Canoe song, practising the intro - Video

Canoe song intro (pitch, texture)

You and the children can invent an intro for many of the songs that you sing, by taking a small part of the song and repeating it several times before the song starts and again at the end. The intro to this song uses the ending, Dip dip and swing.

Practising the Intro

• My paddle's keen and bright
• Flashing with silver
• Follow the wild goose flight
• Dip, dip and swing
• __
• Dip, dip and swing her back
• Flashing with silver
• Follow the wild goose flight
• Dip, dip and swing