The Drover's Dream

This song can be sung as a partner song with 'Aussie Animals'.
Children love singing about all the animals the drover sees in his dream.
Interesting information about the history of Australian drovers and explanation of words in the song are included in this download.
This is a great song for preparing and practising 6/8 time.
The melodic elements 'fa' and 'ti' can be practised with this song.

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Kodály Analysis:

The Drover's Dream		Theme:	Australian	Games:
Partner:	Aussie Animals	Form:		Song Type:

Scale:

Major

CSP:

B - C

Age:

Middle Primary - Middle Secondary

Tones:

s low

l low

ti low

d finalis

Rhythm:

;

;

;

;

;

Melodic:

s low

;

;

;

s low

;

s low

l low

ti low

;

l low

s low

;

ti low

;

s low

;

;

ti low

d finalis

;

;

Prep:

Major,

ti low

Prac:

Major,

,

ti low

Source: Australian Folk Song

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