Good Night

Welcome to Episode 19 of the Doremi Teach podcast. Today I'm going to teach you a song that's useful for experiencing soft singing, piano, since it's a lullaby. Good Night Good night, sleep tight Friends will come tomorrow night Hello there and welcome to the Doremi Teach podcast. If you’re interested in teaching musical skills and literacy through singing then this is the place for you. My name is Helen Russell from Doremi Connect and I’m going to help you achieve your goals using the Kodály approach. Benefits of Good Night This song is really useful for experiencing soft singing, piano since it’s a lullaby The rhythm is simple, ta and titi or crotchets and quavers, so it’s a great song for working on rhythm later The toneset is mi–so with a range of a Minor 3rd so ideal for little voices and for reluctant teachers Its so-mi motif is the easiest for beginner singers to pitch accurately because it is used naturally in playgrounds all over the world, ner-ner ner-ner It’s ideal for teaching the piano as we can play on any two black keys a skip apart It’s easy to transfer to tuned percussion – just find a minor third like D with F, E with G, A with C or B with D Later iterations of the game involve rocking the baby to experience the beat kinaesthetically The Game All the students lie on the floor for a pretend sleep while the teacher softly sings the song. After each repetition, say “It’s morning, wake up!” and the students must stand up and have a stretch. Then “Bedtime, back to sleep” and they lie down while you sing again. They find this very amusing! In the future, to practise beat, you can rock the baby to the beat. No baby wants to be rocked to the rhythm if they are supposed to be going to sleep! Later, while rocking, you could clap the rhythm. For some students this is an easier microstep towards performing beat and rhythm simultaneously. When you sing, make sure you sing softly, piano, so you don’t wake the baby. Remember that soft singing