When the Saints Go Marching In: Composition Practice
From Prodigies Music
1 minPre-KK1st2nd3rdMusic
Summary
A first-composition activity from Prodigies Music: kids practice building 'When the Saints Go Marching In' as a first composition, arranging the notes themselves inside the Prodigies method. Free on the official Prodigies Music YouTube channel (1 min).
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
Build the song together, then talk about your choices.
- Which notes did you choose to start and end on?
- How did you decide what order the notes should go in?
- What did you change to make the song your own?
- How would you teach your song to a friend?
Quick work-a-long
Music words: solfege, Do, melody, hand sign, beat.
Try it: 1) Sing the melody again and add the solfege hand signs. 2) Change one note or make up your own ending, then sing it for a partner.