Improvising Accompaniment - Farmer in the Dell
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The Farmer in the Dell March 22, 2015 Answer Sheet Filename: 01TheFarmerintheDell.sib How to complete: by performing Teacher involvement: Needs teacher involvement Group size: group of any size TRADITIONAL CHILDREN'S SONG Adding Rhythmic Accompaniment to The Farmer in the Dell Adding Rhythmic Accompaniment to The Farmer in the Dell The Rhythmic accompaniment is different than rhythmic ostinato or cyclic pattern in that it does not need to remain the same throughout the piece: it can change in response to changes in the rhythm, mood, and structure of a piece. Possible changes during a piece include change in the accompaniment rhythm, instrumentation, dynamics, use of silence (the accompaniment could even tacet – remain silent – for a verse and allow the singing to continue a cappella), and recognition of the intercalated refrain ("Heigh-ho, the derry-o") and the ending. Like rhythmic ostinato (cyclic pattern), rhythmic accompaniment generally benefits by being similar to as well as different from the rhythms in the melody line. If you wish to involve the whole class at once, a semi-planned format can facilitate this. Jazz musicians use what they call a "head" arrangement, which comes out of the players heads: make joint decisions beforehand about who will play what sounds when, and shape the improvisation within those decisions when the time comes. far mer - in the dell, the far mer - in the dell, Heigh ho, - the der 2. The farmer takes a wife, The farmer takes a wife. Heigh-ho the derry-o, The farmer takes a wife. 3. The wife takes a child . . . 4. The child takes a nurse . . . 5. The nurse takes a dog . . . 6. The dog takes a cat . . . 7. The cat takes a rat . . . 8. The rat takes the cheese . . . 9. The cheese stands alone . . . ry - o, - the far mer - in the dell.
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Teacher and Student worksheet. Improvising accompaniment. use with groups, every group takes a different verse and improvises a different accompaniment.
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The Farmer in the Dell
March 22, 2015Answer Sheet
Filename: 01TheFarmerintheDell.sib
How to complete: by performingTeacher involvement: Needs teacher involvementGroup size: group of any size
TRADITIONAL CHILDREN'S SONG
Adding Rhythmic Accompaniment toThe Farmer in the Dell
Adding Rhythmic Accompaniment toThe Farmer in the Dell
The
Rhythmic accompaniment is different than rhythmic ostinato or cyclic pattern in that it does notneed to remain the same throughout the piece: it can change in response to changes in the rhythm, mood, and structure of a piece. Possible changes during a piece include change in the accompaniment rhythm, instrumentation, dynamics, use of silence (the accompaniment could even tacet – remain silent – for a verse and allow the singing to continue a cappella), and recognition of the intercalated refrain ("Heigh-ho, the derry-o") and the ending. Like rhythmic ostinato (cyclic pattern), rhythmic accompaniment generally benefits by being similar to as well as different from the rhythms in the melody line. If you wish to involve the whole class at once, a semi-planned format can facilitate this. Jazz musicians use what they call a "head" arrangement, which comes out of the players heads: make joint decisions beforehand about who will play what sounds when, and shape the improvisation within those decisions when the time comes.
far mer- in the dell, the far mer- in the dell,
Heigh ho,- the der
2. The farmer takes a wife,The farmer takes a wife.Heigh-ho the derry-o,The farmer takes a wife.
3. The wife takes a child . . .4. The child takes a nurse . . .5. The nurse takes a dog . . .6. The dog takes a cat . . .7. The cat takes a rat . . .8. The rat takes the cheese . . .9. The cheese stands alone . . .
ry- o,- the far mer- in the dell.
