New River Train

This lively American Folk Song is great for:

Teaching ties.
Comparing ties with slurs.
Preparing and practising the melodic element 'fa'.
For fun try having half the class sing the song while the other half of the class say train noises as an ostinati, e.g. 'choo, choo, choo' to the rhythm ta ti-ti; or 'clickety clack' to the rhythm ti-ti ta ta sa.

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Kodály Analysis:

New River Train		Theme:	Transportation	Games:
Partner:		Form:		Song Type:

Scale:

Hexachord

CSP:

C - F

Age:

Early Childhood - Middle Primary

Tones:

d finalis

Rhythm:

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Melodic:

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d finalis

Prep:

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MC:

Prac:

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Origin: American Folk Song

Source: Music for Fun, Music for Learning

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