Pat-A-Cake

This English nursery rhyme is great for:

  • Beat work. Suggestion: make up clapping sequences in partners.
  • Singing melodic sequences.
  • Preparing 6/8 metre.
  • Subconscious preparation for the melodic element 'fi'.
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Kodály Analysis:

Pat-A-Cake Theme: Nursery Rhymes Games:
Partner: Form: Strophic Song Type:
Scale: Major CSP: C Age: Early Childhood - Lower Primary
Tones: ti low d finalis r m f fi s l ti d high Rhythm: ; ;  
Melodic: d m s ; s d ; f ti low ; ti low r f ; m f m ; r m fi s l ti d high ; d high l fi ; fi s ; d m ; d high s m d ; f r ti low ; ti low d finalis
Prep: ; ; , fi

 

Origin: English Nursery Rhyme
Source: http://www.bethsnotesplus.com

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