Re: African "unit" -- need suggestions, please..

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On 2/01/13, kitmusic/OK wrote:
> So, favorite songs of the South? Favorite African songs? I
> plan to do some drumming during this unit in February, but
> then bring in Orff instruments and recorders as well -- so
> ANY suggestions are great!!

"Siyahamba" comes to mind. I believe there's a version in the
old MMH StM 6th grade book, and one of the other series books
has a slightly different version. My elementary choir did a
very simple 2-part version at the winter concert. My beginning
middle school choir is working on a 3-part version from an
octavo, I believe Doreen Rao is the arranger.

"Yonder Come Day" is a Georgia Sea Islands piece, also in
octavo form. This piece screams for Orff instruments to be
added to it, though the octavo doesn't give you any
instrumentation for it. My combined middle school choirs are
working on this, and are excited that I'm letting them use the
barred instruments and some small percussion (drums) with it.

Donna

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