in third grade, review in fourth grade and then again in fifth grade. We do it in February because of Presidents’ Day and John Tyler, our 10th president, building a room under his house for his much younger wife who loved to dance! It has always been a dream of mine to go and visit Sherwood Forest!! | Kristin Lukow - Elementary Music Education

“Virginia Reel” is a classic square dance tune in the key of D, and John Reischman teaches it this month in his Old-Time Mandolin course. John learned it from his bandmate in John Reischman and the Jaybirds, Nick Hornbuckle, who learned it from old-time fiddler and banjo player Kirk Sutphin. Check it out! https://ow.ly/KlKi50Qjf78 #mandolin #oldtimemandolin #pegheadnation | Peghead Nation