IllinoisMusicEducationAssociationConference
A World of Musical Play
January2016
JayBroeker,presenter
Oboo Asi Me Nsa
Akan Children’s Game from Ghana
found in Let Your Voice Be Heard, World Music Press & Share the Music, gr. 3, MacMillan McGraw-Hill
Ssseatedinacircle;speakpattern,practicewithoutrock,thenwithrock:
1)GrabPassGrabPass(GPGP) OR2)GrabTapPassClap(GTPC)
Translation:“Grandma,therocksmashedmyhand.”
Alcitron (A citron)
Mexican (-American) Children’s Game
As played by children at Neighborhood House, St. Paul, MN, 2003
Also found in Sail Away, Boosey & Hawkes & Global Voices DVD, gr 6, Global Voices Series
G
P
G
P
G
etc
Ssseatedincircle;
reviewGPpatternclockwise;
practice321“Al-citron”begin
Addendingpattern:
TapL–TapR–PassL
“tri-ki,tri-ki,tron”
Playwithstones,beanbags,toys,oranycombinationofthingsonhand.
Variations:repeatasdesiredgettingfastereachtime;
or,asaneliminationgame,playerswhobreakthepatternare“out”atendofeachround
Translation:Spanishsoundingnonsensetext;textvariesdependingonsource
Forthepurposeofthesenotes:
T.=teacher;S.orSs.=studentorstudents;ID=identify;UPP=unpitchedpercussion:BI=barredinstruments
Questionsabouttoday’sworkshop?
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Hei Tama Tu Tama
Maori (New Zealand) counting rhyme/stick game
Presentpatternwithhands:PatClapSnapClapPat;asTsings,performpatternforeach“heitamatutama”
Withpartner,tryvariation:PatClapPartnerclapClapPat
Substitutesticksforhandsas:FloorClickPartnerClickFloor
Performwitheachverse;increasetempoasdesired
2.Kawha/rima/ono
3.Kawhitu/waru/iwa
IMEAConference,AWorldofMusicalPlay,p.2,JBroeker–Jan2016
I Promise
Clapping game from Liberia
As played in online video at www.africaheartwoodproject.org
Formation:PairsofSsfacingeachother
Clappatternthroughout=Clapownhands(C),clappartnerRHs(R),clappartnerLHs(L),clapownhands
ina3against2feel.Noclappingduringspokeninterjections.
CRLCCRLCCRLCCRLC
I,I,I,Ipromise,Pleaseshowme,Television,Forexample,
CRLCCRLCRLCCRLCRLCRLC
Onemeter,twometer,threemeter,(then4,etc.)
Ouahad jouj tlata (One, two, three)
Clapping game from Morocco
As found in Songs in the Shade of the Olive Tree.
Favret, Lerasle, Novi. Secret Mountain Press © 2012.
Formation:PairsofSsfacingeachother
Clappatternthroughout:
ClapPartner
ClapOwn
Pat
Tic Tac Toe
LH
RH
Ouahadjoujtlata
Bamchalasbata Chraliyyaqamija
AnaouakhtiKhadija
Khadija,Khadija Tal’aibirou
Katchrabassirou Ana’na’ouachiba
Assoukarlilkhlifa Ouahadjoujtlata
One,two,three,
MydaddywenttoSbata
Heboughtashirt
FormysisterKhadijaandme
Khadija,Khadija
Shegoestotheoffice
Shedrinkssyrup
Mint,absinthe
Andsugar,forthemayor
One,two,three
Clapping game from England
As played in online video at www.videojug.com/film/how-to-play-the-tic-tac-toe-clapping-game
Formation:PairsofSsfacingeachother,eachwithhandstogetherinfront
“Tic,tac,toe,”–swipebackofhandstogetherLRL,stopwithback
ofhandstogether
Tic,tac,toe,
“Goinghigh”–clapoutsidehandonjoinedhands,thenabovehands
Goinghigh,goinglow,
“Goinglow”–clapoutsidehandonjoinedhands,thenbelowhands
Goingcriss-crosslollipop,
“Goingcrisscross”–clapoutsidehandonjoinedhands,thenplaceRH
Boardatrain,
onLshoulder,thenLHonRshoulder(armscrossedinfront)
FlytoSpain,
“lollipop”–makestopsignwithRH,pulldownward
Backagain,
“Board/Fly/Back”–RHwavymotionacrossfront,thenLH,thenRH
Tic,tac,toe!
“TiceTacToe”–tapfistonpalm2x,thenmakeRock/Paper/Scissors
Sei, sei, sei
Singing game from Japan
As sung by C. Hall/as played by S. Manes (Hiroshima)
Formation:PairsofSsfacingeachotheraroundtheroom,bothhandsjoined.
“Seiseisei”–bouncehandsdown/up4times
“noyoi,yoi,yoi”–crossarmstomakeanX,bouncehandsdown/up3times
“ochalaka,ochalaka,ochalaka”–leftpalmup,RHmakesafist;poundfistonownhand,thenpartnershand
3times.On“HOI”showrock/paper/scissors.Winnerwigglesfingersbyshoulders,loserbowstowinner.
IMEAConference,AWorldofMusicalPlay,p.3,JBroeker–Jan2016
Newspapervariation:eachSstandsonsinglesheetofnewspaper;aftereachround,loserfoldspaperin
half;continueplayinguntiloneplayercannolongerstandontheirpaper.
Achim Baram
Singing game as sung by Alice Kim
As found in Roots & Branches: a Legacy of Multicultural Music for Children.
Campbell, McCullough-Brabson, Tucker. World Music Press © 1993.
Speak“Gawee,bawee,bo!”textbyimitation,tapfistinpalmofhand,show“rock”,“paper”,or
“scissors”on“bo!”
Imitateteacher’smotionswhichmatchpicturesonboard;speak&doeachmotionseparately,thenin
sequence;performmotionsinsequencewhileteachersingsorplaysrecordingofsong.
Aftersufficientrepetitions,echosingphrasesoftext;singsongwhileplayinggame.
Translation:
Sei,sei,sei,(rhythmicsyllables)
Coldmorningwind.
Seagullcryinginthemorning.
Whileourteachersarestayinghere,
Writehim/herapostcard.
Notonebuttwopostcards.
Rolling,rolling,rolling,
Rock,scissors,paper.
El Juego Chirimbolo
Gestures:
Partnersholdhandsandbounceup&down
Clapownhands,thenpartners;repeat3x
Wipeeyes,pointtoseagull
CrosschestwithRHthenLH,nodRthenL
Actoutwritingpostcardinhand
Brushhandstogether8x
Rollhandsincircles
Showrock,scissors,orpaper
Singing game from Ecuador, in Spanish
As found in Roots & Branches: a Legacy of Multicultural Music for Children.
Campbell, McCullough-Brabson, Tucker. World Music Press © 1993.
Formation:PairsofSsinalineor“set”ofpartners.
IDbodypartswithappropriateSpanishtext:pie=foot,mano=hand,codo=elbow;Tsingssong,Sspresent
appropriatebodypartwhensunginsong;repeat,touchingfeet,hands,elbowswithpartnerduring“pie,”
“mano,”“codo.”
Partnersjoinbothhands,swingarmssidetosideandstepsidewardwithpartner/setforbeats1-8;reverse
directionofsidewardsteponeachrepeat.
Singsongthreetimesthrough,lasttimeendingwith“wringthedishrag”moveandspoken“Jue!”