Round Robin Rondo 4B

Our 4th graders are perfecting their mallet technique while learning about an important element of music- form. This little ditty is aptly named Round Robin Canon because it is a round (one group starts a melody and another group plays the exact same melody yet starts a bit later- yes just like we all sing Row Row Row Your Boat). The musical term for this is “canon”. The entire form of this piece is in Rondo form. That means there is an “A” section, followed by a “B” section, returning to the “A” then on to a “C” section, “A” , “D” ending with “A”. Ask any 4th grader about this Iʻm sure they will be happy to fill you in on all the particulars.