“A Ram Sam Sam” is a children’s song from Morocco and a singing game, as well. Older children can sing the “A Ram Sam Sam” as a round.
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Sheet music with chords in F
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Teaching idea & activities
Ιf you teach to small children, you can take advantage of the structure of the song in order to practice the interval of the minor third (c- a) and learn new names or play with different words.
Sing the first part of the song (“A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam, guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam”) all together.
At the last words of the first part (“ram sam sam”) point at a child, and then replace the text of the second part (“a rafiq, a rafiq”) with his/her name.
If the name is e.x. “James”, song changes as follows:
“A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam, guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
James, James, guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam”
Ιnstead of names you can show objects of the class, or mimic activities.
Sing “table”, “window”, “pencil”, or music instruments as “tambourine”, “triangle”, etc. In the latter case the child who is holding the corresponding instrument can play while the others are singing.
If you want to sing activities as “I’m running”, “I’m eating”, “I’m sleeping”, etc., mimic the movement at the last “ram sam sam” and replace the text with the verb:
“A ram sam sam, a ram sam sam, guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam
I’m flying”, I’m flying, guli guli guli guli guli ram sam sam”
Round: “A Ram Sam Sam” can be sung by older children as a two-voice round. The second voice starts singing at the second part of the song, last beat of measure 9.
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