Sing a Round, Dance a Round

Dr.'Robert'Amchin'
University'of'Louisville'
'Louisville,'KY'
robamchin@gmail.com'
www.robertamchin.com'

Oregon Music Educators AssociationJanuary 15, 2015

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What is a canon?
A'canon'begins'with'one'part,'followed'by'one'or'more'subsequent'entrances.''However,'not'all'
canons'are'rounds.''Not'all'rounds'are'canons.'Canons'can'often'be'more'complex'than'rounds.''
Some'canons'will'have'melodies'sung'in'melodic'sequence'(i.e.,'moving'a'third'higher).'A'canon'
might'have'an'inverted'melody,'or'retrograde.'Mensuration'canons'is'another'device'you'might'
encounter'(I'am'slowly'going'crazy'is'an'example'of'this.''In'mensuration,'the'follower's'melody'
may'be'lengthened'or'shortened'by'some'proportion'of'the'original.'
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Old Abram Brown (English)

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Duchess at Tea (English)

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Amchin'Rounds'and'Canons'

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To Stop the Train (English)

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One Bright and Sunny Morning (English)

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Gone is Autumns Kindly Glow (English)

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Amchin'Rounds'and'Canons'

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Under the Full Moon (Source Unknown, Learned from Libana)

Under the full moon spirits dance, holding hands we dance, joining souls rejoice!

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Kataru Koi (Japanese) Fireflies

HO HO HO TARU KOI
ATCHI NO MIZU WA NI-GA-I-ZO
KOCHI NO MIZU WA NIGA-I-ZO

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Alligator (American)

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Amchin'Rounds'and'Canons'

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Laughing Round (Beethoven)

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By The Waters of Babylon (English)

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Amchin'Rounds'and'Canons'

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