Fairy Dance

“Songs of a Little Child’s Day”
Playtime

Introducing 3/8 time.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Emilie Poulsson, Eleanor Smith
Key: F Major
Time: 3/8
Form: ABC
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ti | ti ti ti |
Pitches: intermediate: Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La Do
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Do\So, So\Mi, Fa\Re, Mi\Do, Do/Fa, Re/Fa, So\Ti, Ti/Re
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; tempo: allegro grazioso/fast, gracefully (109-132 BPM), poco ritardando; dynamics: mezzo piano/medium soft, mezzo forte/medium loud, crescendo, decrescendo
Key Words: play songs, fairy, make-believe, sprightly, lightly, folk, flow’ry (flowery), heather, merrily, together, dance

**“Fairy Dance”**
Young and sprightly, Treading lightly, Fairy folk on the flow’ry heather, Dance we merrily here together.

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Evening Prayer

“Songs of a Little Child’s Day”
At Home

A children’s prayer before bedtime.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Emilie Poulsson, Eleanor Smith
Key: F Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABCD
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta ta | ta/a/a ta |
| ta/a ta/a | ta/a/a |
Pitches: intermediate: La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: intermediate: Mi/So, So\Mi, Mi\Do, Mi/La, La\Fa, Re/So, Re\La
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter; tempo: andante con moto/walking pace with motion (73-77 BPM), pickup beat; dynamics: mezzo piano/medium soft, crescendo, decrescendo
Key Words: sacred, prayer, children’s prayer, earth science, heav’nly (heavenly), flow’rs (flowers), morning, God (Father), safety

**“Evening Prayer”**

		1.	The great round sun is gone, The night is near; Oh! Heav’nly Father, bless Thy children here.

		2.	The silent little birds And folded flow’rs Are sweetly sleeping now, Till morning hours.

		3.	We little children, too, May sweetly sleep; For God, our Father, will In safety keep.

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Egg Hunt

An Easter egg hunt in 3/4 time.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: German Folk Song
Key: F Major
Time: 3/4
Form: ABAC (2 measures each)
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta | ta/a ti ti | ta/a |
Pitches: beginners: Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: intermediate: So\Mi, Fa\Re, Re/La, Fa\Ti
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; pickup beat
Key Words: Easter song, hunting eggs, hidden, perhaps, ground, yellow, red, blue, green, names of pitches within the song, conductor

**“Egg Hunt”**

		1.	I am looking for eggs that are hidden around. In the grass, by the bush, and perhaps in the ground.

		2.	There’s the yellow one, red one, and the blue on is found. Someone please find the green one so I can sit down.

		3.	There’s the so and the mi and I see the la’s found. Someone find the conductor, so I can sit down.

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Eency Weency Spider or Itsy Bitsy Spider

also known as:
“Itsy Bitsy Spider”

"Eency Weency Spider" Lyrics, Text Format

Introducing 6/8 time with dotted quarter rests.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Traditional Rhyme
Key: F Major
Time: 6/8
Form: ABA’A
Rhythm: intermediate: |ta ti ta ti | ta/ ta ti |
| ta/ (ta/) | ta/ ta/ |
Pitches: intermediate: So Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: intermediate: Mi\Do, So\Mi, Do\So, So/Do,
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rests: dotted quarter: 6/8 time: eighth note receives one beat, divisions of a dotted quarter note: three eights (3 ti’s), feeling duple meter (2) in 6/8: where three eights would be a triplet if the beat is represented by a dotted quarter
Key Words: spider, water spout, science, fine hand motor movements

“Eency Weency Spider”
also known as:
*“Itsy Bitsy Spider”*
The Eency Weency Spider went up the water spout. Down came the rain, and washed the spider out. Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain, And the Eency Weency Spider went up the spout again.

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The Echo

Create an echo game of your own.

Description

Grade: First Grade
Origin: Traditional American, US
Key: D Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta ta |
| ti ti ti ti ta/ ti | ta/ ti ta/a_|
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Intervals: intermediate: Mi/So, So\Mi, La/Do, Do\La, Ti\So, So/Do, Do\So
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; fermata; rhythm pattern of 1st staff repeated up a 4th on the second staff
Key Words: echo, hear, good-day, rain, calling, falling, stop, near, though

**“The Echo”**

		1.	Echo, I can hear you, hear you, hear you, Though I can’t get near you, near you, near you, Won’t you say good-day? Good-day, good-day!

		2.	Now the rain is falling, falling, falling, So I’ll stop my calling, calling, calling, Won’t you say good-day? Good-day, good-day!

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Echo Play

“Songs of a Little Child’s Day”
Playtime

Developing the independent voice while practicing dynamic levels.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Emilie Poulsson, Eleanor Smith
Key: F Major
Time: 3/4
Form: AABC
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ti ti | ti (ti) ta/a |
Pitches: beginners: Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: intermediate: So\Mi, Mi/So, Fa\Re, Re/La
Musical Elements: notes: half, eighth; rests: eighth; tempo: allegretto/moderately quick (98–109 BPM); dynamics: mezzo forte/medium loud, piano/soft, crescendo, independent singing
Key Words: echo, near, hear, children, merry, join, children’s singing song, echo song, voice identification
Keyboard: intermediate: extending a five finger exercise by changing hand positions for the third line, changing back for the fourth line

“Echo Play”


Question or Statement	Echo

Echo, echo, are you near?	N e a r.
Tell us now if you can hear.	H e a r.
Will you with us children stay?	S t a y.
Join with us in merry play!	P l a y.

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Dove Talk

“Songs of a Little Child’s Day”
With the Birds

Excellent for developing the independent voice, girl and boy,
and extending the vocal range.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Emilie Poulsson, Eleanor Smith
Key: F Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABCA
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ta |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi Fa So La Do
Intervals: intermediate: So\Mi, Mi\Do, Do\La, So/Re, Do/Fa, So/Do, Do\La
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; tempo: andante espressivo/73-77 BPM with expression, poco ritardando/slightly slower; dynamics: piano/soft, pianissimo/very soft, crescendo, decrescendo
Key Words: vocal bird sounds, animal science, mate, dove

**“Dove Talk”**
“Coo-oo-roo!” So in love Too its mate calls the dove. “Coo-oo-roo.” “Coo-oo-roo.” “You love me?” “I love you.” “Coo-oo-ree.” “Coo-oo-ree.” “I love you.” “You love me.” “Coo-ooree!” So in love Too its mate calls the dove.

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Cumberland Gap

Rhythm format includes questions for greater comprehension.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: American, US Folk Song
Key: F Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABCD
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta | ta/a | ti ti ti ti |
| ti ti ta | ta ti ti |
Pitches: intermediate: La Do Re Mi So La
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi, Mi\So, So\Mi, Mi\Do, Do\La, La/Do
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth
Key Words: geography, forty-one, cliffs, panther, bear, fox

**“Cumberland Gap”**

	1.	I laid down, took a little nap Forty-one miles from Cumberland Gap.

	2.	Cumberland Gap’s a mighty fine place, Can’t get water to wash your face.

	3.	Cumberland Gap with it’s cliffs and rocks, Home of the panther, bear and fox

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Come Let Us Gather

Stepping down the dominate octave So\So.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Traditional Round, USA
Key: G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: AAB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti/ ri ta ta | ta ta ta/a |
| ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti | ta ta ta/a |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: intermediate: Mi\Do, Re\So, So/Do, Do/Mi, Fa\Re
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth; three part round
Key Words: sacred, prayer, gather, sing, heart, spirit

**“Come Let Us Gather”**
Come let us gather now to sing, Sing from your heart, great joy to bring, Body mind spirit voice come let’s sing.

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Cock-A-Doodle-Doo

Introducing 6/8 time, counting syncopated eighth notes, descending tonic arpeggio, and feeling duple meter in 6/8.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Traditional English Nursery Rhyme
Key: C Major
Time: 6/8
Form: AABC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ta ti | syncopation,
| ta/a ti | syncopation | ti ti ti ta ti | syncopation
| ta/_a/ | (_=tie)
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi So La Ti Do
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi, Mi\Do, Mi/So, So/Do8, So\Mi\Do descending tonic arpeggio (triad)
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; tied notes, 6/8 time: eighth note receives one beat, divisions of a dotted quarter note: three eights (3 ti’s), feeling duple meter (2) in 6/8: where three eights would be a triplet if the beat is represented by a dotted quarter
Key Words: English rhyme, animal science, rooster call, barnyard animals, master, fiddling stick (bow), dame (wife), shoe, dance, without; contraction: doesn’t (does not); possessive: master’s

**“Cock-A-Doodle-Doo”**
Cock-a-doodle-doo! My dame has lost her shoe, My master’s lost his fiddling stick, And doesn’t know what to do. Cock-a-doodle-doo! What is my dame to do? Till master find his fiddling stick, She’ll dance without her shoes.

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1st Grade