If You're Happy And You Know It

  • This much-loved song is great for giving students the opportunity to improvise words and actions.
  • Doing actions during the rests reinforces that the singing stops for the rests.
  • A useful song for preparing and practising the melodic elements 'fa' and 'ti'.
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Kodály Analysis:

If You're Happy And You Know It Theme: Body Games: Word Improvisation
Partner: Form: Strophic Song Type:
Scale: Major CSP: C Age: Early Childhood - Middle Primary
Tones: s low l low ti low d finalis r m f Rhythm: ; ;  
Melodic: s low d ; ti low d r ; s low r ; d r m ; m f ; f l low ; f m ; m r d ; d m ; m r d ti low l low ; l low ti low d finalis
Prep: , f ti low
Prac: , f ti low

 

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