Ol' Texas

This traditional American 'Echo Song' can be used:

  • As an introduction to two-part work.
  • To engage students who struggle to remember words by having them sing the echo.
  • To practise the melodic elements 'low la' and 'low so'.
  • To practise 'ties'.

You might like to have more advanced students sing each phrase in solfa to be echoed by the rest of the class - a great way to help students who struggle in music to gain confidence.

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Kodály Analysis:

Ol' Texas Theme: American Games:
Partner: Form: Song Type:
Scale: do Pentatonic CSP: B - C Age: Middle Primary - Lower Secondary
Tones: s low l low d finalis r m s l Rhythm: ; ; ; ; ;  
Melodic: s low d ; d m s ; l s m d ; d m ; m s low ; m r d ; d l low d finalis
Prac: , l low s low

 

Origin: American
Source: CHORUS: The Puffin Colony Song Book

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