Re-creating Music  : Sing Song  
Approach: One to one
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Resources: Video; word sheet.

Download the videoclip 4.5meg (requires Quicktime plugin)

Questions / instructions: In this activity we will hear someone singing some short pieces of music. Each piece of music will be sung two times. I want you to listen carefully to it being sung both times and then have a go at singing each piece (after you have heard it sung). Sing loud enough so that you can be heard.

Discontinue the task if the student clearly indicates the wish to stop at any point.

Sample responses from year 4 and year 8 students, mid and high scoring range 1.7meg (requires QuickTime plug-in)

  % responses
y4 y8

1. Sticky glue every where.

mostly or fully in tune
mostly or fully in rhythm
not attempted

42
82
8
46
82
13

2. For goodness sake, I got the hippy hippy shake.

mostly or fully in tune
mostly or fully in rhythm
not attempted

46
86
7
52
83
12

3. They told him 'don't you ever come around here.'

mostly or fully in tune
mostly or fully in rhythm
not attempted

24
70
9
34
77

14

4. Grandad Murphy comes from Belfast. Nana comes from Sligo Bay.

mostly or fully in tune
mostly or fully in rhythm
not attempted

13
56
18
22
72
17

5. One a pecker, two a pecker, bright fine gold.

mostly or fully in tune
mostly or fully in rhythm
not attempted

15
70
14
21
74
17

6. Hey crocodile - cool crocodile

mostly or fully in tune
mostly or fully in rhythm
not attempted

41
81
14
43
80
18

7. Some-where o-ver the rain-bow, way up high

mostly or fully in tune
mostly or fully in rhythm
not attempted

16
66
15
31
73
19
Commentary: This task is the only task used during 1995 or 1996 which had fewer students say they really enjoyed it than said they did not enjoy it. This applied at year 8 level only with 60 per cent saying they did not enjoy it. The high "not attempted" rate reflects the students' reaction. Some of the words were difficult for some students, and the use of a treble singer as model proved difficult for some year 8 boys with deep voices.

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