Title: "Shoo Lie Loo"
Performers: Elizabeth Mitchell, Levon Helm, Dan Zanes, Jon Langford (Mekons), The Children of Agape Choir of South Africa
Culture of Origin: United States
Orchestration: Voice, Guitar, Fiddle, Snare Drum, Tambourine, Harmonica
I enjoyed this video of the folk song "Shoo Lie Loo" and the video that showed children playing a game. In the video, you can see children clapping along to the beat and eventually forming a circle where they call out for their friend to "fly across the circle like a bird". The song is very simple and doesn't have a difficult melody to learn, so it is easy for children to join in.
This video also gives a great example of different types of musical structure. This is a great example of watching students respond to the context of the piece. There is an audience-performer interaction that is vital to the music. If this piece was performed for an audience just sitting and watching, this piece would become very boring and repetitive. You can also see a great example of call and response between the voices. This is something that continues to draw in and keep the children interacting with the musicians. You can also see an example of how the instrumental musicians play during the breaks of the vocal parts.
A great quote from the reading this week sums up the role of context in musical structure. "The shared value is this: the conduct of cooperative, supportive social relationships within a group is prized above individual achievement." (Wade, pg. 159)
Stephanie-
ReplyDeleteThis is a great piece to show call and response to students. I also love the way the students can interact with what the children are doing in the song. The audience-performer interaction would work very well in a classroom setting of this song. The musical structure is clear and the context of the piece is easily obtained as well. I've never heard this song before- nice find! Thanks! I agree with the quote that social relationships are prized above individual achievement. What a nice concept and the song brings the message across.
Good post. Good point about the audience-performer interaction.
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