Mary Was A Red Bird

A fantastic song for preparing and practising:

  • The rhythmic element 'ti-tika'
  • The melodic elements 'low la' and 'low so'.
  • Younger students can improvise different colours.
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Mary Was A Red Bird Theme: Animals Games:
Partner: Form: Binary Song Type:
Scale: do Pentatonic CSP: C Age: Early Childhood - Upper Primary
Tones: s low l low d finalis r m s Rhythm: ; ; ;  
Melodic: s low l low d ; d m ; m r m ; d l low s low ; m s ; s r d finalis
Prep: , l low s low
Prac: , l low s low

 

Origin: American Folk Song
Source: The American Folk Song Collection Holy Names University

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Mary Was A Red Bird (Easy) A fantastic song for working with tika-tika.
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