Kodaly Singing Games (1)

Singing%Games%–%Intro%to%Kodály% % % % ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Clapping(game:"" • Partner(game:"" Practice"the"eight"beat"pattern"as"follows:" 1st(beat:"Clap"own"hands,"" 2nd(beat:"!Clap!right!hands!with!partner" (((((((3rd(beat:"Clap!own!hands!"" (((((((4th(beat:"Clap!left!hands!with!partner! 5th((beat:"Clap,!tap!right!shoulder!with!RH! 6th((beat:"tap!left!shoulder!with!LH,!!Clap" 7th((beat:"tap!right!shoulder!with!RH,!tap!left!shoulder!with!LH" 8th((beat:"tap!knees" ! • Play"the"game"in"groups"of"four"in"the"following"formation:"" """"""""""""""""""1! 3""""""""4" """""2" """""""The"song"will"be"performed"in"canon"with"the"second"entry"after"four"beats."" " " " ! ! !

! Double!–!tap!right!shoulder!then!left!shoulder! This!–!clap!hands!with!partner! That!!7!tap!knees!!

© Lucinda Geoghegan 2014

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LONDON%BRIDGE%IS%FALLING%DOWN%% Rowing song of the Yangtze riv • Sing!the!song! • Sing!with!no!rhythm! • Sing!with!no!rhythm!and!add!a!clap!at!the!END!of!a!word! 4 œ œ œ Œ œ œ ˙ 4 ˙ ˙ ˙ • &Sing!around!a!circle!with!each!person!being!responsible!for!only!one!syllable! ˙ –!the!person!who!finishes!a!word!should!add!the!clap! Yah hoo yah hoo hey! Yah hoo yah hoo hey! ! ! ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Try!with!other!songs.!! & ˙ ˙ 42 ˙ ! Hai yai, yai, Hai yai, yai, Yah hoo yah hoo hey! !

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! ! Ball!passing!game!–!Stand!in!a!circle!–!Left!hand!acts!as!a!“plate”.!The!ball! is!picked!by!Right!Hand!and!passed!into!the!left!hand!of!the!person!on!the!Right.!! NOTE!–!The!action!starts!with!putting!the!ball!down!on!the!down!beat.!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

! ! Ball!bouncing!patterns!:!! ! 3!beat!patterns!–!BOUNCE!/!CATCH!THE!BALL!/!PASS!TO!SOMEONE! 2!beat!pattern!–!BOUNCE!TO!SOMEONE!/!CHOSEN!PERSON!CATCHES!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! © Lucinda Geoghegan 2014!

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© Lucinda Geoghegan 2014