Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part IV of an ongoing pancocojams series about the impact (or, perhaps, what should be the impact) of Covid-19 on children's recreational games- with particular attention to children's singing games, hand clap games, and hand slap games. Read my editor's note below for more information about this pancocojams series.
This pancocojams post showcases the African American children's ring game (circle game) "Little Johnny Brown". This singing game is played without holding hands or clapping another person's hands.
The content of this post is presented for cultural and recreational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to the unknown creators of this game. Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and thanks to the publishers of this videos on YouTube.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
During the Covid 19 pandemic, as part of that disease's preventative guidelines, people in many parts of the world have begun to change the ways that they greet and say goodbye to each other (i.e. no more handshakes, hugs, or kisses).
This pancocojams series suggests that people should also consider the ways that Covid-19 impacts (or should impact) children's recreational activities, with particular attention to children's singing games such as "Ring Around The Rosie", children's hand clap games such as "Shame Shame Shame" and children's hand slap games such as "Stella Ella Ola".
The videos featured in Part I and Part II of this series serve as examples of how those recreational activities conflict with the guidelines during Covid-19 of not touching other people's hands and not touching other parts of another person's body. Those recreational activities also conflict with Covid-19 prevention guidelines of maintaining at least six feet of social distance between people to help prevent against getting Covid-19.
Subsequent posts in this series will focus on examples of children's recreational singing games and comments about other children's recreational activities such as foot stomping cheers that don't necessarily conflict with Covid-19 safety rules. These subsequent post will continue the labeling as indicated in this post (i.e. the post after Part IV will be labeled "Part V" etc.) Google search the words "children's recreational games Covid 19 pancocojams for other posts in this series or click the "impact of Covid-19 on children's recreational games" tag for more pancocojams posts in this series.
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INFORMATION/COMMENTS ABOUT THIS POST ABOUT THE SINGING GAME "LITTLE JOHNNY BROWN"
"Little Johnny Brown" appears to have originally come from African Americans in the Georgia Sea Isles*. This game may have first been played sometimes in the 19th century. The video given as example #1 below shows how "Little Johnny Brown" was played in the Georgia Sea Isle in the mid 20th century.
All of the videos after that one are given in chronological order with the video with the oldest publishing date given second etc.
Click for information about the buzzard lope dance.
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Bessie Jones with the Georgia Island Singers - Little Johnny Brown
Monkey D. Sound, Aug 2, 2019
Get in Union: Recordings By Alan Lomax 1959-1966
Little Johnny Brown spread your comfort down
Little Johnny Brown, spread your comfort down
[Tempo speeds up]
Fold one corner Johnny Brown
Fold another other corner Johnny Brown
Fold another corner Johnny Brown
Fold another corner Johnny Brown
Take it to your lover Johnny Brown
Take it to your lover, Johnny Brown
Show him a motion, Johnny Brown
Show him a motion, Johnny Brown
Lope like a buzzard, Johnny Brown
Lope like a buzzard, Johnny Brown
Give It to your partner Johnny Brown
[song starts from the beginning]
Modified lyrics
Fold one corner Johnny Brown
Fold the other corner Johnny Brown
Fold the other corner Johnny Brown
Fold the last corner Johnny Brown
Now do a motion, Johnny Brown
Now do a motion, Johnny Brown
Now join in the motion Johnny Brown
Now take it to a friend, Johnny Brown
Take it to a friend, Johnny Brown.
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The pronoun changes to “her” if a boy is in the middle, and “he” if a girl is in the middle”. The singing is accompanied by individual hand clapping and foot stomping.
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Example #2: Johnny Brown
carolannf1, Apr 5, 2010
Kids playing a game Called Little Johnny Brown
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Example #3: Little Johnny Brown
Vincent Bates, Jan 22, 2013
Little Johnny Brown, lay your comfort down . . .
Now fold one corner, Johnny Brown, fold the other corner, Johnny Brown . . .
Give it to your lover, Johnny Brown . . .
Make a little motion, Johnny Brown . . .
Lope like a buzzard, Johnny Brown . . .
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Example #4: MUSIC TEACHER RESOURCES - Little Johnny Brown
Kate Fellin, Jul 3, 2015
This is a play party that several of us learned from Ivy Rawlins in Kodaly classes at George Mason University through the Potomac Arts Academy.
Some modifications to save time, make sure all students get turns, etc., are to take out the "lope like a buzzard" lines, to make the 4th repetition of "fold another corner" into "fold the last corner" and to change the last line to "then sit down" so that students can differentiate between who has and has not had a turn.
We started off a little slow with our tempo, and I usually keep a steady tempo through the whole song instead of making the first two phrases slower.
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Example #5: Episode 07 - Bessie Jones and Children from the Downtown Community School
Rainbow Quest•Jun 2, 2017
-snip-
The singing game "Little Johnny Brown" begins at 30:30
-snip-
Notice that the only Black girl in that group is also the only child who claps double time and pats her right foot to the beat while singing "Little Johnny Brown". There also is one Black boy in that group, but neither he nor any of the other children appear to clap and stomp their foot like that Black girl.
That girl's manner of clapping and foot stomping/tapping is the same as the accompaniment that is documented in YouTube video/films of Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea singers. That girl does that same style of hand clapping and foot stomping throughout the entire Bessie Jones segment of that film*. I don't know if it was ever documented, but I wouldn't be surprised to learn that that Black girl was from the same community as Bessie Jones and accompanied her to that filming.
*Here's a comment from 2019 that identifies the times for all of the songs in that film:
Tornado Jones, 2019
1. Rainbow Quest
2. 1:27 Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall
3. 6:45 Be Kind to Your Parents…
4. 7:47 Life Is a Toil…
5. 11:06 He Will Just Do Nothing at All… He Will Just Sit There in the Noonday Sun…
6. 17:20 I’ma Gonna Lay Down Life for My Lord
7. 20:54 Yonder Come Day
8. 23:30 The Devil’s Been to My House
9. 25:48 Thread the Needle/Wind Up/Shake Down/Unwind
10. 30:30 Little Johnny Brown
11. 39:52 Draw A Bucket of Water
12. 41:28 We Wish You a Merry Christmas
13. 42:30 Children, Go Where I Send Thee
14. 46:37 On the First Day of Christmas
15. 50:00 Shalom, Chaverim
16. 50:56 Rainbow Quest song
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This concludes Part IV of this pancocojams series.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2020
Monday, April 13, 2020
Shouldn't Discouraging Hand Shakes Also Mean Discouraging Children's Hand Holding & Hand Clapping Games?
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part III of an ongoing pancocojams series about the impact (or, perhaps, what should be the impact) of Covid-19 on children's recreational games- with particular attention to children's singing games, hand clap games, and hand slap games. Read my editor's note below for more information about this pancocojams series.
This post showcases an article in which Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIA), indicates that even after the Coronavirus, he hopes people won't return to shaking hands.
Selected comments from that article's discussion thread are also included in this post.
None of these comments refer to children holding hands while playing singing games or children playing hand clap or hand slap games. However, some of the commenters mentioned changes to schools that they foresee happening as a result of Covid-19.
The content of this post is presented for health educational and recreational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Dr. Anthony Fauci for his health educational work, thanks to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to Ed Mazza, the writer of that April 9, 2020 Huffington Post article.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
During the Covid 19 pandemic, as part of that disease's preventative guidelines, people in many parts of the world have begun to change the ways that they greet and say goodbye to each other (i.e. no more handshakes, hugs, or kisses).
This pancocojams series suggests that people should also consider the ways that Covid-19 impacts (or should impact) children's recreational activities, with particular attention to children's singing games such as "Ring Around The Rosie", children's hand clap games such as "Shame Shame Shame" and children's hand slap games such as "Stella Ella Ola".
The videos featured in Part I and Part II of this series serve as examples of how those recreational activities conflict with the guidelines during Covid-19 of not touching other people's hands and not touching other parts of another person's body. Those recreational activities also conflict with Covid-19 prevention guidelines of maintaining at least six feet of social distance between people to help prevent against getting Covid-19.
Subsequent posts in this series will focus on examples of children's recreational singing games and comments about other children's recreational activities such as foot stomping cheers that don't necessarily conflict with Covid-19 safety rules. These subsequent post will continue the labeling as indicated in this post (i.e. the post after Part III will be labeled "Part IV" etc.) Google search the words "children's recreational games Covid 19 pancocojams for other posts in this series or click the "impact of Covid-19 on children's recreational games" tag for more pancocojams posts in this series.
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ARTICLE EXCERPT
From https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anthony-fauci-handshakes_n_
Ed Mazza, US 04/09/2020
"Anthony Fauci Names The 2 Things He Hopes Will Change After Coronavirus
"The infectious diseases expert doesn’t just mean now, or in the weeks and months after the pandemic, but possibly forever.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said there are two habits many Americans have changed in an attempt to help slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic that he believes should stay changed.
“When you gradually come back, you don’t jump into it with both feet,” the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases told The Wall Street Journal’s podcast, The Journal. “You say, y’know, what are the things you could still do and still approach normal?”
Then, Fauci gave two examples.
“One of them is absolute compulsive hand-washing,” he said. “The other is you don’t ever shake anybody’s hands. That’s clear.”
Fauci doesn’t just mean now or in the weeks and months after the pandemic, but possibly forever.
“I don’t think we should ever shake hands ever again, to be honest with you,” he said. “Not only would it be good to prevent coronavirus disease, it probably would decrease instances of influenza dramatically in this country.”...
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THAT ARTICLE'S DISCUSSION SECTION
All of these comments were published between April 9th and April 13, 2020. Numbers were added for referencing purposes only.
1. Ted Off, April 9, 2020
So many changes coming, here's a few that I can forsee, all good.
If the Lock Down on American businesses continues till the start of the Summer or even longer.
Some Americans may find that the Lock Downs changes their Spending Habits, and may decide to continue saving their money, even after the Lock Downs are Lifted.
Both Large and Small Businesses will be forced to modify their Business Models, to reflect the changes that Covid-19 has brought about.
More and more Businesses will be doing away with being open to the Public, and will be switching over to a "We Pick It & You Pick It Up" or a "We Pick & We Deliver", like some Supermarkets have already been starting.
Large Gatherings of People such as: Sporting Events, Churches, Bars, Movie Theaters, School Events, Family Reunions, etc., etc., will become to Risky for the Public to attend.
Even Family Funerals & Weddings will be Limited in size and Scope.
Our Educational System will Change Drastically, no more Huge Schools but to smaller Schools, if not completely Online.
More and more workers, where and when ever possible will be Working from Home.
Especially when Businesses see how much Money they save by not needing all the Real Estate needed for Office Space and related Expenses.
America will survive Covid-19 irregardless of how Badly the Politicians Screw Things Up.
America's Motto will once again be, "One for all, All for one".
Be Better.
T. O."
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REPLY
2. Regular Guy, April 9, 2020
"You make some good points about businesses going to more delivery and curb-side service. I think smaller stores that show items to a smaller number of people at a time and then you get them sent to you will also come.
People are realizing schools are pretty inefficient and costly when they can achieve so much more in less time. That will impact schools.
I don't think large gatherings will be done away with though. I think sporting events and concerts will continue, its cultural and covid like crises causing them to shut down are rare."
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3. Regular Guy, April 9, 2020
"I think shaking hands goes a bit too far. The only way you get any disease from shaking hands is if you put infected hands in your eyes or mouth. You can sanitize or wash before eating or touching your face."
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REPLY
4. Robert Bee, April 9, 2020
"It's not always possible to wash your hands. What if you're at a remote work site?
I'd rather forego shaking hands than have to carry a bottle of hand sanitizer everywhere I go."
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5. Cassis Moussu, April 9, 2020
"Forget handshakes! in Europe they are seriously going to cut down on "bises" (kiss on cheek) when you greet someone!"
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6. D. Bat, April 12, 2020
"I am a healthcare worker and have never liked shaking hands because I have seen many people sneeze/cough into their hands then want to shake my hand. Plus, who knows whether they washed their hands after using the bathroom. Nope, will not do it.
When I greet them I will give a wave or keep my hands in my pockets or a fist pump (which I loath too, but many insist on contact), then immediately wash my hands.
I think this will all change now and I think it is a good thing."
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7. Daniel Edwards, April 13, 2020
"I'm down with a respectful bow. For one thing, being a male, I have lost track of the number of guys I have seen walking out of a restroom without washing their hands. Disgusting."
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8. Joyce White, April 13, 2020
"I wash my hands a lot. Check. I have already decide to never shake hands again. I am with you Dr. Fauci."
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This concludes Part III of this pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This is Part III of an ongoing pancocojams series about the impact (or, perhaps, what should be the impact) of Covid-19 on children's recreational games- with particular attention to children's singing games, hand clap games, and hand slap games. Read my editor's note below for more information about this pancocojams series.
This post showcases an article in which Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the United States National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIA), indicates that even after the Coronavirus, he hopes people won't return to shaking hands.
Selected comments from that article's discussion thread are also included in this post.
None of these comments refer to children holding hands while playing singing games or children playing hand clap or hand slap games. However, some of the commenters mentioned changes to schools that they foresee happening as a result of Covid-19.
The content of this post is presented for health educational and recreational purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Dr. Anthony Fauci for his health educational work, thanks to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to Ed Mazza, the writer of that April 9, 2020 Huffington Post article.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
During the Covid 19 pandemic, as part of that disease's preventative guidelines, people in many parts of the world have begun to change the ways that they greet and say goodbye to each other (i.e. no more handshakes, hugs, or kisses).
This pancocojams series suggests that people should also consider the ways that Covid-19 impacts (or should impact) children's recreational activities, with particular attention to children's singing games such as "Ring Around The Rosie", children's hand clap games such as "Shame Shame Shame" and children's hand slap games such as "Stella Ella Ola".
The videos featured in Part I and Part II of this series serve as examples of how those recreational activities conflict with the guidelines during Covid-19 of not touching other people's hands and not touching other parts of another person's body. Those recreational activities also conflict with Covid-19 prevention guidelines of maintaining at least six feet of social distance between people to help prevent against getting Covid-19.
Subsequent posts in this series will focus on examples of children's recreational singing games and comments about other children's recreational activities such as foot stomping cheers that don't necessarily conflict with Covid-19 safety rules. These subsequent post will continue the labeling as indicated in this post (i.e. the post after Part III will be labeled "Part IV" etc.) Google search the words "children's recreational games Covid 19 pancocojams for other posts in this series or click the "impact of Covid-19 on children's recreational games" tag for more pancocojams posts in this series.
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ARTICLE EXCERPT
From https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anthony-fauci-handshakes_n_
Ed Mazza, US 04/09/2020
"Anthony Fauci Names The 2 Things He Hopes Will Change After Coronavirus
"The infectious diseases expert doesn’t just mean now, or in the weeks and months after the pandemic, but possibly forever.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said there are two habits many Americans have changed in an attempt to help slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic that he believes should stay changed.
“When you gradually come back, you don’t jump into it with both feet,” the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases told The Wall Street Journal’s podcast, The Journal. “You say, y’know, what are the things you could still do and still approach normal?”
Then, Fauci gave two examples.
“One of them is absolute compulsive hand-washing,” he said. “The other is you don’t ever shake anybody’s hands. That’s clear.”
Fauci doesn’t just mean now or in the weeks and months after the pandemic, but possibly forever.
“I don’t think we should ever shake hands ever again, to be honest with you,” he said. “Not only would it be good to prevent coronavirus disease, it probably would decrease instances of influenza dramatically in this country.”...
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THAT ARTICLE'S DISCUSSION SECTION
All of these comments were published between April 9th and April 13, 2020. Numbers were added for referencing purposes only.
1. Ted Off, April 9, 2020
So many changes coming, here's a few that I can forsee, all good.
If the Lock Down on American businesses continues till the start of the Summer or even longer.
Some Americans may find that the Lock Downs changes their Spending Habits, and may decide to continue saving their money, even after the Lock Downs are Lifted.
Both Large and Small Businesses will be forced to modify their Business Models, to reflect the changes that Covid-19 has brought about.
More and more Businesses will be doing away with being open to the Public, and will be switching over to a "We Pick It & You Pick It Up" or a "We Pick & We Deliver", like some Supermarkets have already been starting.
Large Gatherings of People such as: Sporting Events, Churches, Bars, Movie Theaters, School Events, Family Reunions, etc., etc., will become to Risky for the Public to attend.
Even Family Funerals & Weddings will be Limited in size and Scope.
Our Educational System will Change Drastically, no more Huge Schools but to smaller Schools, if not completely Online.
More and more workers, where and when ever possible will be Working from Home.
Especially when Businesses see how much Money they save by not needing all the Real Estate needed for Office Space and related Expenses.
America will survive Covid-19 irregardless of how Badly the Politicians Screw Things Up.
America's Motto will once again be, "One for all, All for one".
Be Better.
T. O."
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REPLY
2. Regular Guy, April 9, 2020
"You make some good points about businesses going to more delivery and curb-side service. I think smaller stores that show items to a smaller number of people at a time and then you get them sent to you will also come.
People are realizing schools are pretty inefficient and costly when they can achieve so much more in less time. That will impact schools.
I don't think large gatherings will be done away with though. I think sporting events and concerts will continue, its cultural and covid like crises causing them to shut down are rare."
**
3. Regular Guy, April 9, 2020
"I think shaking hands goes a bit too far. The only way you get any disease from shaking hands is if you put infected hands in your eyes or mouth. You can sanitize or wash before eating or touching your face."
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REPLY
4. Robert Bee, April 9, 2020
"It's not always possible to wash your hands. What if you're at a remote work site?
I'd rather forego shaking hands than have to carry a bottle of hand sanitizer everywhere I go."
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5. Cassis Moussu, April 9, 2020
"Forget handshakes! in Europe they are seriously going to cut down on "bises" (kiss on cheek) when you greet someone!"
**
6. D. Bat, April 12, 2020
"I am a healthcare worker and have never liked shaking hands because I have seen many people sneeze/cough into their hands then want to shake my hand. Plus, who knows whether they washed their hands after using the bathroom. Nope, will not do it.
When I greet them I will give a wave or keep my hands in my pockets or a fist pump (which I loath too, but many insist on contact), then immediately wash my hands.
I think this will all change now and I think it is a good thing."
**
7. Daniel Edwards, April 13, 2020
"I'm down with a respectful bow. For one thing, being a male, I have lost track of the number of guys I have seen walking out of a restroom without washing their hands. Disgusting."
**
8. Joyce White, April 13, 2020
"I wash my hands a lot. Check. I have already decide to never shake hands again. I am with you Dr. Fauci."
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This concludes Part III of this pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
Saturday, March 28, 2020
The Probable Impact Of Covid-19 On The Performance Of Children's Singing Games & Play Party Songs
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of an ongoing pancocojams series on the ways that Covid-19 may impact (or, perhaps, what should be the impact on) children's recreational activities, with particular attention to children's singing games, hand clap games, and hand slap games.
Read my editor's note below for more information about this pancocojams series.
Part II of this series showcases some YouTube videos of children's circle singing games in which children hold hands and/or touch each other. All of those videos were taped before the Covid 19 pandemic.
Part II also provides a definition of the term "play parties" and showcases some videos of children performing play party songs.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-probable-impact-of-covid-19-on_17.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I showcases five YouTube videos of children's hand clap games. Part I also provides an explanation of the differences between hand clap games & hand slap games and showcases two videos of hand slap games. All of those videos were taped before the Covid 19 pandemic.
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The content of this post is presented for educational, disease prevention, and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to all those who published these examples on YouTube.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE:
This editor's note was revised on April 13, 2020 to reflect that this pancocojams post is part of an ongoing series and not Part II of a two part post.
During the Covid 19 pandemic, as part of that disease's preventative guidelines, people in many parts of the world have begun to change the ways that they greet and say goodbye to each other (i.e. no more handshakes, hugs, or kisses).
This pancocojams series suggests that people should also consider the ways that Covid-19 impacts (or should impact) children's recreational activities, with particular attention to children's singing games such as "Ring Around The Rosie", children's hand clap games such as "Shame Shame Shame" and children's hand slap games such as "Stella Ella Ola".
The videos featured in Part I and Part II of this series serve as examples of how those recreational activities conflict with the guidelines during Covid-19 of not touching other people's hands and not touching other parts of another person's body. Those recreational activities also conflict with Covid-19 prevention guidelines of maintaining at least six feet of social distance between people to help prevent against getting Covid-19.
Subsequent posts in this series will focus on examples of children's recreational singing games and comments about other children's recreational activities such as foot stomping cheers that don't necessarily conflict with Covid-19 safety rules. These subsequent post will continue the labeling as indicated in this post (i.e. the post after Part III will be labeled "Part IV" etc.) Google search the words "children's recreational games Covid 19 pancocojams for other posts in this series or click the "impact of Covid-19 on children's recreational games" tag for more pancocojams posts in this series.
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INFORMATION ABOUT PLAY PARTY SONGS
From https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=PL001
"The play-party developed out of the American frontier experience and continued in rural environs well into the twentieth century. A play-party is a social gathering in which young people "play" a game involving drama and swinging movements performed to singing and hand clapping, without instrumental accompaniment. The play-party evolved from children's games and grew up in an era when musical instruments were considered inappropriate for proper social occasions. Many churches in early American communities shunned the fiddle, which was often described as "the Devil's box." In the middle South and in the southern highlands, oral tradition preserved play-parties, and as pioneers migrated westward, they carried these traditions with them.
The play-party typically used a song like "Skip to My Lou" or "London Bridge" as a game, combined with music. Participants and sometimes bystanders sang the songs. Play-parties took the place of dance parties for children and adolescents where all other dancing was forbidden. Also popular in less restrictive communities, the play-parties continued into the 1930s as entertainment for young adults who could not afford to go to a public dance. As public schools developed, play-parties thrived on the playground. In the twentieth century playgrounds likely preserved many of the songs. Play-parties, common in most Oklahoma communities, only began to lose popularity in the 1950s."...
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Notice that many of these videos were taped while children were in their school's music class.
Example #1: Pizza Pizza Daddy-O
folkstreamer, Aug 3, 2006
A 1967 film by Bob Eberlein and Bess Lomax Hawes that looks at continuity and change in girls' playground games at a Los Angeles school
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Example #2: Alabama Gal
Laurie Rocconi, Mar 27, 2009
school dance
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Example #3: G3 Great Big House in New Orleans
ESMusicISB, Sep 19, 2012
Watch as Ms. H's class sing and dance to the American folk song "Great Big House in New Orleans."
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Example #4: Bluebird Through My Window Demo
Deborah K Oakes, Apr 24, 2013
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Example #5: Oats and beans and barley grow
Active Music, Sep 17, 2015
Want to see over 600 more videos of singing games & musical activities as well as lesson plans, notations and activity sheets for 4 - 11 year olds. Visit www.activemusicdigital.co.uk and start your free trial today.
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Example 6: Ring-Around-the-Rosie Song
AFHero66, Mar 20, 2017
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Example #7: Fun singing games - John Kanaka, Round de doo bop and more...
Singing Games, Dec 8, 2018
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"Round de doo bop" is a variant form of the children's singing game "Going To Kentucky".
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Example #8: Zudio
Mr.Wilson's Music Class, Apr 4, 2019
4-2-2019, Ms. Maguire’s 3rd Graders perform the Georgian Island’s Party Play Song: Zudio
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"Here We Go Zudio" is very similar to the singing games "Strut Miss Lucy" and "Here We Go Valarie".
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This concludes Part II of this two part pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This is Part II of an ongoing pancocojams series on the ways that Covid-19 may impact (or, perhaps, what should be the impact on) children's recreational activities, with particular attention to children's singing games, hand clap games, and hand slap games.
Read my editor's note below for more information about this pancocojams series.
Part II of this series showcases some YouTube videos of children's circle singing games in which children hold hands and/or touch each other. All of those videos were taped before the Covid 19 pandemic.
Part II also provides a definition of the term "play parties" and showcases some videos of children performing play party songs.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-probable-impact-of-covid-19-on_17.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I showcases five YouTube videos of children's hand clap games. Part I also provides an explanation of the differences between hand clap games & hand slap games and showcases two videos of hand slap games. All of those videos were taped before the Covid 19 pandemic.
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The content of this post is presented for educational, disease prevention, and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to all those who published these examples on YouTube.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE:
This editor's note was revised on April 13, 2020 to reflect that this pancocojams post is part of an ongoing series and not Part II of a two part post.
During the Covid 19 pandemic, as part of that disease's preventative guidelines, people in many parts of the world have begun to change the ways that they greet and say goodbye to each other (i.e. no more handshakes, hugs, or kisses).
This pancocojams series suggests that people should also consider the ways that Covid-19 impacts (or should impact) children's recreational activities, with particular attention to children's singing games such as "Ring Around The Rosie", children's hand clap games such as "Shame Shame Shame" and children's hand slap games such as "Stella Ella Ola".
The videos featured in Part I and Part II of this series serve as examples of how those recreational activities conflict with the guidelines during Covid-19 of not touching other people's hands and not touching other parts of another person's body. Those recreational activities also conflict with Covid-19 prevention guidelines of maintaining at least six feet of social distance between people to help prevent against getting Covid-19.
Subsequent posts in this series will focus on examples of children's recreational singing games and comments about other children's recreational activities such as foot stomping cheers that don't necessarily conflict with Covid-19 safety rules. These subsequent post will continue the labeling as indicated in this post (i.e. the post after Part III will be labeled "Part IV" etc.) Google search the words "children's recreational games Covid 19 pancocojams for other posts in this series or click the "impact of Covid-19 on children's recreational games" tag for more pancocojams posts in this series.
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INFORMATION ABOUT PLAY PARTY SONGS
From https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=PL001
"The play-party developed out of the American frontier experience and continued in rural environs well into the twentieth century. A play-party is a social gathering in which young people "play" a game involving drama and swinging movements performed to singing and hand clapping, without instrumental accompaniment. The play-party evolved from children's games and grew up in an era when musical instruments were considered inappropriate for proper social occasions. Many churches in early American communities shunned the fiddle, which was often described as "the Devil's box." In the middle South and in the southern highlands, oral tradition preserved play-parties, and as pioneers migrated westward, they carried these traditions with them.
The play-party typically used a song like "Skip to My Lou" or "London Bridge" as a game, combined with music. Participants and sometimes bystanders sang the songs. Play-parties took the place of dance parties for children and adolescents where all other dancing was forbidden. Also popular in less restrictive communities, the play-parties continued into the 1930s as entertainment for young adults who could not afford to go to a public dance. As public schools developed, play-parties thrived on the playground. In the twentieth century playgrounds likely preserved many of the songs. Play-parties, common in most Oklahoma communities, only began to lose popularity in the 1950s."...
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Notice that many of these videos were taped while children were in their school's music class.
Example #1: Pizza Pizza Daddy-O
folkstreamer, Aug 3, 2006
A 1967 film by Bob Eberlein and Bess Lomax Hawes that looks at continuity and change in girls' playground games at a Los Angeles school
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Example #2: Alabama Gal
Laurie Rocconi, Mar 27, 2009
school dance
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Example #3: G3 Great Big House in New Orleans
ESMusicISB, Sep 19, 2012
Watch as Ms. H's class sing and dance to the American folk song "Great Big House in New Orleans."
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Example #4: Bluebird Through My Window Demo
Deborah K Oakes, Apr 24, 2013
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Example #5: Oats and beans and barley grow
Active Music, Sep 17, 2015
Want to see over 600 more videos of singing games & musical activities as well as lesson plans, notations and activity sheets for 4 - 11 year olds. Visit www.activemusicdigital.co.uk and start your free trial today.
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Example 6: Ring-Around-the-Rosie Song
AFHero66, Mar 20, 2017
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Example #7: Fun singing games - John Kanaka, Round de doo bop and more...
Singing Games, Dec 8, 2018
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"Round de doo bop" is a variant form of the children's singing game "Going To Kentucky".
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Example #8: Zudio
Mr.Wilson's Music Class, Apr 4, 2019
4-2-2019, Ms. Maguire’s 3rd Graders perform the Georgian Island’s Party Play Song: Zudio
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"Here We Go Zudio" is very similar to the singing games "Strut Miss Lucy" and "Here We Go Valarie".
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The Probable Impact Of Covid-19 On The Performance Of Children's Hand Clap Games And Hand Slap Games
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I of an ongoing pancocojams series on the ways that Covid-19 may impact (or, perhaps, what should be the impact on) children's recreational activities- with particular attention to children's singing games, hand clap games, and hand slap games.
Read my editor's note below for more information about this pancocojams series.
Part I showcases some YouTube videos of children's hand clap games and hand slap games. All of those videos were taped before the Covid 19 pandemic.
Part I also provides an explanation of the differences between hand clap games & hand slap games and showcases two videos of hand slap games.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-probable-impact-of-covid-19-on_28.html for Part II of this series. Part II showcases some YouTube videos of children's circle singing games in which children hold hands and/or touch each other. Part II also showcases some videos of children performing play party songs. All of those videos were taped before the Covid 19 pandemic.
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The content of this post is presented for educational, disease prevention, and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to all those who published these examples on YouTube.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE:
This post was revised on April 13, 2020 to refer to this post as part of an ongoing pancocojams series and not as Part I of a two part series.
During the Covid 19 pandemic, as part of that disease's preventative guidelines, people in many parts of the world have begun to change the ways that they greet and say goodbye to each other (i.e. no more handshakes, hugs, or kisses).
This pancocojams series suggests that people should also consider the ways that Covid-19 impacts (or should impact) children's recreational activities, with particular attention to children's singing games such as "Ring Around The Rosie", children's hand clap games such as "Shame Shame Shame" and children's hand slap games such as "Stella Ella Ola".
The videos featured in Part I and Part II of this series serve as examples of how those recreational activities conflict with the guidelines during Covid-19 of not touching other people's hands and not touching other parts of another person's body. Those recreational activities also conflict with Covid-19 prevention guidelines of maintaining at least six feet of social distance between people to help prevent against getting Covid-19.
Subsequent posts in this series will focus on examples of children's recreational singing games and comments about other children's recreational activities such as foot stomping cheers that don't necessarily conflict with Covid-19 safety rules. These subsequent post will continue the labeling as indicated in this post (i.e. the post after Part III will be labeled "Part IV" etc.) Google search the words "children's recreational games Covid 19 pancocojams for other posts in this series or click the "impact of Covid-19 on children's recreational games" tag for more pancocojams posts in this series.
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PART I- Hand Clap Rhymes and Hand Slap Rhymes
Definitions:
Hand clap games are those recreational activities in which two, three, or four people stand in place or sit in place and chant a rhyme while clapping each others' hands. These games are usually mildly competitive.
Hand slap games are those mildly competitive recreational or stress reduction activities a group of people stand or sit in place and chant a rhyme while passing along a light slap on the hand of the person to their right. At the end of each iteration of that rhyme, the person whose hand is slapped is out and the chant starts from the beginning. When there are only two people left, the two clap each other's hands or engage in some other exercise until there is only one person left. That person is the winner. Two relatively well known examples of hand slap games in the United States are "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky" and "Stella Ella Ola".
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Notice that some of these videos are of children in their school's music class.
Example #1: Sesame Street: Handclapping Chants
Sesame Street, Mar 27, 2009
If you're watching videos with your preschooler and would like to do so in a safe, child-friendly environment, please join us at http://www.sesamestreet.org
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Example #2: Studying tempo with "Miss Mary Mack" in 3rd Grade!
Casey Hall, Jan 17, 2014
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Example #3: Down by the banks
Philip Fiorio, Feb 24, 2015
Gva second grade hand clapping game
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Example #4: Rockin' Robin Hand Game 2017!
Costa Rica Rich, Jan 6, 2017
Today we decided to try the rocking robin hand game! We started to get the hang of it and had lots of fun!
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This hand clap portion of this video begins at 017. I believe that it's very rare for people to clap hands to the "Rockin Robin" record. Usually, children (and/or teens and adults) chant a rhyme while doing this four person hand clap routine.
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Example #5: Stella Ella Olla Action Song Demo
Themes & Variations, Aug 9, 2017
Singing Games Children Love Vol. 4 has 40 singing games that children love to sing and play. Volume 4 includes games and activities for students in Grades 3-6. A variety of singing games and activities are included: traditional singing games from North America and from around the world, original singing games for special days, movement canons, and active rhythm games. The games are organized by melodic concept, making this a useful collection for the teacher looking for activities to reinforce student's music reading abilities
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"Stella Ella Ola" is also known as "Quack Diddley Oso", "Slap Billyola" and other names.
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Example #6: ABC HIT IT hand clapping game step by step
Just Grace, May 15, 2019
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Example #7: Hand Clap Games
EL. J. Awa, Jun 24, 2019
Welcome back BFF's! Today I want to show you some of my favorite clap hand games! My brother will help me :) Come on, let's play!
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This concludes Part I of this two part pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This is Part I of an ongoing pancocojams series on the ways that Covid-19 may impact (or, perhaps, what should be the impact on) children's recreational activities- with particular attention to children's singing games, hand clap games, and hand slap games.
Read my editor's note below for more information about this pancocojams series.
Part I showcases some YouTube videos of children's hand clap games and hand slap games. All of those videos were taped before the Covid 19 pandemic.
Part I also provides an explanation of the differences between hand clap games & hand slap games and showcases two videos of hand slap games.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-probable-impact-of-covid-19-on_28.html for Part II of this series. Part II showcases some YouTube videos of children's circle singing games in which children hold hands and/or touch each other. Part II also showcases some videos of children performing play party songs. All of those videos were taped before the Covid 19 pandemic.
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The content of this post is presented for educational, disease prevention, and cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to all those who published these examples on YouTube.
****
PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE:
This post was revised on April 13, 2020 to refer to this post as part of an ongoing pancocojams series and not as Part I of a two part series.
During the Covid 19 pandemic, as part of that disease's preventative guidelines, people in many parts of the world have begun to change the ways that they greet and say goodbye to each other (i.e. no more handshakes, hugs, or kisses).
This pancocojams series suggests that people should also consider the ways that Covid-19 impacts (or should impact) children's recreational activities, with particular attention to children's singing games such as "Ring Around The Rosie", children's hand clap games such as "Shame Shame Shame" and children's hand slap games such as "Stella Ella Ola".
The videos featured in Part I and Part II of this series serve as examples of how those recreational activities conflict with the guidelines during Covid-19 of not touching other people's hands and not touching other parts of another person's body. Those recreational activities also conflict with Covid-19 prevention guidelines of maintaining at least six feet of social distance between people to help prevent against getting Covid-19.
Subsequent posts in this series will focus on examples of children's recreational singing games and comments about other children's recreational activities such as foot stomping cheers that don't necessarily conflict with Covid-19 safety rules. These subsequent post will continue the labeling as indicated in this post (i.e. the post after Part III will be labeled "Part IV" etc.) Google search the words "children's recreational games Covid 19 pancocojams for other posts in this series or click the "impact of Covid-19 on children's recreational games" tag for more pancocojams posts in this series.
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PART I- Hand Clap Rhymes and Hand Slap Rhymes
Definitions:
Hand clap games are those recreational activities in which two, three, or four people stand in place or sit in place and chant a rhyme while clapping each others' hands. These games are usually mildly competitive.
Hand slap games are those mildly competitive recreational or stress reduction activities a group of people stand or sit in place and chant a rhyme while passing along a light slap on the hand of the person to their right. At the end of each iteration of that rhyme, the person whose hand is slapped is out and the chant starts from the beginning. When there are only two people left, the two clap each other's hands or engage in some other exercise until there is only one person left. That person is the winner. Two relatively well known examples of hand slap games in the United States are "Down By The Banks Of The Hanky Panky" and "Stella Ella Ola".
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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Notice that some of these videos are of children in their school's music class.
Example #1: Sesame Street: Handclapping Chants
Sesame Street, Mar 27, 2009
If you're watching videos with your preschooler and would like to do so in a safe, child-friendly environment, please join us at http://www.sesamestreet.org
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Example #2: Studying tempo with "Miss Mary Mack" in 3rd Grade!
Casey Hall, Jan 17, 2014
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Example #3: Down by the banks
Philip Fiorio, Feb 24, 2015
Gva second grade hand clapping game
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Example #4: Rockin' Robin Hand Game 2017!
Costa Rica Rich, Jan 6, 2017
Today we decided to try the rocking robin hand game! We started to get the hang of it and had lots of fun!
-snip-
This hand clap portion of this video begins at 017. I believe that it's very rare for people to clap hands to the "Rockin Robin" record. Usually, children (and/or teens and adults) chant a rhyme while doing this four person hand clap routine.
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Example #5: Stella Ella Olla Action Song Demo
Themes & Variations, Aug 9, 2017
Singing Games Children Love Vol. 4 has 40 singing games that children love to sing and play. Volume 4 includes games and activities for students in Grades 3-6. A variety of singing games and activities are included: traditional singing games from North America and from around the world, original singing games for special days, movement canons, and active rhythm games. The games are organized by melodic concept, making this a useful collection for the teacher looking for activities to reinforce student's music reading abilities
-snip-
"Stella Ella Ola" is also known as "Quack Diddley Oso", "Slap Billyola" and other names.
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Example #6: ABC HIT IT hand clapping game step by step
Just Grace, May 15, 2019
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Example #7: Hand Clap Games
EL. J. Awa, Jun 24, 2019
Welcome back BFF's! Today I want to show you some of my favorite clap hand games! My brother will help me :) Come on, let's play!
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This concludes Part I of this two part pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
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