Chapter Graphic : Echo Songs
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  Level: Year 4 and year 8
Approach: One to one
Focus: Listening to a child echoing another child's singing (each line echoed, in time), then practising with the echoing singer, then echoing alone.
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Resources: Two word charts, video recording on a laptop computer.

Questions / instructions:
In this activity you will be joining in with some children singing two different echo songs. The children on the video will sing a line and you will copy it.

Here are the words of the two songs. Let's read through them before watching the video.
Read through the word charts with student [shown below].

Watch the the video and listen carefully. The people on the video will tell you what to do.

Click the Play button to start the video.
Ensure child sits up straight on edge of seat.
During the practice singing, sing along quietly with the child if you wish.
 
% responses
y4
y8

1. COPY THE LEADER
Copy the leader.
Copy the leader
Singing the words.
Singing the words.
Copy the next one.
Copy the next one.
Feeling the beat.
Feeling the beat.
Copy another.
Copy another.
Singing along.
Singing along.
Copy the last one.
Copy the last one.
Singing a song.
Singing a song.
Singing in tune
throughout
10
15
 
mostly
18
17
 
about half of the time
14
12
 
rarely
47
43
 
speaking
9
9
 
no attempt
2
4
Rhythm and tempo
in rhythm throughout
60
67
 
in rhythm most of the time
22
18
 
in rhythm half of the time or less
18
15
 
% responses
y4
y8
2. CAN YOU SING WHAT I SING?    
Can you sing what I sing?
Can you sing what I sing?
Sing it with me.
Sing it with me.
Can you sing what I sing?
Can you sing what I sing?
Sing it with me.
Sing it with me.
Sing it up high.
Sing it up high.
Sing it down low.
Sing it down low.
Sing it very fast.
Sing it very fast.
Sing it very slowly.
Sing it very slowly.
Singing in tune
throughout
12
18
 
mostly
23
21
 
about half of the time
20
16
 
rarely
37
36
 
speaking
6
6
 
no attempt
2
3
Rhythm and tempo
in rhythm throughout
51
63
 
in rhythm most of the time
32
24
 
in rhythm half of the time or less
17
13
Commentary:
Year 8 students performed only slightly better than year 4 students. About two thirds of the students maintained the rhythm and tempo very well, but only about one third sang in tune all or most of the time.
 
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