MUSIC: ROCKY MOUNTAIN a song for the Kodaly classroom

Number 7 in my series “Songs for the Kodaly Classroom”

ta ti-ti introduce to-o d r m l s pattern.

First song with a half note, 16 bars divided into 4 phrases,

verse and chorus.

Verse 2: Sunny valley, sunny valley, sunny valley low.

When you’re in that sunny valley, sing it soft and slow. Chorus.

Verse 3: Stormy ocean, stormy ocean, stormy ocean wide. When you’re on that deep blue sea there’s no place you can hide. Chorus.

Worksheets and puzzle.

SING & PLAY:- song and game

BEAT:

- pass heart stuffy around the circle to beat

- conduct emphasizing

first beat of each bar

(strong & weak beats)

- mark accents on first beat of each bar (p1)

RHYTHM:

- introduce to-o hand sign - 2 beat rhythm cards (p8) TpT

- clap rhythm using tas, ti-tis & to-o - Pizza (p9) TpT

- 2 lines, clap alternate phrases - Dominos (p10) TpT

- fill in rhythm (p4 & 5)

SOLFA:

- sing words with hand signs, students imitate

- sing solfa with hand signs

- play on tone blocks - one block each

- fill in rhythm and solfa (p6)

SOLFA ON STAFF:

- write in solfa above notes on staff (p7)

FORM: A B C C1

- in circle, step in = 1st phrase; out = 2nd phrase

- in circle alternating, odds in, evens in

- solfa patterns, form, all phrases end in to-o (p11)

- song puzzle (pp12 - 15)

- quiz cards (p16)

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