Song: “Song of the Land Shell”

Song Analysis Table:

Tone Set Mi Sol

Range Minor 3rd

Rhythm Set Quarter note, two eighth notes, four eighth notes, quarter rest, eighth
rest, anacrusis

Form A

Song’s Pedagogical Use Table:

Melody Prepare Sol-Mi, Write Sol-Mi, Read Sol-Mi; drone

Rhythm Common time, eighth/quarter patterns, eighth/quarter rests, anacrusis

Other WMP, Cultural Connections, Geography connections, History

Connections, work with classroom teacher when talking about states,
Moana

Other info:
Hawaiian: English:
Kahuli aku, kahuli mai Kahuli calling, hear us a-far,
Kahuli lei ula, lei akolea A dainty lei made of green, lovely fern,
Kole akolea, hoika wai Of green lovely fern, fetch us some dew,
Wai akolea, kolea, kolea Dew from the fern, kolea, kolea

Dance: Pebble dance! In each hand the dancers held several black lava pebbles, found on the
beaches of Hawaii. One pebble is held between the thumb and forefinger, the other pebble rests
on the emaining fingers. Clashed together, they resemble castanets. The ancient drum was
sometimes used together with the pebbles to accompany dancers.

Kahuli: little re-striped shells that attach themselves to tree bark.

Akolea: a ferm
Kolea: the plover, a bird like the sandpiper
A humming to simulate the sound of shells can be achieved using the note A to accompany