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1 Singing Games from Around the World Sing a Song, Play a Game Aimee Curtis Pfitzner

3 Sing a Song, Play a Game Aimee Curtis Pfitzner Layout and Editing, Brent M. Holl Associate Editor, Karen Holl Cover Design and Illustrations, Aimee Curtis Pfitzner Printed and Distributed by Beatin Path Publications, LLC 302 East College Street, Bridgewater, VA Aimee Curtis Pfitzner. All rights reserved including public performance for profit. ISBN No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or tsmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner.

4 & # 4 2 Tslation A la & # rue - da rue - da de A la rueda de San Miguel To the circle, the circle of San Miguel, San Miguel. Everyone brings their box (container) of honey. As it s ripe, as it s ripe, have Pepe turn around like a donkey. Traditional Mexican Folk San Mi-guel, San Mi-guel, to - dos traen su ca - a de miel, a lo ma-du - ro a lo ma-du - ro, que se vol - te - e *Pe - pe de bur - ro. Players walk in a circle holding hands while singing. One player in center of circle, this is Pepe (substitute players actual name when singing). At end of song, Pepe selects another player to be in the center and Pepe goes into the circle but turns around to face outside of circle. Game continues until all players are facing outside of circle. This song has a number of melodic and lyric variations and is often seen with time signatures of 6/8. 4 U & # 4 2 & #. lo A Contributed by K. Turner Elimination Clapping Game A Qua Qua Stand with hands out to sides, left hand palm up, right hand palm up in neighbor s left hand. Israeli Folk qua-qua del - a o - mar qua-qua - qua. Ah del si-mo tri - co tri-co tri-co tra. Va- va. - lo va - lo va - lo va - lo va - One person at a time moves right hand to clap left side neighbor s hand. Person clapped moves own right hand to clap left side neighbor s hand. Beat continues around circle until five. Player about to be clapped on five tries to pull hand away before being clapped. If clapped, player is out. Eliminated player goes to center; as more eliminated players oin, they begin game in center. lo. One, two, three, four, five!

5 Pass Pass & & Version 1 # 4 2 # 4 2 Al ci. Al citron Spanish Folk - tron de un fan - dan - go zan - go, zan - go sa - ba -. re. Sa - ba - re de fa - - de - la con - su tri - qui - tri - qui.. move R L t. pass R All players sit in a circle each with an obect or bean bag in right hand. Pass obect to the right each time. On the words, tri-qui-tri-qui t, players move their obects right, left, right as indicated in score. On final right players pass their obects. Authentic Version (Similar to Version 1) One player holds a lemon (al citron), whoever has the lemon at end of song is eliminated to do another ob or eventually (once 3 are eliminated) start a new game in the center. & 4 2 Al Al pavo pavito Spanish Folk pa - vo pa - vi - to pa - vo, al pa - vo pa - vi - to si. El pa - & vi - to se ha mar - cha - do y el pa - vi - to ya es - ta a - qui. Odd number of players walk counter clockwise in a circle while singing. At end of song, players count uno, dos, tres and quickly move to create partners. Player without a partner is pavo, meaning turkey. Song and game begins again with everyone participating. Teacher Tip Contributed by L. Yannucci at Mama Lisa s World at Tslation To the turkey, little turkey, turkey, To the turkey, little turkey, yeah! The little turkey is gone And now the little turkey is here! Have a turkey gobbler instrument? Perfect for the turkey to play the next time around, make sure they find a partner so another player can have the instrument the next turn. 5

6 Palm Push Clap Both Clap L Clap R Clap Own & # Arupusu (The Alps). Se (Seh se seh se seh no yoi noh yoh/ee yoi yoh/ee yoi! yoh/ee! Pulse Hands Cross Hands Tune: Yankee Doodle Lyrics: Trad. Japanese A - ru - pu - su i - chi - man a - ku Ah - roo - poo - soo ih-chee- mahn ah - koo & # Palm Push Clap Both Clap L Clap R Clap Own Combo Tap L/Heart Tap L Elbow Tap R Elbow Tap Hips ko - ya - ri - no u - e - de a - ru - pe - n - o - do - ri - o sa - a o - do - ri - ma - sho. koh-yah-ree-noh oo - eh - deh ah-roo-peh-en - oh-doh-ree-oh sah-ah oh-doh-ree-mah- show. Ó Ó Palm Push Clap Both Clap L Clap R Clap Own & #. Ra *rah ra rah. ra rah ra rah.. 6

7 Arupusu & #. Ra Rah ra rah raa ra rah..) Palm Push Clap Both Clap L Clap R Clap Own Combo Tap L/Heart Tap L Elbow Tap R Elbow Tap Hips Ó Ó This is a Janken or Ocharaka, a group of hand games frequently played in Japan. The tune is the traditional American, Yankee Doodle! Janken or Ocharaka, almost always begin the same way with Se se se, no yoi yoi yoi. In Japanese, the r is pronounced as a flipped r. In the song, aku is an old Japanese unit of measurement equal to about a foot. Many thanks to E. Caldwell for her help and insight into this game. Tslation 10,000 feet up in the Alps on Mount Koyari, we are going to do the Alpine dance. Players face one another. Pulse Hands Players hold hands straight across from one another and move hands lightly up and down to the beat. Cross Hands Players continue to hold hands, one partner crosses right over left while partner crosses left under, etc. Palm Push Think of this as an extension of the Clap Own so that once you clap your own hands, you keep the fingertips and thumb together and push the palm out towards partner. Clap Both Clap partners hands. Clap L Clap partners left hand with own left hand. Clap R Clap partners right hand with own right hand. 7

8 & 4 4 Apple Tree Ap-ple tree, ap-ple tree, will your ap-ples fall on me? I won't cry and I won't shout, - American Folk if your ap ples knock me out. All players hold hands in a standing circle. Two players create an apple tree. One player is inside the circle facing the other player outside the circle. These two players have palms touching above the circle. While singing, circle moves clockwise, the tree lowers hands capturing a player on the word, out. Captured player becomes part of the tree and stands beside one of the original tree players, holding hands up to meet an imaginary partner. Play continues with more and more captured players becoming part of the tree until only a few winners remain. & b Atal Matal Tootoole Iian Childrens Game Song... At - al ma - tal too-too - le. Gov - ee Ha - san che oo - re? Na - shir da - re na pes -toon! (Aht - ahl mah - tahl too-too-lay. Gaw - vay Hah-sahn chay oo - ray? Nah-sheer Da-ray nah pehs-toon! & b & b Shi - re - sho bor - dan hen - des - toon. Ye za - ne Kor - di be - stoon. Es - me - sho be - zar am - qe - She-reh-show bohr-dahn hen-dehs - toon! Yeh zah-neh Kohr-dee beh - stoon. Ehs-meh-show beh-zahr ahn-veh zi! Dou - re ko - lash gher - me - zi. Hach - in o wach - in. Ye pa - to var - chn! - see! Dough - ray koh - lahsh ghehr-meh - si. Hah-chee oh watch-een. Yeh pah-toh va - cheen!) Players seated in a circle with both legs straight out in front of them. One player is on the inside of the circle and taps each leg to the quarter note beat while moving around the circle. Player whose leg is tapped on the final beat must bend their leg in. This leg can no longer be tapped. Players are eliminated when both legs of a player have been tapped. Final player tapped wins the game. Tslation Contributed by B. Daroshafaee How is Hasan's cow? It has no milk. Its milk is carried to India Take a Kurdish wife Call her Am-qezi! With red around her hat Lift one of your legs! (Hasan is an Arabic male name. Am-qezi is an old name for women.) 8

9 & 4 4 Bhom (Bawm &. Bhombela. Zimbabwean Folk (Zulu) - be - la bhom - be - la we - sti - me - la! Bhom - be - la bhom - be - la we - sti - me - la! U - - beh - lah bawm - beh-la weh - stee -meh - lah! Bawm - beh - lah bawm - beh-la weh - stee - meh -lah! Oo- J J ma - ma we - nza-ni? E - vi - sha ba - ntwa- na. U - ma - ma we - nza-ni? E - vi - sha ba - ntwa - na. Bhom- mah-mah wehn-zah-nee? eh - vee-shah bahn-twah-nah. Oo - mah-mah wehn-zah-nee? Eh - bee-shah bahn-twah-nah. bawm- &. be beh - - la lah. bhom - be - la we - sti - me - la! Bhom - be - la bhom - be - la we - sti - me - la! bawm - beh - la weh - stee - meh - lah! Bawm - beh - lah bawm - beh-la weh-stee-meh-lah!) Tap Floor Pass R or L Tap Floor Pass R or L Tap Floor Pass R or L Tap Floor Pass R or L There are several versions of this song, sometimes spelled, Mbombela or Bombela. Children sing this song in anticipation of reuniting with their families as the train returns home Thanks to C. Mkunde and E. Skiff for help with this song. Players sit or kneel in a circle, each holding a stone. Tap Floor Tap stone in front. Pass R or L Pass stone to right or left (leader decides direction before starting game). Version 1 Tslation The third class train is coming! What is mother doing? She is looking after the children. Whoever has more than one stone in front of them at the end of the song is eliminated. Eliminated players improvise rhythmic patterns using drums and other unpitched percussion. Play begins again, increase tempo each time. Continue in this way until there is one winner. Version 2 As above, once there are three eliminated players they will begin a new circle either inside the original circle or in another location. If they are eliminated they remain in smaller inside circle, if not they move back to original circle. Version 3 A signal is given or leader calls out Right or Left to change direction players pass the stones. 9

10 Biddy Biddy (Lost My Gold Ring) Jamaican Folk & ## 4 2 Bid-dy bid -dy hold fast lost my gold ring, car-ry me to Lon - don come back a- gain. & # # Version 1 Bid -dy bid -dy hold fast lost my gold ring, car-ry me to Lon - don come back a- gain. Players sit or stand in a circle with one player in the center. Players in the circle place hands in front and loosely clasp hands together. Hands should be loose enough that a small obect (a ring) can be dropped in but not so loose that it will fall out. Players close eyes and sing while center player walks around with ring and taps hands of each player, dropping the ring into one player s hands on I go to Kingston. The player with the ring sings, Come back again. Players take turns guessing who has the ring. Player who guesses correctly becomes the next player in the center and game continues. Version 2 Similar to version 1 but center player walks around with ring and taps hands of each player, dropping the ring into one player s hands at any time during song. Teacher Tips Set a limit for the numbers of guesses I choose the magical three. This song is also known as Lost My Gold Ring and sometimes features the words, Biddy biddy hold on. & b 4 4 Bil Til Billy Bracket.. - ly told her, "Hold on to my shoul - der, keep it there, - ly Brack - ett, hold on to my ack - et. Hold my shirt, stay a - lert! light Jamaican Folk Players spread throughout the space with three chosen as leaders. Leaders walk around the space; on the word, coat, each leader taps a player to get in line behind them and hold their shirt. The next time through the song, leaders tap another player, etc. The second child grabs the shirt of a third child, etc. If a leader does not choose a player on coat, all in their group are eliminated (sit down). Alternate words are included so students can hold shoulders instead of shirts if desired. as air". 10

11 & 4 4 Black snake, black snake, & Black snake, black snake, Black Snake American Folk where are you hi - din'? Black snake, black snake, where are you hi - din'? where are you hi - din'?. Please, don't come out and Choose a seeker and a hider. Seeker goes out of the room; hider hides a rubber snake in the room. Player outside comes back in while all others sing quietly. When seeker moves close to the snake, players sing louder, when seeker moves away all sing quieter until snake is found. Seeker and hider choose new players to hide and seek. Game continues. Teacher Tip This is one of the most requested songs and games! Students love to hide things and while this is similar to hot or cold game, this combines the scariness of snakes with a song to teach and reinforce dynamics! Consider allowing students to have only one ob, either a hider or a seeker, not both. They will play this for hours!!! All & 4 4 Boo Hoo Spell Who? Witch do, wiz-ard's boo, I cast a spell now don't boo-hoo. Witch do, wiz-ard's boo, It All bite me! A. C. Pitzner and C. M. Pitzner I cast a spell and it's on you. &. What kind of spell do you wish? Ghost! G - H - O - S - T! Stand with hands out to sides, left hand palm up, right hand palm up in neighbor s left hand. One person at a time moves right hand to clap left side neighbor s hand. Person clapped moves own right hand to clap left side neighbor s hand. Beat continues around circle until you. Player clapped on you is asked, What kind of spell do you wish and then names a spell; ghost, goblin, pumpkin, chocolate, magic, etc. Players then spell out the spell ; player who chose the spell claps the next person and the claps continue for each letter of the spell. Player about to be clapped on final letter tries to pull hand away before being clapped. If clapped, player is out. Eliminated player goes to center; as more eliminated players oin, they begin game in center. With two circles going, inner circle players clapped on final letter of spell remain in inner circle; if they pull away successfully, they return to outer circle. 11

12 . Closet Key American Folk & b Help me find the clo-set key, in my la-dy's gar-den. Help me find the clo-set key, inmy la-dy's garden. - & b... Version 1 I have found the clo-set key, in my la-dy's gar-den. I have found the clo-set key, in my la- dy's garden. - One player sits in center of circle and closes eyes; all other players around this player. During first four measures teacher or another child hides the key. Center player opens eyes while all sing help me find the closet key repeatedly (until player finds the key). Player who found key sings, I have found the closet key. This player chooses another to be in the center and play continues. Version 2 No repeat on Help me find the closet key All players stand in a circle with hands behind backs. One player walks around while all sing and places the key in one player s hands. Player continues to walk around circle back to their spot. Player who has key sings, I have found the closet key and leads the next game. Version 3 No repeat on Help me find the closet key Loosely tie a key onto a stretchy band or long length of yarn with ends tied to create a circle. All players sit in a circle around another player who sits in the center. Players in the circle hold the yarn or stretchy band with key on it. While singing, players pass the key from player to player by sliding it along, hiding the key from center player. At end of help me find the closet key, center player guesses who has the key, player who has it sings, I have found the closet key. Tslation for Dans ma maison sous terre In my underground house. The remainder of the words have no meaning until the word ouistiti which is French for marmoset, a species of monkey native to South America. The origin of this song is most likely French Guiana, an overseas region and department of the country of Fce, located on the North Atlantic coast of South America. 12

13 & b b 4 4 Dans (Dahn ma mah & b b té Dans ma maison sous terre mai - son sous ter - re. O - ma - wé, o - ma - wé, may-zohn soo teh - ruh. Oh-mah - way, oh - may-way - o té - o oui - sti - ti, té - o té - o oui - sti - ti. tay - oh tay - oh wee-stee-tee tay - oh tay - oh wee-stee-tee. French Folk o oh One, One, two, three. two, three) Stand with hands out to sides, left hand palm up, right hand palm up in neighbor s left hand. One person at a time moves right hand to clap left side neighbor s hand. Person clapped moves own right hand to clap left side neighbor s hand. Beat continues around circle until three. Player about to be clapped on three tries to pull hand away before being clapped. If clapped, player is out. Eliminated player goes to center; as more eliminated players oin, they begin game in center. With two circles going, inner circle players clapped on three remain in inner circle; if they pull away successfully, they return to outer circle. & ## 4 2 Dee -dle, dee -dle dump - ling, my son, John. Went to bed with his stock-ings & # # Deedle Deedle Dumpling English Rhyme Melody A. C. Pitzner on. One shoe off and one shoe on. Dee - dle, dee - dle dump - ling, my son, John. Players hold hands in a circle and walk counter-clockwise. Another player, it, walks clockwise outside the circle. At end of song this player stops and point to the two players in front of them. These players each remove one shoe and have a race back to their place. First one back is the new it. Teacher Tip Game by A. C. Pfitzner Be sure it gives a ready, set, go signal before the race begins (and after shoes are removed and out of way! Also consider having a list of locomotor movements on the board and it decides which movement the racers will perform; heel walk, crabwalk, tiptoe, ump, walking lunges, gallop? 13

14 & ## 4 2 & # # & # # fang fahng ta. tah. Diu (Dyoh zhai tsai shou sha - oh uan, wen xiao shaoh peng pung you yoh Kuai Kwaee dian dyehn kuai kwaee Diu Shou Juan (Throw the Handkerchief) dian dyehn de dee zhua dwa diu dyoh hou how zhu doo mian, myehn, ta. tah. shou sha - oh da dah uan. wen. ia eeyah Chinese Folk Qin Cheen qin cheen de dee bu boo Kuai Kwaee dian dyehn Players seated in a circle. One player, outside of circle holds a handkerchief. As all sing, this player drops the handkerchief behind a seated player who hopefully does not notice and then they run to find a spot in the circle. If the seated player notices the handkerchief they pick it up and run to try to tag the player who dropped it before they find a seat. If tagged, the former handkerchief owner can now run to tag the other before they get back to their place. Play begins again with new handkerchief player. kuai kwaee dian dyehn yao yaoh zhua dwa Tslation: gao gahoh zhu doo su soo ta. tah.) Contributed by K. Zhang Throw the handkerchief, throw the handkerchief, slowly place behind. Don t tell the little friend, hurry, hurry, catch him. 14

15 New Product Release from Beatin Path Publications, LLC Painted Music (Book/Online materials) (BPP-APM; $29.95) Integrated Art, Music, and Children s Literature activities by Aimee Curtis Pfitzner A fantastic new resource for elementary music teachers using art and music to activate children's literature, Aimee has chosen several of her favorite children's books and has added art activities, songs, and Orff instrument argements. Each activity has a complete Orff process lesson plan along with material lists, recommended art works or music for viewing and listening selections. Making connections to music and art through children s literature is a natural connection; books can be found on a plethora of subects, in a dizzying array of genres and are rich in artistry; full of amazing illustrations, paintings, computer art, and 3-dimensional artwork. This collection is a short brush stroke on the canvas of arts and literature integration. Teachers can make new connections using the children s books on these pages or seek out other books to create new art, music, and literature activities for your students to visually, aurally, and orally play with! Online materials are included with each book, including manipulatives, visuals, and vocal scores. Playlists for musical resources are available on itunes and Spotify Beatin' Path Publications, LLC 302 East College Street Bridgewater, VA beatinpath@mac.com For more information visit: singsmileplay.com The retail price for this beautiful new book is $ Dealer Discounts apply. 15

16 Printed and Distributed by Beatin Path Publications, LLC 302 East College Street Bridgewater, VA

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