[HANASHIR:10710] Re: Tree song successes and a Purim song request

[Roberta Seltzer <missroberta...>]

Linda,

Song goes like this:

My hat it has three corners
Three corners has my hat
And had it not three corners
It would not be my hat.

This song is a traditional children's folk song.

Every time you sing the song you leave off another word:

First time point to self leave off "my".
Second time touch head leave off "my" and "hat".(touch head)
Third time leave off "my", "hat" "three" (hold up three fingers)
Fourth time leave off "my" "hat" "three" and "corner" (touch elbow)

During the song you should use motions for each of the above.

Any questions?

B'shalom,

Roberta Seltzer




>From: Barton1320 (at) aol(dot)com
>Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>Subject: [HANASHIR:10709] Re: Tree song successes and a Purim song request
>Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 13:14:38 EST
>
>At the risk of being redundant, I want to thank Josh also.  Not only for a
>great song for all of our Sunday School classes to sing, but a great way to
>lose weight.  After becoming a tree numerous times for each of our 5 
>classes,
>I felt as if I had completed an aerobic workout.  We had fun!!!
>
>Now a request, I have been charged with teaching our students 2 new Purim
>songs next week.  I have about 15 minutes with each class and our 
>directress
>would like the students to know the songs well enough to sing them during 
>the
>Purim parade at the end of classes.  Most of the children fall within the
>kindergarten to 2nd grade ages, with a few more in 3rd and 4th grade.  Also
>as a novice, I'm still learning a variety of songs for each holiday.
>
>So my request is two-fold.  Can you recommend very simple Purim songs
>(preferable using simple major and minor chords.  Still trying to get that 
>Bm
>chord down.).  Paradies of well known songs would be the best so the kids
>might at least know the tune.  Secondly, I had a student request for a song
>about Hamen's hat, something like "Hamen has a three-sided hat.", and
>something about leaving off a word each time the verse was sung.  It came
>from my third grade class, so I imagine they learned it in second grade.  
>Any
>help would be appreciated.  We have, however, already learned Karen 
>Daniel's
>"Stomp, Stomp, Stomp" and the kids love it.  Great opportunity to get the
>shaker eggs, etc. out and make some real noise.
>
>Thanks for any help you can offer.
>
>Linda Barton


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