The classic song, “Who Has Seen the Wind?” has been REMIXED and is ready for winter, spring, summer, and fall windy weather!
Perfect for teaching half notes, low la, and minor tonality, the teaching process includes Orff and Kodaly approaches along with recorder and movement sections.
This 2-chord song for voice, ukulele, and rainbow instruments (Boomwhackers & bells) is sure to be a hit! There’s no warbling going on here, just cantabile singing!
This resource of the Thanksgiving classic, Over the River and Through the Wood, includes parts for Boomwhackers, bells, and ukulele. Each part has audio and video files to support student learning AND in two different tempos-lento and adagio. Students learn about beats per minute (bpm) as they play their parts.
Play and learn in class or use it as a wonderful performance piece for winter concerts!
Take the classic canon, “Ah Poor Bird”, add new lyrics, and you have the perfect Winter song!
Questions…
As I worked with this canon, three questions arose. After much research, I still haven’t found any definitive answers. If you have thoughts on it, please leave a comment!
Should it be written in 2/4 or 4/4?
Should it be a 2-part, 3-part, or 4-part canon?
Should the “C” be natural or sharp?
Instrumental arrangement
Teaching Process
Extensions
Prominent melodic elements include the opening la, ti, do and do, re, mi and then the ending do, ti, la.
SEL benefits-relaxation, reduction of stress/anxiety
Voice Exploration
High/Low
Loud/Soft
Rhythmic Speech
How to Play
Print the 1 through 30 numbered sheets and cut into strips.
Give each student a strip making sure that the numbers are in random order so students don’t know the order of the responses.
If you have fewer than 30 students, give a couple of students two strips. If you have more than 30 students, have a few participate with a partner.
As you can see in the below example for #1 and #2, each strip tells the student what dialogue comes before them so they are prepared for their dialogue.