Lyrics

(Folk song)

Charlie over the ocean, (echo)
Charlie over the sea, (echo)
Charlie catch a big fish (echo)
Can’t catch me. (echo)

Game

Leader (“It”) walks around the circle while singing. On the last word, “It” taps a student. That person becomes the next “It.”

I don’t allow the next “it” to run after the person who taps him/her – while we’re playing indoors. Instead, the student walks quickly around the circle. Outside on the grass, they can play like “Duck Duck Goose” and run.

I use this to assess pitch matching, so I make sure each student gets a turn.

YouTube

or purchase here (printables only)

  • Melodic Contour Handout
  • Pitch Matching Performance Assessment Rubric
  • Song with chords, Lesson ideas for Rhythm (quarter notes & rests, eighth notes), Melody (pentatonic, low so & low la), Voices, Orff arrangement, Recorder student copies (D,E,G,A,B) (PDF)
  • MIDI file
  • Listen to the song

Share this post

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Scroll to Top