Ho, Ho Wataney ~An Iroquois Lullaby

Ho, Ho Wataney is a beautiful lullaby that comes from the Iroquois Indians of the American Northeast. It's has a simple, soft melody that utilizes the pentatonic scale. To give the song a bit of extra depth, I've added a simple ostinato. It's written in such a way that students can play the ostinato on the xylophones- but you can also use bells or boomwackers as well. I personally used the bells with my kindergarten class, and the song became one of their favorites. You'll also notice that the song is dedicated to baby Valencia Elise- she's my daughter born just a week prior to posting this.

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