Mary Had A Baby

  • This is a Spiritual that can be sung at Christmas time.
  • A useful song for preparing and practising the melodic elements 'low la' and 'low so'.
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Kodály Analysis:

Mary Had A Baby Theme: Christmas Games:
Partner: Form: Strophic Song Type:
Scale: do Pentatonic CSP: D - F Age: Middle Primary - Lower Secondary
Tones: s low l low d finalis r m s l Rhythm: ; ; ; ;  
Melodic: d r m ; m d ; d s low ; s low d ; d l low s low ; m l s ; s m ; m s l ; l m ; m r d finalis
Prep: l low s low
Prac: l low s low

 

Origin: Spiritual
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