1 What is the title of the song and the name of the composer(s) (if known)?
Ka Tangi Te Kuri E by Dr. Pita Sharples
2 What is the song about?
The song is about the different sounds or ‘cries’ that a variety of animals make. These animals are a dog, a cat, a bird, and a cow. It involves the sound that the animals make individually, and then listed off in order. As if the animals are singing together. Each animal begins with a description of the action and then the vocal accompaniment of its personal voice. All spoken in Māori, au for the dog; iao for the cat; kui for the bird and mū for the cow, the nature of the song allows other animals and their vocalisations to be incorporated in to it.
3 Why did you choose this song?
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Eventually I would transition it into mat times, where we could have a listen to the song and talk about what it is about, this could stem into learning about the different pets each child has, and how each animal lives in the wild and at home. The children would learn the speed of the tempo and how to tap along to the beat. Next, I would implement a singing aspect into the mat time, where we could begin to learn the lyrics of the song and how to sing them. The song is quite repetitive, so would be both fun and a bit of a challenge to learn as, the children and I would need to remember what order everything goes in. Singing it would help us learn the Te Reo version of dog, cat, bird and cow as well as the sounds they make and all other lyrics, which is just “the” and “cries.” Here the children would be able to hear and implement the texture of the song, with them echoing my voice to create a harmony. For this song, when looking at the moving aspect, the song could be turned into a dance. Were children could be in the dog, cat, cow and bird group and all have their own moves to do when it is their turn to sing their animal part. This would help them learn the form of the song, as the dog part goes first etc; For the learning possibilities in relation to play, the song could inspire their imagination during free play. If the song was being played enough and the children enjoyed it, it might naturally be sung under their breathe as it would be stuck in their head. Which would show though their free play as it might be more animal inspired than usual, after having discussions with the children. They might start to learn how each animal acts in the wild which they could then implement
Ka Tangi Te Kuri E by Dr. Pita Sharples
2 What is the song about?
The song is about the different sounds or ‘cries’ that a variety of animals make. These animals are a dog, a cat, a bird, and a cow. It involves the sound that the animals make individually, and then listed off in order. As if the animals are singing together. Each animal begins with a description of the action and then the vocal accompaniment of its personal voice. All spoken in Māori, au for the dog; iao for the cat; kui for the bird and mū for the cow, the nature of the song allows other animals and their vocalisations to be incorporated in to it.
3 Why did you choose this song?
I chose this …show more content…
Eventually I would transition it into mat times, where we could have a listen to the song and talk about what it is about, this could stem into learning about the different pets each child has, and how each animal lives in the wild and at home. The children would learn the speed of the tempo and how to tap along to the beat. Next, I would implement a singing aspect into the mat time, where we could begin to learn the lyrics of the song and how to sing them. The song is quite repetitive, so would be both fun and a bit of a challenge to learn as, the children and I would need to remember what order everything goes in. Singing it would help us learn the Te Reo version of dog, cat, bird and cow as well as the sounds they make and all other lyrics, which is just “the” and “cries.” Here the children would be able to hear and implement the texture of the song, with them echoing my voice to create a harmony. For this song, when looking at the moving aspect, the song could be turned into a dance. Were children could be in the dog, cat, cow and bird group and all have their own moves to do when it is their turn to sing their animal part. This would help them learn the form of the song, as the dog part goes first etc; For the learning possibilities in relation to play, the song could inspire their imagination during free play. If the song was being played enough and the children enjoyed it, it might naturally be sung under their breathe as it would be stuck in their head. Which would show though their free play as it might be more animal inspired than usual, after having discussions with the children. They might start to learn how each animal acts in the wild which they could then implement