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THE HOKEY POKEY
The "Hokey Pokey" is a traditional dance played around the world with actions that everyone knows. This version of the Hokey Pokey is the pep band from Virginia Tech whose athletic name is the Hokies and college song is The Hokey Pokey. The featured instruments are tubas. Tubas are the largest instruments in a band.
PAPER OF PINS
This melody is an old folk song from Northern Ireland. Folks songs are passed down generation to generation and sung as in this version by a daughter and dad. Folk songs are very important because they bring the world together in a unified and joyful way.
CHOPSTICKS
Here is "Chopsticks" played on a giant piano keyboard. You will find Chopsticks in the Repertoire section of your book, R11. Play it for fun pretending you are jumping lightly and gracefully. Lift and drop your whole arm on every note of the song and land on your fingertips.