Mary Mary Quite Contrary

This simple English nursery rhyme is great for:

  • Preparing and practising 4/4 metre.
  • Teaching the rhythmic element too-oo-oo-oo (semibreve / whole note).
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Kodály Analysis:

Mary Mary Quite Contrary Theme: Nursery Rhymes Games:
Partner: Form: Strophic Song Type:
Scale: Major CSP: C Age: Early Childhood - Lower Primary
Tones: s low l low ti low d finalis r m f s Rhythm: ; ; ;  
Melodic: s m ; f r ; m s ; r s low ; s low l low ti low d ; d s low ; d f ; f m r d finalis
Prep: , f ti low
MC:
Prac:

 

Origin: English Nursery Rhyme
Source: Seventy Simple Songs With Ostinati by Albert Chatterley

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