Telephone Song (Hey Charlie)

  • A call and response song.
  • A great way to learn the names of students in your classes!
  • This song encourages individual singing.
  • A great song for preparing the melodic element 'ta' (flattened 'ti').
  • Students enjoy the 'groovy' melody and rhythm.
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Kodály Analysis:

Telephone Song (Hey Charlie) Theme: Greeting/Farewell Games: Circle ; Word Improvisation ; Learning Names
Partner: Form: Call & Response Song Type:
Scale: CSP: E - A Age: Middle Primary - Lower Secondary
Tones: m finalis s l ta Rhythm: ; ;  
Melodic: s m s ; s l s ; s ta ; ta l s ; ta s l ; l s m finalis
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