Oh How Lovely Is The Evening (6-8)

This lovely three part canon is great for:

  • Teaching compound time.
  • Teaching easy rhythms in compound time.
  • Practising the melodic element 'fa'.
  • Teaching melodic drone. (With the last part of the canon all being sung on 'do'.)

The version of this song in 3/4 metre is available for free when you download this version.

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Kodály Analysis:

Oh How Lovely Is The Evening (6-8) Theme: Day/Night Games:
Partner: Form: Strophic Song Type: 3 Part Canon
Scale: Hexachord CSP: C - F Age: Upper Primary - Lower Secondary
Tones: d finalis r m f s l Rhythm: ; ;  
Melodic: d r m d ; d f m ; m r d ; m f s ; m l ; s f m ; m d finalis
Prep: ; ; , f
MC: ; ;
Prac: ; ; , f

 

Origin: Traditional Round
Source: My Mini Music Books by David Hooper

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