Singing "rounds" in primary school

An Riabhach

Hi all,
After reading the thread on religious songs we learned from tapes in primary school,it reminded me of a thing we used to also do in the classroom.Our teacher used to call them "Rounds".Our clasroom was divided into rows,and one row would sing the first line of a song,and while they move on to the next line of the song,the next row would start singing the first line of that song,and so on.....
We did it with songs like "Early to bed and early to rise...", "Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree..." and "Why doesn't my goose sing as well as thy goose..."

Sometimes twas really funny but other times twas really headwrecking!!!

Did anyone else do this at school?

Aglomerado

Seasan wrote: »

Hi all,
After reading the thread on religious songs we learned from tapes in primary school,it reminded me of a thing we used to also do in the classroom.Our teacher used to call them "Rounds".Our clasroom was divided into rows,and one row would sing the first line of a song,and while they move on to the next line of the song,the next row would start singing the first line of that song,and so on.....
We did it with songs like "Early to bed and early to rise...", "Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree..." and "Why doesn't my goose sing as well as thy goose..."

Sometimes twas really funny but other times twas really headwrecking!!!

Did anyone else do this at school?

Yes we used to do it with "Row, Row Row your boat" and a couple of others I can't remember off hand.

An Riabhach

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".....merrily merrily merrily merrily,life is just a dream."
Yep we did that one too-and a couple of others I've just remembered us doing are "Frere Jacques" and "Dilín Ó Deamhas"...the teacher must have enjoyed listening to us!

gobnaitolunacy

Sounds like cruel and unusual punishment...for all concerned.

Pawwed Rig

Down in the station early in the morning..........

gobnaitolunacy wrote: »

Sounds like cruel and unusual punishment...for all concerned.

It was

DoozerT6

'Fare thee well...luck go with thee...'

Did everybody else also have squares of lino to play with their márla on, to keep the desks clean?

L1011

DoozerT6 wrote: »

Did everybody else also have squares of lino to play with their márla on, to keep the desks clean?

Yes, and about half of them in the class were the offcuts from my parents kitchen after a note was sent out asking for new ones.

Chocolate

Singing rounds is still part of the music curriculum.
These objectives are from the 5th/ 6th class curriculum:

Simple part singing
•perform a rhythmic or melodic ostinato (a pattern that is repeated over and over) or drone (long, held notes) in accompanying a song
rhythmic ostinatorhythmic ostinato
tap a pattern such as
while singing 'My Grandfather's Clock'
melodic ostinato or drone
chants from Taizé
•distinguish individual parts in a round by singing, listening, moving, or by observing notational cues
singing in unison 'Row Your Boat': the children walk in a circle, keeping time to the music
in groups: the children begin walking as their singing part begins and stop, in turn, as it finishes
•performing a round in several different textures
'Frère Jacques' performed with voices and recorders and/or glockenspiel
•perform, as part of a group, two songs sung individually and as partner songs
'This Old Man' and 'Michael Finnigin'
any pentatonic tunes (based on five notes: d, r, m, s, l) with an equal number
of bars may be performed as partner songs
'Rocky Mountain' and 'Liza Jane'
•perform, as part of a group, arrangements of songs that include simple countermelodies or harmony parts
•identify unison parts (playing or singing the same line) and harmony parts (two or more independent parts together) visually (from notation) and aurally.

the groutch

Aglomerado wrote: »

Yes we used to do it with "Row, Row Row your boat" and a couple of others I can't remember off hand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Goy6jjZgg