The Old Gray Cat

Crawling and being able to control your body to stay still are both fantastic activities for children's brains and emotional health. The game with this song includes both!

The song can be used to:

Prepare and practise 6/8 metre.
Prepare and practise the melodic element 'ti'.
Prepare and practise the rhythms 'ta ti' (crotchet, quaver / quarter note, eighth note) in compound time.

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Kodály Analysis:

The Old Gray Cat		Theme:	Animals	Games:	Action
Partner:		Form:		Song Type:

Scale:

CSP:

D - F

Age:

Early Childhood - Middle Primary

Tones:

s low

l low

ti low

d finalis

Rhythm:

;

;

Melodic:

s low

s low

;

;

s low

ti low

s low

;

s low

l low

ti low

d finalis

Prep:

;

,

ti low

Prac:

;

,

ti low

Origin: Song: Traditional Game: M. McLatchey

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