Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Old MacDonald Had a Farm is a traditional favourite!

Children can act out different animals.
By choosing different animals and their noises, children are preparing early improvisation skills!
Great for working with the rhythmic elements:
- 'too' (minim / half note)
- 'too-oo-oo' (dotted minim / dotted half note)
- 'too-oo-oo-oo' (semibreve / whole note).
Can also prepare and practise the melodic elements 'low la' and 'low so' with this song.

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Kodály Analysis:

Old MacDonald Had a Farm		Theme:	Animals	Games:	Action ; Word Improvisation
Partner:		Form:	Ternary	Song Type:

Scale:

Pentatonic

CSP:

F - A

Age:

Early Childhood - Lower Primary

Tones:

s low

l low

d finalis

Rhythm:

;

;

;

;

Melodic:

s low

;

l low

s low

;

d finalis

;

s low

s low

Prep:

;

;

,

l low

s low

Prac:

;

;

,

l low

s low

Source: Traditional

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