Piggybacking A Song
Step by step directions on how to “piggyback” and/or “zip” to create new songs from old.
Song Theme: people
I Gotta Friend
Where do your friends live? Add a verse to this piggybacked song that explores Canadian geography and can be partnered for harmony singing.
Meg MacDonald’s Farm
What happens when Grandpa goes around the world and Meg runs the family farm?
Cold and Flu Germs
Stretch those reading skills in the video by adding this verse to the CanDo Music 1 chant about Cold and Flu Season.
Take Me Out To The Ball Game
Baseball fans know the chorus … but what about the rest of the story?
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
So who is he –this John Jacob? Nobody knows, but his name makes a great excuse to exercise our lungs in different volumes!
Chester, Have You Heard?
Fun when sung as a round, but this song became a camp
favourite because of its actions.
Land of the Silver Birch
Let the haunting melody become part of your memories as you sing this
Canadian folksong. It can also be partnered with “My Paddle’s Keen and
Bright” to add harmony.
Funga Alafia
Sing and dance a welcoming song that is a mix of continents.
We Shall Overcome
Discover the story that goes with the song!
