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Hickory Dickory Dock: A Nursery Rhyme in 6/8 For Movement, Beat, and Instruments
Hickory Dickory Dock: A Nursery Rhyme in 6/8 For Movement, Beat, and Instruments
Dock
R. Davis 2019
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permission from the author Rebecca E. Davis.
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Lesson Directions
• Teach students the rhyme. It’s easy to pick up if you repeat if
a few time.
• Have students keep the steady beat with body percussion. You
can have a few students point to the beat on the board (slide
7). You could also print out a beat sheet (slide 14 and 15) and
have each student point to the mice as they keep the beat.
• Movements!! Slide 11 outlines the movements.
• Ask students why they think the mouse ran up the clock. (this
always gets interesting responses) (slide 12)
• Instruments! Have students keep the beat with percussion
instruments. You could even have student improvise a melody
with the beat on an Orff instrument (on a pentatonic scale)
• Coloring! Slide 16 can be printed out and colored.
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Hickory Dickory Dock
Hickory dickory dock,
the mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck one,
the mouse ran down
Hickory dickory dock
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Hickory Dickory Dock
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Hickory dickory dock,
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the mouse ran up the clock
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The clock struck one, the mouse ran down
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Hickory dickory dock
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Can you keep the steady beat?
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Hickory Dickory Dock
T T q, Q,
Hickory dickory dock,
e q e q e q Q,
the mouse ran up the clock
e q e q e q e q
The clock struck one, the mouse ran down
T T q, Q,
Hickory dickory dock
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Hickory Dickory Dock
T T q, Q,
Hickory dickory dock,
e q e q e q Q,
the mouse ran up the clock
e q e q e q e q
The clock struck one, the mouse ran down
T T q, Q,
Hickory dickory dock
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Let’s add some
movements!
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Hickory Dickory Dock: keep the beat on the floor
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Why do you think the
mouse ran up and down
the clock?
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Let’s add some
instruments!
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Can you keep the steady beat?
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