Simple Gifts (2-4)

This Traditional Shaker Dance song was used by composer Aaron Copland in his 1944 composition Appalachian Spring, making this fantastic for studying art music!

Can also be used to:

Practise the melodic elements 'fa' and 'ti'.
Teach the rhythmic element 'tim-ka'.
Compare with 'Simple Gifts' in 4/4 and discover rhythmic augmentation / rhythmic diminution.

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Kodály Analysis:

Simple Gifts (2-4)		Theme:	American	Games:
Partner:		Form:	Binary	Song Type:

Scale:

Major

CSP:

C

Age:

Upper Primary - Lower Secondary

Tones:

s low

ti low

d finalis

Rhythm:

;

;

;

;

;

Melodic:

s low

;

;

;

;

;

ti low

s low

;

ti low

;

;

d finalis

Prep:

Prac:

;

,

ti low

Origin: Joseph Brackett Jr. 1848 Traditional Shaker Dance

Source: SING 1999

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	Simple Gifts The Shaker dance melody used by Aaron Copland in 'Appalachian Spring'.
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