✨ Physical drill exercises
Jan. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 293
| Muscles exercised. | Music. | Description. |
|---|---|---|
| Trunk, arms, feet | “There’s nae Luck,” &c. | Position as before. |
G. “One.” As “One” in Ex. 17E, but raising heels.
“Two.” Position.
“Three.” As for “Two” in Ex. 17E, but raising heels.
“Four.” Position.
Continue as before. |
| 18. Trunk, legs, arms | “Three Blind Mice” | Position, hands on hips.
A. “One.” Rise on toes.
“Two.” Bend trunk forward, keeping balance.
“Three.” Position.
Continue as before.
B, C, D. Similarly bending trunk backwards, to right and to left respectively. |
| 19. Same | “Bonnie Dundee,” taken not too fast | Position, left foot one pace to front, hands on hips, knees straight.
A. “One.” Bend trunk forward, arms thrown forward, knees straight.
“Two.” Bend backwards, arms thrown back, knees straight.
Continue as before.
“Change.”
Position, right foot one pace to front.
B. “One,” “Two.” As for Ex. 19A.
Continue as before.
“Change.”
Position, feet one side-pace apart.
C. “One,” “Two.” As for Ex. 19A.
Continue as before. |
| 20. Arms, knee, and front of thigh | “Scots wha ha’e,” or “British Grenadiers,” &c. | Position, as for Ex. 19A.
A. “One.” Bend left knee so that it projects well over toes, left arm raised to front, right arm back and down, palms uppermost, trunk to half-right front.
“Two.” Straighten both knees, hands on hips (position).
Continue as before.
B. Similarly with right foot to front. |
| 21. Arms, knee, and front of thigh | “Hearts of Oak,” or “Harp that once,” &c. | Position, hands on hips.
A. “One.” Put left foot forward one pace, bending left knee until it projects well over toes, which point straight to front, right foot firm on ground, right knee straight, shoulders square to front, head back.
“Two.” Position.
“Three.” As for “One,” but right foot forward, &c.
“Four.” Position.
(This exercise is known as “the lunge.”)
“Change.”
B. As in A, but in “One” bring clenched hands, left up and forward, right hand down and back; and similarly in “Three.”
“Change.”
Position, hands on hips.
C. “One.” Left foot one pace to left, bend knee well over toes, which point straight to left, right knee straight, shoulders square to left, head back.
“Two.” Position.
“Three.” As in “One,” but to right.
“Four.” Position. Continue as before.
“Change.”
D. As in C, but hands as in B. |
| 22.* Chest and arms | “St. Patrick’s Day” | Position, feet apart, knees slightly bent body and head erect, hands on hips.
“One.” Clap hands smartly on thighs.
“Two.” Clap hands straight in front.
“Three.” Clap hands on thighs.
“Four.” Swing arms sideways, clap overhead.
“Five.” Clap thighs.
“Six.” Clap hands behind.
“Seven.” Clap thighs.
“Eight.” Clap hands in front. |
| 23.† Arms, chest, and legs | “Keel Row” | Take Ex. 2 (A, B, C,) while marking time, thus:—
“One.” Mark time at starting position, four bars. |
- A variation of preceding exercises, taken from Victorian hand-book on physical drill.
† Taken from the Victorian hand-book. It gives a suggestion of the way in which some of the arm exercises may be done to music while marking time.
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NZ Gazette 1904, No 7
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Physical Drill Exercises for Primary Schools
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🎓 Education, Culture & SciencePhysical drill, Trunk exercises, Arm exercises, Leg exercises, Lunges, Clapping exercises, Marking time, Exercise music, Victorian drill influence, Primary school physical education