Dum Dum Diddle

To use as a choir warm-up/focus, stand in a circle and to keep the beat, tap own shoulders twice, tap shoulders of person to the left twice, own shoulders twice and then tap the shoulders of the person to your right twice. Causes lots of laughter as students confuse their lefts and rights!

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Kodály Analysis:

Dum Dum Diddle Theme: Games: Circle ; Action
Partner: I've Been To Harlem Form: Binary Song Type:
Scale: do Pentatonic CSP: E - G Age: Lower Primary - Lower Secondary
Tones: s low l low d finalis r m s Rhythm: ; ; ;  
Melodic: d l low s low ; s low d ; d m s ; s m r ; m r d finalis
Prep: ; , l low s low
MC: ; , l low s low
Prac: ; , l low s low

 

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