Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series about the song "Make New Friends" ("Make New Friends, But Keep The Old").
This post showcases videos of "Make New Friends" being sung in the musical format known as "a round" by choirs and by Girl Scouts. Part III also showcases videos of "Make New Friends" sung in American Sign Language (ASL).
The Addendum to this post showcases a video of first grade children singing "Make New Friends" with non-sign language gestures.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/12/make-new-friends-make-new-friends-but.html for Part I of this series. Part I provides comments about Joseph Parry who created the poem that serves as the basis for the song "Make New Friends".
Comments about the Girl Scouts and about others singing "Make New Friends" are also included in this post along with some additional verses for this song.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2018/12/make-new-friends-song-information-about.html for Part II of this series. That post provides information about the Girl Scouts' friendship circle and friendship squeeze as well as information about the spin (untwisting) that may occur after the linked arm version of the friendship circle.
Part II also showcases video examples of Girl Scouts singing "Make New Friends" in friendship circles. In these videos, "Make New Friends" isn't sung in a round.
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Thanks to Joseph Parry, the author of the late 19th century poem that forms the basis of the song "Make New Friends". Thanks also to all the other people who have contributed verses to this song and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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Pancocojams Editor's Note:
The inclusion of this series on this pancocojams blog (whose purpose is to present examples of Black cultures throughout the world) doesn't mean that this song was composed by or was/is only sung by Black people.
I'm including information about the song "Make New Friends But Keep The Old" because I was curious about it as a result of seeing it performed by my granddaughter, a Daisy Girl Scout, and by other members of various Girl Scout troupes at a recent event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS FOR "MAKE NEW FRIENDS"
These videos are divided into the manner in which "Make New Friends" is sung and/or the physical movement/s that is (are) performed while singing this song.
A CHOIR OR A GIRL SCOUT TROUPE SINGING IN A ROUND*
1. Miami Children's Choir "make new friends" [choir]
Alessandra Pinto Gonzalez, Published on Oct 23, 2010
Miami Children's Choir (bella singing) with Children's trust.
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2. Make New Friends [choir]
Fairfield County Children's Choir
Published on May 15, 2017
Fairfield County Children's Choir presents ‘Music Makes the World Go Round’
Saturday, May 13, 2017 at The Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University - http://quickcenter.fairfield.edu/
Combined Choirs with Audience
Conducted by Lisa Bettke
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Comment from this video's discussion thread:
Bam aminooo, 2017
"😍😍😍😍 yesss it’s very very complicated to do 4 parts but there are very very smart"
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3. 'Make New Friends' Girl Scout Campfire Songs Cover w/lyrics [Girl Scout Troupe]
Fun With Music, Published on Jun 10, 2017
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*Here's information about the musical term "singing in a round":
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round_(music)
"A round (also called a perpetual canon [canon perpetuus] or infinite canon) is a musical composition, a limited type of canon, in which a minimum of three voices sing exactly the same melody at the unison (and may continue repeating it indefinitely), but with each voice beginning at different times so that different parts of the melody coincide in the different voices, but nevertheless fit harmoniously together (Johnson 2001). It is one of the easiest forms of part singing, as only one line of melody need be learned by all parts, and is part of a popular musical tradition...
Some widely-known nursery rhymes are rounds; "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" is a well-known children's round for four voices. Other well-known examples are "Frère Jacques", "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys (the first usage in contemporary pop music) and "Three Blind Mice" (Hoffman 1997, 40)."...
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GIRL SCOUTS SINGING "MAKE NEW FRIENDS" IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ASL)
1.. Make New Friends -- Girl Scout Sing-A-Long
girlscoutsnv, Published on Jan 10, 2013
Follow along to learn the words and gestures to your favorite Girl Scout songs.
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Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread
kathy van Aken, 2013
"I have a hand you have the other put them together and we have each other. (join right hand to your neighbors Left hand,) A circle is round it has no end that's how long I want to be your friend. untwist by lifting hands above heads after the friendship squeeze. I learned this as a Martha's Vineyard Girl Scout in MA and we brought it to our new troops in Medical Lake,WA. Love the Video series"
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2. Girl Scout Song 'Make New Friends' in ASL
wondermom72, Published on Jan 29, 2013
Girl Scouts in Troop 970 wanted to learn the song 'Make New Friends' in American Sign Language (ASL) to be able to teach others. They did this as part of their Bronze Award Project. They were taught 'Make New Friends' by a hearing impaired fellow Girl Scout. Hope you enjoy the video!
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Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:
Merry Marsh, 2013
"Thank you. I am watching to learn for our Brownie troop to make a girl feel more at ease that has a hearing impairment. Great Job Girls and Great Project Idea!"
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ADDENDUM: A VIDEO EXAMPLE OF "MAKE NEW FRIENDS SUNG WITH GESTURES (NOT ASL)
1. Make new friends but keep the old
Melanie Pizzini, Published on Jun 6, 2012
This is one of the class favorites. They are very excited about making new friends in 1st grade.
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This concludes this pancocojasm series on the poem/song "Make New Friends".
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