Hello, Good morning, Sani Bonani....

Hello to you! (Hello to you!)
Shake your shoulders, 1, 2  (Shake your shoulders, 1, 2)
And stamp your feet (and stamp your feet)
And clap on the beat (and clap on the beat)
Stretch your hands up high! (stretch your hands up high)
Wiggle fingers to the sky! (wiggle fingers to the sky!)
Give a smile, give a grin (give a smile, give a grin)
And tap your chin (and tap your chin)
Well done everyone! (well done everyone!)
Our music has begun... (our music has begun...)

It fun finding lots of musical ways to say hello... Thanks to Sue Nicholls for the introduction above - one we've been using at Morris Minors a bit recently.
Of course, our favourite is the 'Good Morning to You' round. I think I learnt this originally from John Browne on a Royal Opera House course - but I'm not 100% sure. Anyway, it's how we remind the lovely children at Morris Minors that it's time to begin our singing. Here's a recording from this week (with me being a bit bossy at the beginning :-)


Then a personal favourite is Sani Bonani - saying hello in Zulu! I learnt this from Mea Jenkins and should check where she learned it and get back to you. I love the way the repeated ostinato of 'sani bonaninani' fits in behind the call and response tune.



Last but not least, here's Choy Baboy:
Hello Mother... Hello Father... Hello babies....
Hope to say hello to you all next week!
Michelle