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<strong>Singing</strong> <strong>Wind</strong>,<br />
<strong>Breathing</strong> <strong>Drums</strong><br />
Songs and Recorder Pieces for Upper Elementary<br />
and Middle School with Orff Instruments<br />
and <strong>Drums</strong><br />
Danai D. Apostolidou-Gagné<br />
Layout and Editing, Brent M. Holl<br />
Associate Editors, Karen Holl and Michael R. Nichols<br />
Printed and Distributed by<br />
Beatin’ <strong>Path</strong> <strong>Publications</strong>, Ltd.<br />
302 East College Street<br />
Bridgewater, VA 22812<br />
© 2010 Danai D. Apostolidou-Gagné. All rights reserved.<br />
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or<br />
transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,<br />
recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright owner.
My primary goal as a music teacher and Orff Schulwerk specialist has always been to look for musical<br />
material and songs that excite, engage and pique my students’ spirit of invention. For this reason I have<br />
sought inspiration in good poetry, mythology and traditional musical material that are instructive and<br />
that resonate in the students’ emotions and spirit.<br />
Sometimes a theme like poetry about colors inspired me to write my own song and lyrics as in the case of<br />
the Color Rondo in this collection; or the subject of stars and constellations.<br />
The multi-dimensional aspects of the Orff Schulwerk are portrayed in this 2-part canon entitled<br />
“Color Rondo.” The rondo integrates language arts with singing, movement, instrumental playing<br />
and improvisation. Layered ostinati create a musical patchwork. Fabrics of many colors weave a quilt.<br />
Movement, Language and instrumental improvisations become the middle sections of the rondo.<br />
The theme of trees, the environment and appreciation for the beauty of nature is aptly depicted in the<br />
Native American poem of the Micmac people entitled A Circle of Thanks. This gem of a poem was<br />
found in the book with the same title as the poem along with other Native American poems collected<br />
by the well-known author, poet, story-teller and singer Joseph Bruchak. The poem had to be rendered<br />
musically with recorder interludes. The age group I chose was 8-year old students because they start<br />
playing the recorder in third grade, but I have upgraded it to appeal to students in fourth and fifth grades<br />
as well.<br />
Traditional songs that portray changes of seasons turned my attention to the song Kalanda of March<br />
from my native Greece. The song does not only portray the dove as a harbinger of spring, but also points<br />
to a belief system based on centuries old observation of seasonal patterns and their affect on life on<br />
our planet. The asymmetrical meter is usually found in mainland Greece, especially in the Peloponese<br />
Peninsula although the origin of the song is not attributed to a specific Greek region or island.<br />
Last but not least, the blazing panorama of the fall colors inspired the composition of the three-part<br />
canon The Leaves Fall Down.<br />
It is my wish that you and your students will enjoy the songs with their musical settings in this<br />
collection.
Contents<br />
A Circle of Thanks - Poem by Joseph Bruchack 6<br />
A song for recorders and 2-part treble voices<br />
The Leaves Fall Down 8<br />
A canon in 3 parts<br />
March Song - Kalanda of March 9<br />
A song for 2-part treble and Orff instrument accompaniment<br />
The Color Rondo 12<br />
A canon in 2-parts with Orff instrument accompaniment<br />
Driving Force 14<br />
A song for Soprano Recorder and Conga <strong>Drums</strong><br />
Phrygian Calling 16<br />
A song for Soprano Recorder and Orff instruments<br />
If at First You Don’t Succeed (in 3) & (in 5) 18<br />
A song in two meters for Soprano Recorder Duet<br />
Pogo Ball Jump 20<br />
A song for Soprano Recorder and Orff instruments
Yellow, Red Leaves Falling Down<br />
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• This 3-part round is a great opening song for a fall festival or a fall parent assembly. It may<br />
be sung in unison first and then...surprise... as a 3-part round .<br />
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March Song<br />
Kalanda of March<br />
Greek Folk Song<br />
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• According to colleagues and ethnomusicologists specializing on Greek folklore, “The Little Dove”<br />
song originated with Polyxene Mathey who brought Orff Schulwerk to Greece, was a personal friend<br />
of Carl Orff and who was inspired by Greek traditional songs and verses on the Dove theme. She<br />
created her own version of the song incorporating an Orff Instrumentarium setting.<br />
• In no song with the Dove theme do we encounter the 5/8 meter, not even in the central part of Greece<br />
where the 5/8 meter is most common.<br />
• Mathey’s version of The Little Dove could be characterized as an “urban dove” even though there is<br />
very little information on urban folk songs.<br />
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