tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233271593569839661.post8277955244767792275..comments2024-03-29T01:52:52.589+00:00Comments on A Letter from Home: Friday 21st January - The MoonKirstenMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04460530603998948689noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233271593569839661.post-87554560034883234232022-02-01T08:41:36.586+00:002022-02-01T08:41:36.586+00:00I learned it from a 'Voiceworks' book as a...I learned it from a 'Voiceworks' book as a 'so-mi' song. when I was teaching, I taught recorders to play it using A and C, and then showed them how they could switch the notes around to compose their own tune. Notation was simple - a single line with C above and B below. Rhythm work was also good with this . Then I would get them to compose their own words, notate pitch, and maybe rhythm... half a term goes by in a cacophony, but at least the notes blend...<br />The Moon song from the same voiceworks uses <br />So...mi do So...mi do So So So; <br />So.... mi do So.... mi so do do<br /><br />Other verses have stars, sun, my friends.... etc <br /> do KirstenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460530603998948689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3233271593569839661.post-28803855509021052542022-01-25T08:34:00.547+00:002022-01-25T08:34:00.547+00:00I love your moon painting- it is beautiful and so ...I love your moon painting- it is beautiful and so evocative of the mood of the moon you so poetically described.<br />I like the words of that last song- what is the melody? I know the last 2 lines as a minor 3rd song G to E but wondered if there is another version? Kezziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15705356707599121605noreply@blogger.com