Background Throughout the years, many songs were written and sung about various modes of transportation. The rhythm of these songs usually mimics the rhythm of the movement of the mode of transportation. Other songs were written to help workers do their jobs. Listen to a song Listen to any one of these traditional songs and think about the motion of the railroad, canal boat, or ship it mimics:
Select one song and re-create the rhythm by making movements that show those of a particular mode of transportation. (Many of these songs can be found on the internet.) What modern songs about transportation can you find? List at least five. How do these songs compare to those of the past? Which most accurately mimics the rhythms of a mode of transportation? |