My Wish For Christmas

  • This simple 4 part canon expresses the desire of a child that their family would all be happy at Christmas time.
  • Fantastic for teaching easy rhythms in 6/8 time.
  • Useful for preparing and practising the melodic element 'fa'.
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Kodály Analysis:

My Wish For Christmas Theme: Christmas Games:
Partner: Form: Strophic Song Type: 4 or more Part Canon
Scale: Hexachord CSP: C - E Age: Lower Primary - Lower Secondary
Tones: d finalis r m f s l Rhythm: ; ;  
Melodic: d m ; m d ; d r d ; m s ; s f m ; m f m ; s l s ; f s l ; s d ; r m ; m r d finalis
Prep: ; ; , f
MC: ; ;
Prac: ; ; , f

 

Origin:
Source: M. McLatchey

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