A versatile and beautiful acapella piece with many parts – useful for adult choirs.
Tag: round
Engine No.9 **
Simple melody also used as a round or waiting canon. (see score & mp3’s for examples). Taught by Su Hollingsworth at Vocal Union Training Day, Sage Gateshead.
Gathered Together *
By Alison Scott and Emily Hallewell A haunting melody to sing round the campfire, with drums and percussion and descriptive movementsKEY STAGE 2 & 3.
Froh zu sein, bedarf es wenig **
This is a song which can be sung as a 2 or 4 part round. It means: To be happy requires little, and he who is happy is king!
Summer Is A Coming In **
Medieval English folk song. Can be sung as a round. There are lots of arrangements for choirs available as well. Also spelt ‘Sumer is icumen in’.
Shalom chaverim **
Traditional Israeli folk song. Sung as a round. There are many different versions of this using combinations of Hebrew and English words.
Senwa Dedende **
Traditional Ghanaian song. This short and simple piece can be harmonised, sung in a round, sung over riffs, played with instruments, have new words written to it. A very popular song for teachers from KS1 upwards.
Round And Round The World Is Turning **
Beautiful song introduced by Sarah Kekus at Vocal Union training Day July 10th 2009.
Our Dustbin **
Traditional English song. Great fun with lots of performance opportunities. Can be sung as a round. Sung here by Carol Bowden.
Nanuma **
Traditional Ghanaian song. Very popular and easy to sing as a round. Many schools make up their own words. Suitable for KS1, 2 and 3.
Hot Cross Buns **
Traditional English folk song. This is a version sung as a round with chord suggestions.
Ho Taru Koi **
This is a Japanese song sung by Sian Crooze. It has a lovely canonic effect by repeating the song 1 beat later. Definitely worth trying. See Conference reports from Birmingham Custard Factory, for a group performance led by Beth Allen.
