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Welcome to Guiding With Guider Dusk |
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Singing Games and Dances |
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What is a Singing Game? A singing game
is an activity based around a particular verse or rhyme, usually associated with a set of actions and movements. They have
been studied by folklorists, ethnologists and psychologists and are seen as important part of childhood culture. Types of Singing
Games According to Wikipedia Traditionally
there were many calling rhymes, used to assemble players of a game. Singing games are often used as counting
out or 'dipping' games, a means of starting a game by choosing special
roles, usually by eliminating all but one player, most famously in rhymes like "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" and "One potato, two potato". Circle sing
games and dances Some children's
singing games may have their origins in circle dances, including Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush and Nuts in May. The simplest, and perhaps the best known, circle dance is 'Ring a Ring o' Roses'. Courtship and
marriage games A number of
singing games deal with elements of courtship and marriage, like 'Skip to My Lou', which remained also an adult courtship song. Perhaps the best known of wedding ring games, where players are chosen for various roles in married life,
from a circle is ‘The Farmer’s In The Dell.’ Clapping games
A clapping game
is usually played by two players and involves clapping as accompaniment to a rhyme. Clapping games are found throughout
the world and similar games may be known throughout large areas with regional variations. The rhyme helps the players carry
out the complicated actions in time. Skipping rhymes
A skipping or
jump-rope rhyme, is a form of singing game chanted while using skipping ropes. Such rhymes have been recorded in all cultures
where skipping is played. Examples of English-language rhymes have been found going back to at least the seventeenth century.
Like most folklore, skipping rhymes tend be found in many different variations. "Catching" games In this game, two players make an arch while the others pass through in single file while singing a song. The arch is then lowered at the end of the song to "catch" a player. Perhaps the most common example of such a game involves the song "London Bridge is Falling Down." Similar games exist in other cultures as well.
Why We Play Singing Games? Taken from Sing a Song Dance With Me Girl Guides of Canada Ontario Council, 1983 Because they are FUN! Here are some of the benefits Singing Games offer: 1. SOCIAL Singing games demand cooperation as each individual is a vital part of the whole.
In some cases they will help provide opportunities for taking turns or being a good sport and certainly they will help
girls of your unit know one another better. 2. EMOTIONAL Many find singing games a good change of pace activity for they release pent up energy and relieve tension. A song idea acted out might often ease feelings of anger, sadness, etc. within an individual. For the unit, singing games should provide a feeling of satisfaction and a sense of accomplishment. 3. INTELLECTUAL In learning a singing game, the unit must use their listening skills, follow directions and remember a sequence of words
and movements. 4. PHYSICAL Most singing games require a certain degree of individual physical coordination and provide opportunities for those
not so well developed to practice and improve. 5. INTERNATIONAL Singing games are an ideal way to gain knowledge about other lands. They
usually reflect something of the life of the people and allow us to absorb a heritage of the past. Playing a singing game of a particular country helps to foster a feeling of fellowship with Guides in other
lands. 6. MUSICAL The words and music of traditional singing games are folk songs that have been handed down from generations to generation, surely a test of their value as good music. They abound in rhythmic vitality and invite our rhythmic response.
How to
Teach a Singing Game or Dance
Introduction
Methods of
Teaching the Song
Methods of
Teaching the Steps or Actions
REMEMBER: These are Singing Games! Ensure the girls
sing! Sometimes
they get so focused on the actions or steps they forget to SING!
Interpretation
Watch for them at Garage Sales, Flea Markets, etc. These are
GOLDEN resources!
YouTube – Many entertainers and classroom teachers have created videos of groups doing all kinds of singing
games and dances.
Contact me….I have lots of materials in my resource library that I can share with you and I do sing over the telephone wires
Songs to Get You Started
Starting Songs
Circle Singing Games and Dances Great Internet Resource – Beth’s Note.com - http://bethsmusicnotes.blogspot.ca/2012/12/circle-games.html
Courtship and Marriage Games
Clapping Games Great Internet Resource – Fun Clapping.com - http://www.funclapping.com/
Skipping Games
Wee Sing and Play Musical games and rhymes for children has a great selection of Skipping Games and Ball Bouncing Rhymes
- http://whttp://www.amazon.com/Wee-Sing-Play-Musical-Children/dp/B00853GZYYww.amazon.com/Wee-Sing-Play-Musical-Children/dp/B00853GZYYat
resource for Sparks and Brownies Catching Games
Singing
Game or Dance Resource Type Norwegian Number Game (Norway) Jubilee
Song Book Circle
Dutch Shoe Game (Netherlands) Jubilee
Song Book Circle
T.I.R.O. Songs
for Canadian Girl Guides / Our Cabana Circle
A Song Without Words (Germany) Songs
for Canadian Girl Guides / Our Cabana Circle
I Let Her Go, Go (Trinidad) Our Cabana
/ Musical Fun with the Brownie Pack Double
Circle Hey, Hey, Hey, Jubilee Hey (Sri Lanka) Our Cabana Clapping
Running Game (Belgium) Our Cabana Circle
‘Simmons (Alabama) Songs
to Sing & Sing Again Dance Planting Rice (Philippines) Songs
to Sing & Sing Again Double
Circle Shoo, Fly, Don’t Bother Me (USA) Songs
to Sing & Sing Again Circle Four Jolly Blacksmiths (Germany) Songs
to Sing & Sing Again Clapping
Who Stole My Chickens? Songs
to Sing & Sing Again Clapping
Clapping Game (We Who Have Come Here) Celebrate
With Song Circle Hey There Neighbour Celebrate
With Song Double
Circle Four White Horses Celebrate
With Song Clapping John Kanaka Celebrate
With Song Double
Circle One Can Run Very Swiftly Sing A
Song With Sparks & Brownies Square Jingle Bells Sing A
Song With Sparks & Brownies Circle Thorn Rosa Sing A
Song With Sparks & Brownies Circle If You Should Meet an Elephant Sing A
Song With Sparks & Brownies Double
Circle Country Dance Sheet Double
Circle Sodeo Sheet Clapping Wadlee Atcha Campfire Activities Clapping Dum Dum Da Da Campfire Activities Clapping Punchinello (France) Musical Fun with the Brownie Pack Circle Shoo Fly (USA) Musical Fun with the Brownie Pack Circle Caimarusa (Columbia) Musical Fun with the Brownie Pack Two Lines The Jolly Miller (England) Musical Fun with the Brownie Pack Circle The Seven Capers (Netherlands) Musical Fun with the Brownie Pack / Sing a Song Dance With Me Circle Rig-a-Jig-Jig (England) Musical Fun with the Brownie Pack / Sing a Song Dance With Me Circle Brownie Friend-marker Song Musical Fun with the Brownie Pack Circle
– Chain Three Blind Mice Musical Fun with the Brownie Pack Rectangle The Muffin Man Sing a Song Dance With Me / Sharon, Lois and Bram-Elephant Jam Circle A-Hunting We Will Go Sing a Song Dance With Me Two lines Nuts In May (England) Sing a Song Dance With Me Two lines Pop Goes the Weasel Sing a Song Dance With Me Sets of
3 The Dancing Lesson (Netherlands) Sing a Song Dance With Me Two Lines The Big Ship (Scotland) Sing a Song Dance With Me One Line Hol’ Yo’ Han’ (Jamaica) Sing a Song Dance With Me Double
Circle Bow Belinda (USA) Sing a Song Dance With Me Couples The Igloo (Canada) Sing a Song Dance With Me Square
Set The Snail or Winding The Clock Sing a Song Dance With Me Circle The Elephant (France) Sing a Song Dance With Me Circle Oh! Susanna (USA) Sing a Song Dance With Me Circle London Dance (USA) Sing a Song Dance With Me Double
Circle Pawpaw Patch (USA) Wee Sing Fun ‘n’ Folk / Sing a Song Dance With Me Two Lines Buffalo Gals (USA) Wee Sing Fun ‘n’ Folk Double
Circle Turkey in the Straw Wee Sing Fun ‘n’ Folk Circle Jingle at the Window Wee Sing Fun ‘n’ Folk / Sing a Song Dance With Me Circle The Farmer in the Dell Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children Circle The Grand Old Duke of York Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children Two lines Drop the Handkerchief Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children Circle ‘Round the Village Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children / Sing a Song Dance With Me Circle London Bridge Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children Two Lines Blue Bird Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children Circle The Merry-Go-Round Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children Circle Did You Ever See a Lassie? Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children Circle Jimmy Crack Corn Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children Circle A-Tisket, A-Tasket Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children Circle Skip to My Lou Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children Circle Oats, Peas, Beans Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children / Sing a Song Dance With Me Circle Long Legged Sailor Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children Clapping A Sailor Went to Sea Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children Clapping Miss Mary Mac Wee Sing and Play Musical Games and Rhymes for Children Clapping Sur le pont d’Avignon (France) Sharon, Lois and Bram-Elephant Jam / Sing a Song Dance With Me Circle Going to Kentucky Sharon, Lois and Bram-Elephant Jam Circle Looby Loo (USA) Sharon, Lois and Bram-Elephant Jam Circle Cheerio Sharon, Lois and Bram-Elephant Jam Little Sally Saucer (USA) Sharon, Lois and Bram-Elephant Jam Circle Old Roger (England) Sharon, Lois and Bram-Elephant Jam / Sing a Song Dance With Me Circle Dr. Knickerbocker Sharon, Lois and Bram-Elephant Jam Circle Bassez Down (West Indian) Sharon, Lois and Bram-Elephant Jam Circle Punchinello 47 Sharon, Lois and Bram-Elephant Jam Circle Brown Girl in the Ring (West Indian) Sharon, Lois and Bram-Elephant Jam Circle |
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