Day #2 of the October Playbook Challenge reads: Scat-Singing!
WHAT IS SCAT? To put it simply, Scat is the improvised singing of nonsense syllables in jazz music, similar to an instrumental jazz solo. You use your voice to sing words that you invent.
When I saw this challenge last night, I was stumped momentarily…Scat-singing is not something we do on a daily basis so some inspiration is needed…Daddy had introduced Jazz to Dana and she enjoyed it so I am keen to ride on this challenge to try scat-singing with our spunky girl. I managed to unearth a title from Dana’s book shelf belonging to the awesome Baby Loves Jazz series. With this handy resource, Dana and I had a goofy afternoon scat-singing (or rather attempting to)!
ECHO SCAT
(One person leads; others echo.)
DOOBY – BIP – WAP – SCOO – SHOOBY
WOOBY – BOP – WOP – DIDDLEY – SKIDDLEY
SCOOBY – BUM – BAM – DO-DAT – WAH-WAH
Once everyone is more comfortable, you can proceed on to another variation – ‘Call & Response’ (parent calls; child responds with a different scat word). It’s really fun, try it! We’ll try to post a video of Dana’s scat-singing soon!
Haha I was stumped by the word “scat-singing” too. Thanks for the link, will check it out 🙂
Hi Geraldine! Glad you found the resource useful. Start with the Scat-Echo activity, it should be easy to get the groove going! 🙂