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Folk Song Share Grades K-5

Background

Many of the songs we sing in class are Folk Songs. 

Folk Songs are: 
1. Songs of regular people, not the nobility, the rich and powerful, or the famous
2. Passed down through oral tradition (taught by singing together)
3. use acoustic instruments or no instruments at all.
4. No clear original composer or song writer

Some examples are: Scarborough Fair, Sakura, Auld Lang Syne (the New Year's song), Arirang, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Kalinka, Yankee Doodle.

Not only are folk songs used in the music classroom, great composers often took folk songs they heard and put them in their music. If you want to explore how composers use folk songs, check out this story from Classics for Kids.

Assignment

Murdock has a diverse community with cultures from around the world represented. I thought it would be neat to make a collection of folk songs that represent our school.

This song can be done with your siblings even if you are in different grades. 

Your assignment is to find a folksong that has been passed down by your family or someone you know. You can use lullaby's, children songs, work songs or others.

Then record it on FlipGrid. 

You can sing it yourself or have someone else (grandpa, grandma, aunt, uncle) sing it. If it is a long song, you may have to just record 1 or 2 verses. You are limited to 1 minute and 30 seconds.

Alternative Assignment

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