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Snap Your Fingers
Snap tune has been used for many years,
in 1950 we would keep the beat by snapping tune with our fingers.
This site is dedicated to keeping our
past alive and preserving history for future generations, Allowing them
to keep music in tune by snap tune method.
Once this pattern was established firmly,
we were able to introduce the rhythmic use of eighth notes on the third
beat by simply snapping our fingers twice.
ADDAMS FAMILY GRACE
Da-da-da-da (snap fingers twice)
Da-da-da-da (snap fingers twice)
Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da (snap fingers twice)
We thank You, Lord for giving
The things we need for living
Like food and fun and friendship,
We thank You, Lord, today.
Da-da-da-da (snap fingers twice)
Da-da-da-da (snap fingers twice)
Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da (snap fingers twice)
BLESS OUR FOOD
(Tune: Edelweiss)
Bless our food, bless our friends
Come oh Lord and sit with us.
Make our talk glow with peace
Come with your love to surround us.
Friendship and peace
may they bloom and grow
bloom and grow forever.
Bless our food, bless our friends,
Bless our dear land forever.
BLESS THIS FOOD
(Tune: Jingle Bells)
Bless this food,
Bless this food,
Bless this very meal.
God you are so good to me,
This is how I feel. FOR
GOODNESS
(Tune: She'll be Coming 'round the Mountain)
Let us all thank God for goodness at this meal,
(echo: at this meal)
Let us all thank God for goodness at this meal,
(echo: at this meal)
Let us all thank God for goodness,
Let us all thank God for goodness,
Let us all thank God for goodness at this meal.
LET'S JOIN HANDS
(Tune: Mary had a Little Lamb)
Let's join hands and give our thanks,
Give our thanks, give our thanks,
Let's join hands and give our thanks,
Give our thanks to God. MY GOD
(Tune: My Guy)
Before every meal - I show how I feel to my God,
There's nothing you can bet, that'll make Me forget to thank my God
I gave my Girl Scout word of Honor to serve my God - and I'm gonna
So I'm telling' it came from the start,
The praise comes from my heart to my God!!
SEED GRACE
(Tune: Farmer in the Dell)
The seed goes in the ground,
The seed goes in the ground,
The sun, the rain will make the grain,
The seed goes in the ground.
The grain goes to the mill,
The grain goes to the mill,
God's wind and power make the flour.
The grain goes to the mill.
The flour makes the bread,
The flour makes the bread.
God keeps us fed, God keeps us fed.
That's how God's love is spread!
For all these happy days.
For all these happy days.
Thanks for all the gifts I hold (long pause)
Thanks from my heart and soul!
TEN BIG THANK YOUS TO GOD
(Tune: One Little, Two Little, Three Little Indians)
One little, two little, three little thank yous.
Four little, five little, six little thank yous,
Seven little, eight little, nine little thank yous,
Ten big thank yous to God.
THANKS BE TO GOD
(Tune: Windy)
Thanks be to God, the father almighty
Thanks be to God, who gives us our bread.
Thanks be to God, the spirit eternal
Thanks be to God, forever.
He gives us the starry sky!
He gives us the birds that fly!
He gives us the rainbows high
Above the clouds, above the clouds...
(repeat "thanks" part) Musical
Graces and Prayers
TAPS
Daytime version
Thanks and praise, for our days
neath the sun, neath the stars, neath the sky,
as we go this we know
God is nigh
Nightime version
Day is done, gone the sun
from the lakes, from the hills, from the sky,
all is well safely rest
God is nigh
PRAISE YE THE LORD
2 groups, one is Aleluia, the other is Praise ye the Lord,
stand when you sing your part.
Alelu alelu alelu aleluia,
Praise Ye the Lord
Alelu alelu alelu aleluia,
Praise Ye the Lord!
Praise Ye the Lord
Aleluia
Praise Ye the Lord
Aleluia
Praise Ye the Lord
Aleluia
Praise Ye the Lord!
MY LORD IS SO GREAT
My Lord is so great, so strong and so mighty
There's nothing my Lord cannot do (clap, clap)
My Lord is so great, so strong and so mighty
There's nothing my Lord cannot do (clap, clap)
The mountains are his, the valleys are his
The stars in the sky are his too
My Lord is so great, so strong and so mighty
There's nothing my Lord cannot do (clap, clap)
ADDAMS FAMILY GRACE
Chorus: na na na nah (snap fingers twice)
na na na nah (snap fingers twice)
na na na nah (sing three times then snap fingers twice)
We thank you Lord for giving
The food we need for living
For friends, fun and family
We thank you now, oh Lord
Chorus
We're thirsty and we're hungry
Want something in our tummy
The food looks mighty yummy
And so we thank the Lord.
Chorus
We thank you for our food Lord
For Mom & Dad and You Lord
We thank you for our food Lord
That gets us through the day!
FLINTSTONES GRACE
God is -- great -- and God is -- good
And let us thank Him for our food.
God is -- great -- and God is -- good
And let us thank Him for our food.
Amen. Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-men.
Amen. Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-men.
God is -- great -- and God is -- good
And let us thank Him for our...
We'll thank Him for our...
We'll thank Him for our food!
ROCK YOU GRACE (to the tune of "We Will Rock You")
Heavenly Father, LORD and King,
You provide us with everything.
We've got Food on our plate,
Tastin' great.
Thank you for the food we already ate.
Singing thank you Father, thank you!
Thank you Father, Amen!
JOHNNY APPLESEED
Oh the Lords been good to me,
And so I thank the Lord
For giving me the things I need
The sun and the rain and the appleseed
The Lords been good to me.
For every seed I sow,; An apple tree will grow
And there will be, apples there
Enough for the whole wide world to share
The Lords been good to me
I owe the Lord so much, For everything I see
I'm certain if, it weren't for him,
There'd be no apples on this limb
Oh, The Lords been good to me.
Johnny Appleseed.... Amen!
Glory Halleluiah: This is a
fun, up-tempo, finger snapping little tune, with some good basic jazz
harmony.
Sheet music: is in the form of SSAATTB
Level of difficulty: Medium-easy.
Happy Days
Tune: Happy Days
Sunday, Monday, Happy Days
Tuesday, Wendsday Happy Days
Thursday Friday Happy Days
Saturday 7 Days
Grooovin all week with you!
Addams Family
There’s Sunday and there’s Monday
Then Tuesday then there’s Wendsday
Then Thursday then Friday
And then comes Saturday
Days of the week (snap snap), days of the week (snap snap) days of the
week, days of the week days of the week(snap, snap)
Addam's family Grace
(Tune: "Addam's Family" Theme)
Be present at our table, Lord,
Be here and everywhere adored.
These mercies bless and grant that we
May love, serve and obey Thee.
Chorus: (cross arms over chest)
Ah-ah-amen (snap finger 2x)
Ah-ah-amen (snap fingers 2x)
Ah-ah-amen, ah-ah-amen
Ah-ah-amen. (snap fingers 2x)
We thank you Lord for giving
The food we need for living.
Be with us while we eat it
Because we really need it.
Chorus
We thank you for this day, Lord
For our friends and family, Lord
We thank you for this food, Lord
For friends and family.
Chorus During the past decade
many adult Christians have been struggling to find new ways to involve
children to church.They've been trying to get out of the pattern of
merely tolerating or being amused by children in church and looking for
ways to incorporate them into meaningful worship. And they've discovered
that one of the most promising avenues for doing si is through music.
Many churches are now following the example of John Calvin and some of
the other Reformation leaders in having children teach songs to the
congregation. While we readily expect that children will be learning
from the hymnal during the service, many of us have never thought them
capable of teaching hymnal content. But at a time when many churches are
introducing new hymnals to their congregations, children can became
valuable worship partners by introducing adults to the newest texts and
tunes.
Why ask children to teach music? Since much of life is already an
adventure for children, they often have a more open-minded approach than
adults do to new ideas, new texts, varied tunes, and altered
accompaniments. If you keep in mind that one of the first steps in
successful teaching is motivating the learners, what better way than
through children? "Children can be the best teachers of hymns. Adults
often learn a new hymn more easily when taught by children than when
they feel other adults are thrusting this unwelcome task on them"
(Nelson, "Hymns in Christian Education" in Choristers Guild Letter,
February, 1985, p. 128.).
I would like to suggest four possible strategies for having children
take the lead in introducing a new hymnal. These strategies involve
using published arrangements for children's choirs, combining children's
and adults' choirs, having the children prepare musicals to present to
the congregation, and designing new arrangements for children's choirs.
Published Arrangements
As hymn-tune arrangements rise in popularity, many publishers of choral
music are preparing pieces that are voiced for unison or two-part choirs
in ranges suitable for children. Most of these arrangements are clear
and simple presentations of the tune, creating an anthem that is both
functional and easy to learn. Descants are often added for voices or
instruments (written within the capability of elementary-age students),
providing a harmonic dimension for variety and interest. Selecting
anthems from this category as a regular part of your church school or
choir program is one way of involving children in teaching hymns to the
congregation.
Combined Choirs
Organizing a combined choir of children and adults is another effective
plan for using children as hymn teachers. Many directors limit the use
of combined choirs to festive Sundays, such as Easter. But published
arrangements for children and SATB choirs are actually appropriate
anytime. This integrated activity gives the congregation another
opportunity to see and hear that children are becoming a part of the
newest musical offerings.
Because most arrangements for children and adults assign the children
the unison statement of the melody, or occasionally a descant line
supported by adult sopranos, these selections are not difficult for the
children's choir to prepare. A single combined rehearsal may be
sufficient for polishing the presentation.
If your church does not have a children's choir, try the combined-choir
approach with church school children.
Musicals
Church music educators promote the importance of teaching children the
background of hymns while they are learning the text and tune; the same
thing is true in teaching songs to the congregation. Two recent
publications combine drama and music to focus on the people and
historical situations surrounding the creation of the hymn itself. In
this type of presentation the children can teach the congregation about
the context in which the hymn originated, giving added meaning to its
inclusion in worship and in the hymnal.
The Singing Bishop describes the historical events related to "All
Glory, Laud, and Honor"; Francis, the Poor Little Man of God focuses on
St. Francis of Assissi and "All Creature of Our God and King."
Designing Arrangements
Although many hymn arrangements are now published for children, the day
will surely come when you can't find a setting of the right tune at the
right time for your choir. But with a bit of creativity and a little
organization, you can easily design your own settings. In developing
"What a Friend We Have in Jesus" to the tune BEACH SPRING (p. 21) I
followed these steps:
1. Select a hymn with an appropriate text for children. "What a Friend
We Have in Jesus" is a text that will have ready meaning for children.
It's also a well-known text, one that most adults are familiar with.
Because, in this case, the well-known text is set to a "new" tune,
adults will have to learn BEACH SPRING. To do so they will have to undo
decades of attachment to the former melody. In my mind, that makes this
tune an especially good one for children to present.
2. Choose a tune that has suitable range for good vocal production.
Watch that the tessitura of the hymn (where most of the pitches actually
He) is not placed too consistently in the upper or lower register. BEACH
SPRING has a range of just over an octave, and it uses no extremes in
range.
3. Look for a tune with rhythmic elements that can be extracted for
development through movement and/or instruments. The strong feeling of
three beats per measure (triple meter) in BEACH SPRING can be
transferred from a movement activity into an instrumental accompaniment
emphasizing the beats. In teaching the piece I used this movement
pattern as a preparation:
Beat One: pat both legs with both hands (giving a heavy sense of
"downbeat")
Beat Two: clap hands together
Beat Three: snap fingers {to reinforce a lighter feeling)
Once this pattern was established firmly, we were able to introduce the
rhythmic use of eighth notes on the third beat by simply snapping our
fingers twice (some students were able to alternate left-and right-hand
snaps).
4. Design a number of patterns, using a combination of these rhythms.
Transfer from rhythmic use of body sounds (voice, snap, clap, pat) to
appropriate non-pitched percussion instruments. You have already
achieved the rhythmic skill in the movement; the instrument is simply an
extension, and children will quickly assimilate the new sound and feel
of the instrumental patterns. These patterns can be played as
os-tinatoes, that is, they will repeat themselves throughout the verse.
5. Use melodic instruments for introductions, interludes, and descants.
Many of the children in your choir have sufficient performance skill on
band and orchestra instruments to play the melody of this hymn. Either
have them play an introduction or interlude on their own or ask them to
accompany the singing. The important characteristics to remember for
your arrangement here are the color and the texture—try to create
variety and interest by using various combinations rather than having
everyone playing and singing all of the time. For example, in organizing
an introduction to BEACH SPRING, I might follow this design:
Phrase One: single recorder on melody
Phrase Two: add a second recorder, still playing melody alone
Phrase Three: add harmonic accompaniment
Phrase Four: use melody and harmony instruments together.
Another way to create variety is to have the melody instruments play a
descant while the choir sings the tune. If you have outlined the
descant, try playing it as a duet for two instruments in an interlude
between verses. The descant for BEACH SPRING could be played as a duet
for two recorders, flutes, or clarinets between verses.
6. Create a lower-pitched or chordal harmonic accompaniment to use in
place of the prescribed four-part harmony. Consider using an autoharp or
a guitar for chordal ideas; a cello is effective for playing a bass line
in counterpoint with the melody, either sung or played on a recorder. If
you have Orff instruments such as a xylophone, a metallophone, or tone
bells, use them for harmonic patterns too.
Two recent publications, Take a Hymn… and Intradas and Obligatos for
Hymns, are rich resources for this type of blueprint for creating your
own hymn arrangements. A menu of possibilities is presented with each
selection, ready for you to choose a tasteful combination appropriate to
your children and your congregation.
Remember that the future of hymn singing in your congregation is
dependent on educating your members in the new musical material
available to them. The potential for children serving as effective
leaders in this endeavor is unlimited.
Bibliography of Published Music Suitable for Children's Choirs
As with Gladness Men of Old
For the Beauty of the Earth, by Betty Ann Ramseth Orff instruments:
soprano glockenspiel, soprano and alto xylophones, alto metallophone,
bass xylophone; wood block, finger cymbals.
Have No Fear, Little Flock, by Betty Ann Ramseth
In Thee Is Gladness, by Betty Ann Ramseth.
In Thee Is Gladness, arr. by James Melby. Concordia
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, by Carolyn Jennings
Lord of All Hopefulness, (Be Thou My Vision) by Marie Pooler
Lord of All Hopefulness, arr. by Dorothy Christopherson.
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need, by Marie Pooler. Augsburg,
That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright, arr. by Robert Leaf. Choristers
Guild,
MUSICAL PRESENTATIONS
All Creatures of Our God and King, by Douglas and Sandra Wagner. A
musical titled "Francis the Poor Little Man of God." Choristers Guild,
1986. 43
All Glory, Laud and Honor, by Hal H. Hopson. A hymn interpretation for
Palm Sunday titled, "The Singing Bishop." Choristers Guild, 1978.
COMBINED CHOIRS
All Creatures of Our God and King, by James Engel. Arranged as "A Hymn
of Glory." Augsburg, 1984.
All Glory, Laud and Honor, by John Carter. Arrangement titled "Palm
Sunday Processional." Agape, 1985.
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today, by Hal Hopson. Concertato on "Christ the
Lord Is Risen Today." Choristers Guild, 1986.
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing, by Austin Lovelace. Arranged
as "The Name We Bless," from Vulpius. Flam-mer, 1966.
Shout, for the Blessed Jesus Reigns, by Austin Lovelace. Arrangement of
TRURO titled "The King of Glory." Choristers Guild, 1978.
COLLECTIONS
Take a Hymn… by Betty Ann and Melinda Ramseth. Augsburg, 1982. 13 hymns
from the Lutheran Book of Worship Orff instruments, recorder, guitar,
cello, flute descants
Intradas and Obligatos for Eight Hymns by John Yarrington. Choristers
Guild, 1986, |
