From: LOUISE EDDINGTON

Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 09:47:14 -0700 (PDT)

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For listening, Copland has something about a western town and it's based on=
traditional cowboy songs, if I am remembering correctly. Sorry can't=
be more precise...
For singing, my fave was always "Leaving Old Texas", which used to be in th=
e series books (help me out, someone???). It's a simple echo song tha=
t can be sung easily by lower grades but the older ones liked it too.=
A simple clip-clop with non pitched percussion, or a clip-clop ostinato (i=
n the key of F major, I'd just do quarter notes C, D, C, D, etc.) on xylos,=
possibly with hard mallets, would be easy and effective. If you play=
guitar, you could strum an easy accomp., or add an F Major chord on an aut=
oharp.
Louise

--- On Wed, 5/19/10, Jody Parisi wrote:

What do y'all use for "cowboy" music?

We just had a great puppet show at school based on a cowboy tale. I want=
ed to back that up with some more music, but I jsut don't seem to have much=
!

What do you use for singing and listening?-------