The Big Corral

This Cowboy Song can be used to:

Prepare and practise the melodic elements 'low la' and 'low so'.
Prepare and practise the rhythmic element 'tim-ka' (dotted quaver, semiquaver / dotted eighth note, sixteenth note).
Reflect on the use of long notes and how they can convey an impression of long distances and loneliness that were often part of a cowboy's life.

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Kodály Analysis:

The Big Corral		Theme:	American	Games:
Partner:		Form:	Verse & Chorus	Song Type:

Scale:

do Pentatonic

CSP:

C

Age:

Middle Primary - Lower Secondary

Tones:

s low

l low

d finalis

Rhythm:

;

;

;

;

;

Melodic:

s low

l low

s low

;

s low

s low

;

;

;

s low

;

d finalis

;

;

;

;

Prep:

do Pentatonic,

,

l low

s low

Prac:

do Pentatonic,

,

l low

s low

Origin: Romaine Lowdermilk, 1922 Arr. M. McLatchey

Source: Melody: Making Music Your Own Lyrics: He Was Singing This Song

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