Wake Snake

This rhythmic improvisation game provides terrific early practise for improvisation.
When playing the game, you may like to stipulate a particular rhythm students must use once in their 4 beat improvisation.
This song is also great preparation and practise for the rhythmic element 'syncopa'.
The melodic elements 'fa' and 'ti' can also be practised with this song.

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Kodály Analysis:

Wake Snake		Theme:	Improvisation	Games:	Improvisation
Partner:		Form:	Binary	Song Type:

Scale:

Major

CSP:

A - B

Age:

Middle Primary - Lower Secondary

Tones:

s low

l low

ti low

d finalis

Rhythm:

;

;

;

;

Melodic:

;

l low

s low

;

;

ti low

s low

;

d finalis

Prep:

Prac:

,

ti low

Origin: American

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