The Raggle Taggle Gypsies

  • A lovely melody in natural minor.
  • A great song for teaching the rhythmic element 'tum ti'.
  • Practise the interval of an octave with this song!
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Kodály Analysis:

The Raggle Taggle Gypsies Theme: Games:
Partner: Form: Binary Song Type:
Scale: Natural Minor CSP: B - C Age: Upper Primary - Lower Secondary
Tones: l low finalis d r m f s l ti Rhythm: ; ;  
Melodic: m r d l low ; l low m ; l low l ; ti l s ; s m ; m s l ; l m ; s f m r d ; d r m s ; m l low finalis
Prep: Natural Minor,
MC:
Prac: Natural Minor,

 

Origin: West Virginia
Source: 150 American Folk Songs to Sing Read and Play. Boosey and Hawkes.

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