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Choral games strengthen students' ability to

perform to audiences.

Fun Chorus Games

While a boring chorus class

could mean missed

opportunities for children,

lower enrollment and eventual

program suspension, the

addition of a few games can fill

your classroom with la-la-

laughter. Choose games that

allow for total class

participation and give you the

opportunity to test out the

skills of each chorus member.

When selecting a game, make

sure that it is age appropriate,

fitting to the skill level of the

group and teaches something about musical composition or

construction.

Canon Game

Sing a canon (also known as a "round") to add a fun and intricate

song to your choir's repertoire. In a canon, each person or group

starts the song at a different time. Because of the way the music is

structured, the song never sounds cacophonous, even though four or

more parts move at the same time. An example of a choral canon is

Frere Jacques or its English equivalent, Brother John.

You can also create your own canon with simple melodies and lyrics.

Although the canon provides a fun game for students, it also teaches

them how movements combine to create music.

Storytelling Game

Choir does not only teach music; it also gives students the ability to

interpret their lives through song. To strengthen this ability in a fun

way, play a storytelling game. In this game, you give the students a

basic melody (perhaps from blues). The students sing a regular

chorus, such as: "Life is hard for a teenager." Go around the room

with the music playing, and give each student the chance to sing

three lines of verse about how life is hard for a teenager. The

introductory lyrics can be adjusted for different age groups or

situations.

Roll with It

Stephen C. Jefferies from the Department of Physical Education at

Central Washington University developed a physical education game

called "Roll with It," that can easily be converted into a choir game. To

prepare for the choir version, teach your kids the lyrics and melodies

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for "Roll with It," by Steve Winwood. Instruct the students to stand in

two, equally sized lines in the classroom. The leader of the two lines

each gets a foam ball. Play the music and instruct everyone to sing

along. The leaders pass the ball back; this continues until the choir

sings: "Roll with it baby." At this point, students begin to roll the ball

back and forth until the chorus finishes, where they go back to

passing until the next chorus.

Colombian Ronda

Your students can play a chorus version of duck-duck-goose. To

play, instruct the children to sit in a circle in the classroom. As in the

classic duck-duck-goose game, one child stands outside the circle. As

the child creeps around the circle of children (imitating a wolf), the

wolf and the circle sing parts back and forth to each other. For

example, the kids may sing: "We will play in the forest; we will play

awhile. Is the wolf here?" The wolf responds with a song lyric that

suggests he is getting closer to the kids. When he finally sings, "I am

on my way!" the kids jump up and run until the wolf catches one of

them. This child plays the wolf in the next round.

By performing this game, the children get to play, while you gain the

chance to listen to each child's voice, independent of the group.

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