Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore

This beautiful, plaintive Irish folk song is great for:

  • Teaching Mixolydian Mode (d-r-m-f-s-l-ta-d').
  • Working in 3/4 metre.
  • Preparing and practising the rhythmic element 'tum ti' (dotted crotchet, quaver / dotted quarter note, eighth note).
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Kodály Analysis:

Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore Theme: Irish Games:
Partner: Form: Song Type:
Scale: Mixolydian CSP: D Age: Lower Secondary - Upper Secondary
Tones: s low l low ta low d finalis r m f s l ta d high Rhythm: ; ; ; ; ;  
Melodic: d r m f ; f ta low l low ; l low ta low d r ; r s low ; s low d ; f l s f ; m f s f ; f d ; d s ; s l ta s ; s d ; d s ; s f m d ; ta low l low ta low d finalis ; d l ; s d high ; d high ta s ta ; d r ta low ; ta low l ; l ta d high
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Origin: Traditional Irish Folk Song
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