Term 2, Weeks 4 and 5: Rounds and Danny Kaye - The Little Fiddle Story

 (Intermediate Music Options Groups: Here's the link to the site where you can make up your own tunes.)

This term, we have been learning to sing rounds.

We have done:

Row, Row, Row your Boat
This is probably one of the best known rounds. The earliest-known version of  these lyrics in print was in 1852, although the tune was quite different. The  version we know was first recorded in print in 1881. It has even been sung by Captain Kirk, Dr McCoy and Mr Spock on Star Trek.

Here's a world record attempt of the largest amount of people to sing Row, Row, Row your Boat 
(Cut to three minutes to get to the round.)

Here's another version of  Row, Row, Row your Boat with Justin Timberlake.

From Wikipedia

Mrs O'Leary's Cow   We learnt about the Great Fire of Chicago in 1871.  Here's a photo of Mrs O'Leary's house.   Here's a panorama of the devastation caused by the Great Fire of Chicago.

The cow may not have been responsible for the Chicago Fire.

London's Burning: Here's a video about the Great Fire of London  made by young school children.

Link from this site 

Three Blind Mice:

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Here's a video about the history of the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice

Here's a rock version of Three Blind Mice.

Baa Baa Black Sheep
This link takes you to a short video clip about the story behind Baa Baa Black Sheep. 

 

Link to web page This music includes the guitar or ukulele chords to play with Baa Baa Back Sheep.

Here's the story of The Little Fiddle told by Danny Kaye. Can you recognise any of the music that is played?