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Showing posts with label Improv/Vocal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Improv/Vocal. Show all posts
10.7.12

Who's That Tapping at the Window?

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A guessing-game song that's great for vocal or instrumental improvisation. Source: Ed. by Erdei, Peter.  150 American Folk Songs to Si...

Starlight, Star Bright

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This is a simple three-note song from England that is beautiful when sung or played and lends itself easily to vocal improvisation with a co...

Old Mister Rabbit

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This song could be used for vocal improvisation in thinking up other foods that Old Mister Rabbit could eat. Source: Ed. by Erdei, Peter. ...

Naughty Kitty Cat

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This is the English-language version of a Hungarian folk song.  It's very funny to hear all the ways students can meow as the naughty ca...

Mary Wore Her Red Dress

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There is a great book by Merle Peek that goes with this song.  It's also a fun one to sing at Halloween time, when children can sing abo...

Just From the Kitchen

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Students can add vocal improvisation to this song by singing other foods they might like to eat. Source: Jones, Bessie and Hawes, Bess Lom...

Johnny Get Your Hair Cut

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This song is good for practicing four sound to a beat when sung as-is, or for vocal or movement improvisation if singers get to make up acti...

Great Big House in New Orleans

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I like to introduce this song as a vocal improvisation and have students sing other foods the rooms could be filled with.  I use it to teach...

Ding Dong Diggidiggi Dong

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While students are learning this song, I ask for individuals to think of different animals who could go missing.  When it is well-learned, I...

Chicken in the Fence Post (Dance Josey)

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Children can either sing this song as a vocal improvisation with new reasons why they can't dance or as a circle game in which two playe...

Charlie Over the Ocean

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When young students are learning this game, I have them hold an animal bean bag to sing about when they sing, "I caught a..."  Old...