Carnegie Hall

Aim: How can we sing songs together through call and response? 
Summary: Students explore call and response songs through singing. 
Standards: US 1, 6; NYC 1, 2, 3 
Modality: performing, listening, responding 
Materials: echo song 
Time Required: 15 minutes 

Instructions 

1. Warm up by singing a simple call and response song with students.
2. Explore the definition of a call and response song with students. I’m going to “call” or sing a phrase and you will respond by singing it back to me.
3. Sing a well-known echo song with students. You may use this as an example:
   Download Teacher Worksheet: Sample Song "Che Che Kule"
4. Perform the song again and have students take turns being the soloist/leader. 
5. Create movements to indicate when the soloist is singing and when the group is singing. (Example: Hold up one hand when the soloist sings, and hold up both hands when the group sings; walk when the group is singing, and freeze when the soloist sings, etc.) 
6. Listen to another well-known call and response song. This time, use a song that is not an echo, but has a different response. You may use this as an example:
   Download Teacher Worksheet: Sample Song "Follow the Drinking Gourd"