Amchin'Rounds'and'Canons' 1'

Sing a Round, Dance a Round Dr.'Robert'Amchin'

University'of'Louisville''Louisville,'KY'

robamchin@gmail.com'www.robertamchin.com'

Oregon Music Educators Association—January 15, 2015 '

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.''

Old Abram Brown (English)

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Duchess at Tea (English)

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Amchin'Rounds'and'Canons' 2'

To Stop the Train (English)

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One Bright and Sunny Morning (English)

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Gone is Autumn’s Kindly Glow (English)

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Amchin'Rounds'and'Canons' 3'

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

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

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' 4'

Laughing Round (Beethoven)

''By The Waters of Babylon (English)

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