© Lucinda Geoghegan 2014 Singing Games – Intro to Kodály Clapping game: • Partner game: Practice the eight beat pattern as follows: 1 st beat: Clap own hands, 2 nd beat: Clap right hands with partner 3 rd beat: Clap own hands 4 th beat: Clap left hands with partner 5 th beat: Clap, tap right shoulder with RH 6 th beat: tap left shoulder with LH, Clap 7 th beat: tap right shoulder with RH, tap left shoulder with LH 8 th beat: tap knees • Play the game in groups of four in the following formation: 1 3 4 2 The song will be performed in canon with the second entry after four beats. Double – tap right shoulder then left shoulder This – clap hands with partner That 7 tap knees