Introduction
Mrs Borthwick teaches us three fun tunes from around the world in the lesson called Rainforest Songs. We learn about a tree frog from Japan, the Kaeru. A song from Southern Congo about a tree pineapple in Si Si Si. The last song is called Zum Zum Zum and come from Brazil.
Today’s Song
Now lets sing about a little frog. It is a traditional song about the tree frogs which live in the temperate rainforests of Japan. The words in the last two lines imitate the croaking sound of the frog.
Here are the words. They might look difficult but juts follow along to us as we sing.
Kaeruno utaga. (Ka-e-roono oo-ta ga)
Kikoetekuruyo. (Kee-ko-ay-taykoo-rooyo)
Gwagwagwagwa
Gerogerogerogerogwagwagwa
You can also have a go at making your own rainforests sounds along with the music track after you have sung the song though twice. You could use your voice, body percussion or some homemade musical instruments to shake, tap, scrape and ting.
Try singing the song with actions to the Backing Track – with Vocal
Try singing the song with actions to the Backing Track which has no voice – just sing it yourself to the track.
Learning Resources
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- Save Target As’ (PC)
- ‘Download Linked File’ (Mac
