3rd and 4th graders are singing a spooky call and response song called "Skin and Bones." We have learned that a call and response song is a type of fragment song in which the leader sings part of the song and the group responds with something different. Just like in an echo song, fragment singing encourages musical independence as students must remember their fragment even after hearing something else.
See the lyrics below. I am not going to include all of them because I don't want to ruin the surprise.
There was an old woman all skin and bones (Ooooooh)
She lived down by the old churchyard (Ooooooh)
One night she wanted to take a walk (Ooooooh)
She walked down by the old graveyard (Ooooooh)
She saw some bones a-layin' around (Ooooooh)
She went to the closet to get a broom (Ooooooh)
She opened the door...
Hear Mrs. Rieder's class perform this song in the video below. Prepare yourself for the surprise at the end!
