With A Swag All On My Shoulder (Irish Version)

This traditional Australian Folk Song is great for:

Teaching the history of the Australian Gold Rush.
Focusing on ties and the rhythmic element 'ti tum' (quaver, dotted crotchet / eighth note, dotted quarter note). Compare how ti-tum can be written with or without a tie. For example, in bar 2.
Practising the melodic element 'low ti' in the first two lines of the song.

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Kodály Analysis:

With A Swag All On My Shoulder (Irish Version)		Theme:	Australian	Games:
Partner:		Form:	Verse & Chorus	Song Type:

Scale:

Major

CSP:

C - E

Age:

Upper Primary - Middle Secondary

Tones:

s low

l low

ti low

d finalis

Rhythm:

;

;

;

;

;

;

;

;

Melodic:

ti low

;

ti low

l low

s low

;

s low

;

;

l low

;

l low

ti low

;

d finalis

;

;

Prac:

;

Origin: Traditional Australian Folk Song

Source: The Sing Book 1996

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