To Market To Market Went My Brother Jim

This hilarious song is great for:

• Working with 6/8 metre with older beginners and mid-late primary students.
• The chorus can be used to teach (make conscious) 6/8 metre.
• Working with the rhythms 'ti-ti-ti'; 'tum'; and 'ta ti' in compound metre.
• Practising the tonic triad - d-m-s-d'
• Singing Major and minor 3rds and perfect 4ths in a Major scale.
• With older students this song works well with modal transformation.
• You might like to sing solfa or rhythm names instead of numbers for the chorus. (If singing time names, students will often gradually start singing faster and faster - great way to practise beat in 6/8 and work hard at keeping the same tempo!)