Introducing syncopation while mastering the intervals of the tonic arpeggio.

Description

• Grade: Second
• Origin: Bahamian Folk Song
• Key: E Flat Major
• Time: 2/4
• Form: ABAB
• Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ta ti | ti ti ta | ta ta |
• Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La
• Intervals: beginners: Mi/So, Mi\Do, So\Mi, Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio
• Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; intervals of the tonic arpeggio, syncopation
• Key Words: Bahamas, geography, Caribbean, lard-stand, bunch, wagon team, Valentine’s Day, bunch, stand, darling, roses

 

 

“Big Bunch, a Little Bunch”

 

Big bunch, a little bunch, Big bunch o’ roses, Big bunch, a little bunch, Big bunch o’ roses. Here stands my wagon team, Here stands my lard-stand, Here stands my Valentine, Here stands my darling.

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Practicing the tonic arpeggio beginning on the dominant.

Description

• Grade: Second
• Origin: USA – Traditional
• Key: G Major
• Time: 4/4
• Form: ABAC
• Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta (ta) |
  | ta (ta) (ta) ta | ta ta (ta) ta | ta ta ta ta |
• Pitches: beginners: So La Ti Do Re Mi
• Intervals: beginners: So/Do/Mi ascending tonic arpeggio, Do\La, So/Do, Re\Ti, Ti/Re
• Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth, percussion quarter; rest: quarter; pickup beat, repeat signs, first and second endings
• Key Words: animal science, bumblebee, bee stings, proud, stung, ouch; contractions: I’m (I am), won’t (will not), exclamation point
• Recorder: intermediate: tonic arpeggio beginning on the dominant

“Baby Bumblebee” 

	1.	I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee. Won’t my mommy be so proud of me, I’m bringing home a baby bumblebee, Ouch! It bit me!
	2.	I’m squishing up my baby bumblebee. Won’t my mommy be so proud of me, I’m squishing up my baby bumblebee, So long baby bumblebee.

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Advanced syncopation in 6/8, raised/natural 4th (Fi),
and a sharp 5th (Si) in a minor tonality.

Description

• Grade: Second
• Origin: Traditional Folk Song (variation on “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”)
• Key: G minor
• Time: 6/8
• Form: ABCD
• Rhythm: advanced: | ta ti ta ti | syncopation,
  | ta/_a ti | syncopation, | ta/ (ti) (ti) ti | syncopation, | ti ti ti ta ti | syncopation,
  | ta ti ti ti ti | ta/ ta/ | ta/ (ti) ti ti |
• Pitches: advanced: Mi Fi So Si La Ti Do Re Mi
• Intervals: advanced: La\Mi/La, So\Mi/So,
  Mi8\Do/Mi8, Re\Ti, Do\La, Mi/Fi, Si/La
• Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: eighth; pickup beat, syncopation, minor tonality (tonal center is the 6th/La of the major scale), multiple endings, repeat signs, natural 4th (Fi), sharp 5th (Si)
• Key Words: animal science, ants, marching, hurrah, thumb, shoe, climb, dive, gather, count, roller skate

“The Ants Go Marching” 

	1.	The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching one by one The little one stops to suck his thumb. And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain, Boom! Boom! Boom!
	2.	The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching two by two, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching two by two The little one stops to tie his shoe. And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain, Boom! Boom! Boom!
	3.	The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching three by three, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching three by three The little one stops to climb a tree. And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain, Boom! Boom! Boom!
	4.	The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching four by four, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching four by four The little one stops to close the door. And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain, Boom! Boom! Boom!
	5.	The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching five by five, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching five by five The little one stops to take a dive. And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain, Boom! Boom! Boom!
	6.	The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching six by six, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching six by six The little one stops to gather sticks. And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain, Boom! Boom! Boom!
	7.	The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching seven by seven, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching seven by seven The little one stops to count to eleven. And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain, Boom! Boom! Boom!
	8.	The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching eight by eight, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching eight by eight The little one stops to roller skate. And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain, Boom! Boom! Boom!
	9.	The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching nine by nine, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching nine by nine The little one stops to check the time. And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain, Boom! Boom! Boom!
	10.	The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching ten by ten, hurrah, hurrah, The ants go marching ten by ten The little one stops to say “the end.” And they all go marching down to the ground to get out of the rain, Boom! Boom! Boom!

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Contrasting syncopation on the second beat, with straight eights.

Description

• Grade: Second
• Origin: USA – African American Folk Song
• Key: F Major
• Time: 2/4
• Form: ABCD
• Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti/ ri | syncopation,
  | ti ta/ | syncopation, | ti ta ti | syncopation,
  | ti ti ti ti | ta/a |
• Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So La
• Intervals: intermediate: So\Do, Mi\Do, Do/Mi, Mi\Do\La\So descending minor 6th w/7th arpeggio
  (Dm 7), So/Do
• Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; D minor seventh, Dm 7 arpeggio, moving to a syncopated second beat, contrasting syncopation with straight eights
• Key Words: play song, party song, African American playground song, brickyard, remember, step it, shake it, clap it; abbreviations: ’round (a round), goin’ (going)

“All ‘Round the Brickyard” 

		1.	All ’round the brickyard, remember me. I’m goin’ to step it, step it, step it, and a remember me.
		2.	All ’round the brickyard, remember me. I’m goin’ to shake it, shake it, shake it, and a remember me.
		3.	All ’round the brickyard, remember me. I’m goin’ to clap it, clap it, clap it, and a remember me.

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Contrasting dotted quarter/eighth with dotted eighth/sixteenth, and singing the dominate octave skip.

Description

• Grade: Second
• Origin: French Canadian Folk Song
• Key: F Major
• Time: 4/4
• Form: AaBCAa
• Rhythm: advanced: | ta/ ti ta ta | ta/a/a/a |
  | ti/ ri ti/ ri ta ta | ti/ ri ti/ ri ta/a |
  | ti/ ri ti/ ri ti/ ri ta | ti/ ri ta ti/ ri ta |
• Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
• Intervals: intermediate: Do\So, So/Do, Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio, Do/So, So\So descending dominate octave skip, So/So ascending dominate octave skip
• Musical Elements: notes: whole, half, dotted quarter, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; refrain/verse, D.C. al Fine (da capo al fine/repeat from beginning to fine) Fine (finish/end), ascending/descending dominate octave skip, stepping down from La\So
• Key Words: French, foreign language, alouette (lark), tete (head), bec (beak), yeux (eyes), cou (neck), ailes (wings), pattes (feet), queue (tail), dos (back)

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Advanced syncopation and a rare double dotted quarter note while practicing ascending and descending tonic arpeggios.

Description

• Grade: Second
• Origin: USA – Traditional
• Key: D Major
• Time: 4/4
• Form: staves: AaBA – song: AB verse/refrain
• Rhythm: advanced: | ta ti/ ri ti/ ri ta/ | syncopation, | ta ta ta/a | ti/ ri ti/ ri ti/ ta | syncopation, | ta ta ta// ri | syncopation (double dotted quarter note)
• Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi So La Do
• Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio, So\Mi\Do descending tonic arpeggio, Do/La, La/Do8, Do8\So\Mi, descending tonic arpeggio, So\Do
• Musical Elements: notes: half, double dotted quarter, quarter, dotted eighth, sixteenth; verse/refrain, tonic arpeggios, syncopation
• Key Words: perpetual, always happening, repetitive activities, all day long, heart, beating, singing, breathing, spider, weaving, clock, ticking, rain, falling, Sunday, Monday; hyphenated: a-beating, a-breathing, a-ticking, a-clicking, a-weaving, a-singing

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Syncopation, dotted rhythms, and noting the difference
the 4th (Fa) makes when sung in the chorus.

Description

• Grade: Second
• Origin: USA – Spiritual
• Key: G Major
• Time: 4/4
• Form: ABCD
• Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ta ta ti ti |
  | ti ti ta ta ti ti | ta ta ta/ ti | ta/a ti ta/ |
  | ta/a/a (ta)| ta ta/a/a | ta/a/a ti ti | ta ta/a/a |
  | ta ta ta ti ti |
• Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi Fa So
• Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Do/Mi/So tonic arpeggio, So\So dominate octave skip
• Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter, syncopation
• Key Words: spiritual, sacred, bible stories, African American, Jonah and the Whale, yonder, swallowed

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