All Night, All Day

Bye, Bye Baby

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Song Analysis:

Tone Set: d r m s
Scale: do tetratonic
Form: ABAC
Origin: Appalachian
Other: Lullaby

Classroom Use:

Rhythm

Bluebird Bluebird

Students stand in a circle with hands connected above their heads to create “windows.” One student is the bluebird. They go in and out the windows, walking underneath students’ joined hands.

At “take a little partner,” the bluebird taps three other students on the shoulder. Those three chosen students fly behind the head bluebird in and out the windows. In the next round of the game, the head bluebird taps three more students on the shoulder. Continue until there are no students left in the circle.

Here Comes a Bluebird

Students stand in a circle with hands connected above their heads to create arches.

One student musician is the bluebird. They “fly” in and under the arches as the rest of the class sings the song. At the words, “take a little partner,” the bluebird chooses a partner from the circle. They move to the middle of the circle, take hands, and hop together. When the song is over, the original bluebird takes their place back in the circle and the chosen student musician is the new bluebird.

Let Us Chase the Squirrel

Two students hold hands above their heads to make an arch. All sing the song and the rest of the class walks in a circle under the arch. At the end of the song, the "branches" (arms) of the students making the arch go down to catch a player. That new student joins the two, and there is an arch of three. Continue until each player has joined the circle of arches.