tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91616869404452590402024-03-20T04:31:33.698-07:00Kodály Song Analysis DirectoryThis blog is a searchable database of folk songs analyzed for teaching with the Kodály method.
Search by tags, the song index, or the search field in the upper left corner.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-82030819426068968062012-08-29T17:58:00.000-07:002012-08-29T17:58:31.392-07:00Ambos A DoA game song from Puerto Rico that is a variant of a song that probably came to Spain in the eighteenth century from France, known as <i>Un Beau Chateau</i> (A Beautiful Castle) that gradually lost its meaning over time, becoming the nonsense words <i>Ambos A Do</i>. This version could be used to practice re.<br />
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Source: <a href="http://www.folkways.si.edu/childrens-songs-and-games-from-ecuador-mexico-and-puerto-rico/latin-world/music/album/smithsonian" target="_blank">Folkways Recording</a> of Deisy Parilla (age 10) with other children (1977).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-36515750515587759612012-08-29T17:28:00.002-07:002012-08-29T17:44:59.485-07:00Amambrocha ToThis is a question-answer Cuban-American Game Variant of an old Spanish song in which the players name jobs they would like in Spanish.<br />
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Source: Ziamora Andux (Age 13) and Evelia Andux (Age 11) (1939) from the <a href="http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query" target="_blank">Library of Congress Recording</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-59549273893176972712012-08-29T16:18:00.000-07:002012-08-29T16:18:04.877-07:00Al HaetzThis is a simple Israeli children's song about the singing of the birds in the trees. A great K-1 level song for singing the "tzif, tzif, tzif" of the birds on so and mi.<br />
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<b>Sources:</b> Einstein, J. and Prensky, F. (1955) Songs of Childhood<br />
Ben-Ezra M. (1958) Israeli Children's Songs Sound Recording New York <a href="http://www.folkways.si.edu/miriam-ben-ezra/israeli-childrens-songs/judaica-world/music/album/smithsonian" target="_blank">Folkways Album 7226</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-25185136127504463802012-07-17T11:26:00.000-07:002012-08-27T16:17:54.701-07:00Sail AwayA nice piece with a large range. Two accessible descants for upper elementary.<br />
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Sources: Locke, E<em>.Sail Away</em><br />
Brumfield, Susan.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-86530024308644791462012-07-15T17:18:00.003-07:002012-07-27T05:41:30.870-07:00Allo, Monsieur<style>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: small;"><b>This is a French-language chant to accompany a ball-bouncing game.</b></span><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Times;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: Times;">Source:</span></b></span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Recording of “Allo, Monsieur<i>:</i> Le Jeu de la Balle” (The Game of the
Ball) from Smithsonian Folkways recording, “<a href="http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.aspx?itemid=1267"><b>C</b><b>hildren's Game Songs of French Canada." #110</b></a></span><span class="hps"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-35166286477173363662012-07-12T17:49:00.000-07:002012-08-27T16:18:40.603-07:00Arirang<b>This haunting Korean folk tune has been sung for over six hundred years. Dr. Campbell suggests pairing it with a traditional changgo drum pattern.</b><br />
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<b>Source:</b> Campbell, Patricia Shehan. <i>Tunes and Grooves for Music Education</i>. p. 25<br />
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<b>Source:</b> John Avinger<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-86985595329907356072012-07-12T16:54:00.003-07:002012-08-27T15:48:53.100-07:00Bee, Bee<b>I use this chant as a counting-out game with young children until they have learned it well. Then, I use bee icons to teach the concept of one and two sounds to a beat (Ta ti ti).</b><br />
<b>Source:</b> SPU Summer Kodály Institute, Level 1 Notes.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-24382773333544948552012-07-10T17:52:00.001-07:002012-08-27T16:12:57.728-07:00Zudio<br />
<b>An African-American Play Party for two lines of partners.</b><b> Download <a href="https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BxQeTxHpJuM0TnRocFhOaWFYTnM/edit" target="_blank">dance steps</a> or <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bffds-6W0BLmvHjf4NCH5K4VPMWZ0Homd4u7wiVY5N8/edit" target="_blank">alternate improvisational dance</a>.</b><br />
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<b>Sources:</b> Jones, Bessie and Hawes, Bess Lomax <i>Step It Down: Games, Plays, Songs, and Stories from the Afro-American Tradition</i>. pp. 137-138<br />
Eisen, Ann and Robertson, Lamar. <i>An American Methodology: An Inclusive Approach to Musical Literacy. </i>p. 410<br />
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-27310660114736419762012-07-10T17:50:00.001-07:002012-07-26T23:37:06.505-07:00Ye Toop Doram<b>Farsi Ball Game from Iran and West Afghanistan</b><br />
<b>Source:</b> Brown, Nyssa. January 2010 Northwest Kodály Educators Workshop Notes.<br />
Transcribed from Joan LitmanAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-6435979616379793392012-07-10T17:43:00.001-07:002012-08-27T16:08:38.370-07:00Yankee Doodle<b>An English song that became a popular</b> <b>square dance in America.</b><br />
<b>Sources:</b> Eisen, Ann and Robertson, Lamar. <i>An American Methodology: An Inclusive Approach to Musical Literacy </i>p.409<br />
Additional Lyrics from<a href="http://www.pioneergirl.com/index.htm?songs_yankeedoodle.htm&Bot_Frame" target="_blank"> Pioneer Girl, Fact and Fiction of Laura Ingalls Wilder, A to Z</a><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-7667875649243722782012-07-10T17:38:00.001-07:002012-08-13T13:47:23.415-07:00Witch, Witch<b>A tag game that's great for Halloween</b><br />
<b>Source:</b> Locke, Eleanor G. <i>Sail Away: 155 American Folk Songs to Sing, Read, and Play</i> p. 1Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-65594798507387264622012-07-10T17:35:00.001-07:002012-08-27T16:14:28.588-07:00Who's That Tapping at the Window?<b>A guessing-game song that's great for vocal or instrumental improvisation.</b><br />
<b>Source:</b> Ed. by Erdei, Peter. <i>150 American Folk Songs to Sing, Read, and Play</i>. p. 7Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-4102383199629577212012-07-10T17:30:00.001-07:002012-08-27T16:11:29.688-07:00We Are Dancing in the Forest (Wolf Game)<b>This game is very popular with my students and can either be a chase or freeze game.</b><br />
<b>Source:</b> Eisen, Ann and Robertson, Lamar. <i>An American Methodology: An Inclusive Approach to Musical Literacy </i>p. 402Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-88708699197194327552012-07-10T17:29:00.001-07:002012-08-27T16:14:28.598-07:00Wallflowers<b>This circle game from the British Isles has Irish and Scottish variations and seems to refer to a deadly measles outbreak, of which there were many recorded in the 1700s and 1800s.</b><br />
<b>Source:</b> Locke, Eleanor G. <i>Sail Away: 155 American Folk Songs to Sing, Read, and Play.</i> p. 16<br />
Information about measles outbreaks from the <a href="http://www.kdfhs.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=30" target="_blank">Keighley and District Family History Society website</a> which cites statistics from the Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-65991635942664135372012-07-10T17:22:00.001-07:002012-08-27T15:54:25.963-07:00Vamos A Jugar<b>This is a fun Spanish-language playground game collected from San Antonio, Texas.</b><br />
<b>Source:</b> SPU Kodaly Summer Institute, Level 2 MaterialsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-8267565837196866462012-07-10T17:17:00.001-07:002012-08-27T16:11:29.700-07:00Up, Down<b>This game is great for the primary grades, especially at Halloween. </b><br />
<b>Source</b>: Trinka, Jill. <i>The Little Black Bull and Other Folk Songs, Singing Games, and Play Parties</i>. Folk Music Works. 1996. pp. 50-51Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-81285334516581445592012-07-10T17:16:00.001-07:002012-08-13T13:51:54.350-07:00Uncle Jessie<b>This song from the Georgia Sea Islands can be used with all ages with either movement exploration or a partner ring play.</b><br />
<b>Source:</b> Jones, Bessie and Hawes, Bess Lomax. <i>Step It Down: Games, Plays, Songs, and Stories from the Afro-American Heritage</i>. pp. 112-114Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-61285489291365129932012-07-10T17:12:00.001-07:002012-08-27T16:21:50.000-07:00Twinkle, Twinkle Little StarSource: Ed. by Kerby, E. C. <i>Folk Songs North America Sings</i> p. 165Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-22740450105314454312012-07-10T17:04:00.001-07:002012-08-27T16:26:44.541-07:00Tommy Tinker<b>I remember singing this song when I went to outdoor camp and acting out the part where Tommy sits on a red-hot clinker (a hot coal)! It makes for a rousing round when four groups are standing with alarm and crying, "Ma! Ma!"</b><br />
<b>Sources</b>: Zanzig, Augustus D. <i>101 Rounds for Singing</i>. Published by World Around Songs Inc. p.19<br />
Stephanie Trinneer from song sung in childhood.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-68216758956055114532012-07-10T16:54:00.001-07:002012-08-27T16:23:32.473-07:00Ti Ya Ya<b>This circle folk dance from the Ukraine is in 3/4 and requires some balance as dancers sway side to side, forward, and back while holding hands basket-weave style behind their backs.</b><br />
<b>Source:</b> Ed. by Davis, Andy and Amidon, Peter and Mary Alice. <i>Down in the Valley</i> pp. 40-41Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-62992055916393015052012-07-10T16:49:00.001-07:002012-08-27T16:19:34.195-07:00Tideo<b>This rousing Texas play-party song can be played as a hand-clapping game with double circle of partners or a partner-swinging dance and is great for teaching sixteenth notes.</b><br />
<b>Sources:</b> Eisen, Ann and Robertson, Lamar. <i>An American Methodology: An Inclusive Approach to Musical Literacy </i>p. 393<br />
Owens, William. <i>Texas Folk Songs</i> p. 160Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-87963642681803059392012-07-10T16:45:00.001-07:002012-08-13T13:51:54.369-07:00Thorn Rosa (There Was a Lovely Princess)<b>This song, which tells the familiar tale of Sleeping Beauty, has many opportunities for dramatic play and sound effects, and can expand to include any number of students as well as unending variations in the story.</b><br />
<b>Source:</b> Brumfield, Susan. <i>Over the Garden Wall: Children's Songs and Games from England</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-75473981504888671242012-07-10T16:41:00.001-07:002012-08-27T16:25:06.861-07:00There Came A Girl From France<b>This Scottish children's game is perfect for students to create and sing about ways to move. I like to sing it as a cumulative song, where we sing and move to each verse that preceded the new verse. It's a great workout for the body and mind!</b><br />
<b>Source:</b> Brumfield, Susan. <i>Hot Peas and Barley-O: Children's Songs and Games from Scotland</i>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161686940445259040.post-5310383417174520632012-07-10T16:31:00.003-07:002012-08-13T13:51:54.379-07:00Teddy Bear<b>This song can be sung as an action or bean bag song with young children and is a great challenge to sing as a rope-turning game.</b><br />
<b>Source:</b> Trinka, Jill. <i>The Little Black Bull and Other Folk Songs, Singing Games, and Play Parties</i>. Folk Music Works. 1996. pp. 46-47Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01437394132772422006noreply@blogger.com