Shoes Of John

This simple African American Spiritual is great for:

Teaching the melodic elements 'low la' and 'low so' with the third line of the song.
Teaching the rhythmic element too-oo-oo (dotted minim / dotted half note).
Conducting in 4/4 with an anacrusis (i.e an upbeat).
Learning names - just sing the first verse and substitute different students' names for 'John'.

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Kodály Analysis:

Shoes Of John		Theme:	Spiritual	Games:	Learning Names
Partner:		Form:		Song Type:

Scale:

do Pentatonic

CSP:

F - G

Age:

Middle Primary - Lower Secondary

Tones:

s low

l low

d finalis

Rhythm:

;

;

Melodic:

Prep:

,

l low

s low

MC:

,

l low

s low

Prac:

,

l low

s low

Origin: African American

Source: 150 American Folk Songs to Sing Read and Play

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