No loud singing should be allowed at any time.

PROCEDURE IN TEACHING

1. Teach the rhyme. 2. Combine rhyme with the gymnastic activity.
3. Teach the song. 4. Combine No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3.

COMMANDS USED TO PRESENT THE GYMNASTIC ACTIVITY AND SONG

1. Determine key in which the song is written and find starting note.

2. Teacher sounds keynote of first syllable or word.

Command:—Pitch—Sing!

Examples:

(a) Yankee Doodle. The first syllable of the word, "Yankee," which is "Yank," is sung to establish the pitch.

(b) Oh, where, oh where has my little dog gone? The first word, "Oh," is sung to establish the pitch.