Dr Knickerbocker ek, dho, teen!

Used by permission of The Manchester Singing School

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This fun, unusual song is packed with positive activities for children: singing, movement, call and response, counting ... and even modern languages if you want to chant from one to nine in another language! ‘Ek, dho, teen’ is ‘One, two, three’ in Urdu.

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Age
5 to 7 , 7 to 9 , 9 to 11
Song type
Counting , Curriculum , Fun
Style
Traditional - North America
Subject
Mathematics
Scoring
Additional instrumental parts , Guitar chords , Piano accompaniment , Unison

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The audio tracks were recorded specially for the Sing Up programme by the National Youth Choir of Great Britain (Southern Juniors), mixed and mastered by Nic Rowley at Vandborg Studios. The backing track was created specially for the Sing Up programme by Simon Rogers.

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