Holidays

  • The song "Holidays" is a great alternative song to sing instead of Christmas Carols if you teach in a school that doesn't allow Carols.
  • With it's scalic runs and arpeggios, this is a fantastic song for teaching Major scale or modal transformation.
  • Try having students make up their own words with activities they do during holidays!
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Kodály Analysis:

Holidays Theme: Holidays Games: Word Improvisation
Partner: Form: Strophic Song Type:
Scale: Major CSP: A - C Age: Lower Primary - Lower Secondary
Tones: s low l low ti low d finalis r m f s l Rhythm: ; ;  
Melodic: s low l low ti low d r m f ; f m r m ; m s low ; d m f ; m s ; s d ; s m d s low ; s low f ; f m r d ; s m r d finalis
Prep: ; ; , f ti low
MC: ti low
Prac: ; ; , f ti low

 

Origin:
Source: Clare Bonner

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