Boom Boom Ain't It Great To Be Crazy

This humorous song is great for:

  • Singing for fun with your class or choir!
  • Preparing and practising the melodic element 'fa' with the last line of the song.
  • Teaching the rhythmic element 'syncopa' (quaver, crotchet, quaver; eighth note, quarter note, eighth note) with the last line of the song.
  • Singing an octave interval (from 'so' to 'low so')
  • Working with the chords I, IV and V (Tonic, Subdominant, Dominant).
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Kodály Analysis:

Boom Boom Ain't It Great To Be Crazy Theme: Humour Games:
Partner: Form: Verse & Chorus Song Type:
Scale: Major CSP: A - C Age: Middle Primary - Lower Secondary
Tones: s low l low ti low d finalis r m f s l Rhythm: ; ; ; ; ;  
Melodic: s low d ; d ti low ; l low ti low d ; ti low s low ; d s ; s s low ; s d ; d r m ; m d ; m r d ; s low r ; r s ; l s f m ; m s low ; d r d finalis
Prep:
MC:
Prac: Major, , f

 

Origin: Public Domain Arr. M. McLatchey
Source: http://michaelkravchuk.com

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