Oliver Twist
CD 6: track 63
Actions:
Lines 1 and 2: Clap hands together and then against a partner’s, to the pulse.
‘Pat your knees’: Pat twice to pulse
‘Touch your toes’: ‘Clap your hands’: Touch twice to pulse Clap twice to pulse
‘Around you go’: Turn around
Activities Note: When the song is first taught, the children learn only the actions for the second half. Performing the pulse The children find the pulse by quietly tapping on their knees while you sing the song. Lessons 5, 6 The children sing Oliver Twist three times, each time using one of the pulse actions suggested by the words – patting knees, touching toes or clapping hands. Lessons 6, 7 The children sing the song, doing the appropriate pulse actions only when the words of the song tell them to (i.e. pat knees twice, touch toes twice, clap hands twice). Lesson 7 The children stand in a circle and turn to face a partner. They sing the song, doing the first three actions when the words tell them to (pat knees twice, tap toes twice, clap hands twice). On the words and around you go, they turn round to face a new partner, then repeat the song with the actions as before. Repeat several times. Lessons 10, 11 Teach the clapping actions for the first half of the song, getting the children to do them them first without, then with a partner. The children perform the first half of the song with actions. Lesson 12 The children perform the song with partners in a circle as above, but this time with the pulse actions for the whole song. Lessons 12, 13, 21, 22 A pair of volunteers perform the song with all the actions. Lesson 13 The Music Handbook: Beginners
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