Songs Games And Rhymes
For The Nursery, Kindergarten & Primary School

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	211. Festive March.
	B. E. H. [Note:—Several children are chosen to represent soldiers and musicians. Among the musicians, each chooses his favorite instrument (drum, fife, flute, cornet, trumpet,etc.) The soldiers and musicians leave the ring and arrange themselves for marching. The children in the ring sing the first three stanzas, then those who have chosen the trumpet, give the call, and all march first around the ring, then enter as they would a street, from a circle inside, and sing the hymn. The march is sung to the syllables representing the different instruments, or toy instruments may be used. The drum marks the time through the entire inarch. After tl e hymn, the soldiers and musicians leave the ring and march away. The trumpet calls should be given out of sight (behind thedooror piano, or in an adjoining room.) The hymn may be sung by all the children if desirable.]