and Temple Yards

TeachindLearning Sequence Level: early childhood, K-2
1. Describe the circumstances of the song using the following questions as a guide:
What does "hit dcm" mean? (Singing in or by a group.)
Where is this song style found? (In Hai Duong Province, between Hanoi and
the Gulf of Tonkin.)
Where is the song usually sung? (In the yard of a Buddhist temple.)
What is the occasion and purpose of the song? (As a preparation for games
that follow.)
2. Listen to the recording:
How many pitches does the melody contain? (2)
Tap the repeated ostinato-like rhythm: d J
3. Prepare to sing the song:
Sing exercise #I . The teacher presents each two-measure phrase, then the students
imitate. Once these patterns are familiar, eliminate the echoing and sing the
short melodic phrases together once, twice, or three times; try different tempi.
Do Sol Sol Sol Re La La La Mi Ti Ti Ti Fa Do
Do Do Sol Re Re Re La Mi Mi Mi La Mi La
Exercise 1
Pronounce each phrase in its melodic rhythm, while conducting the pulse.
How many syllables are there in each phrase? (7,7,6,8)
This is the characteristic form of hit dim songs.
4. Sing the song:
Sing "la" or the words while tapping the melodic rhythm.
Sing while patting the lap (putsch) on each low pitch and clapping each high pitch.
Sing antiphonally in two groups. Group I sings phrases 1 and 3, Group I1 sings
phrases 2 and 4. Reverse roles.
Sing antiphonally, but this time step the melodic rhythm when singing, and
remain still when not singing.