Pray God Bless

Introducing the intervals Do\So/Do (perfect fourths, P4)
and a dotted quarter while singing a round.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Traditional Round
Key: G Major
Time: 3/4
Form: ABCD
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ta (ta) | ta ta ta/ ti |
| ti ti ti ti ti ti | ti ti ta ta | – introducing the dotted quarter
Pitches: intermediate: So Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: beginners: Do\So, So/Do
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter, 4 part round, introducing descending and ascending interval Do\So, So/Do (perfect 4th), singing in parts, notes stepping up and down the staff (Do to So and back)
Key Words: sacred, Christmas, New Year, prayer, pray, God, bless

**“Pray God Bless”**
Pray God bless all friends are here. A merry, merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

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Plums in Winter

“Songs of a Little Child’s Day”
Times and Seasons

Extending the vocal range with challenging intervals.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Emilie Poulsson, Eleanor Smith
Key: A Flat Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABAb
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ti ti ta ta | ta ti ti ta/a |
| ti ti ti ti ta ta |
Pitches: intermediate: So Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Do/Mi, Do/So, So\Mi, Fa\Re, Mi\Do, Re\So, So/Re, Do\So, Re/Fa
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; tempo: lively; dynamics: mezzo forte/medium loud, crescendo, decrescendo; poco ritardando
Key Words: sacred, Christmas, seasons, seasonal fruit, cherries, nuts, Fall, Winter, bear, sugar plums

**“Plums in Winter”**
Cherries in Summer, Nuts in the Fall; Winter, do you bring No fruit at all? “Plenty,” says Winter; “When Christmas comes, Christmas tress will surely Bear sugar plums!”

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Play In All Seasons

“Songs of a Little Child’s Day”
Playtime

A repeating sixteenth rhythm pattern.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Emilie Poulsson, Eleanor Smith
Key: D Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABC
Rhythm: intermediate: ti ri | ti ti ti (& uh | 1 & 2)
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Intervals: advanced: Do\La, So\Mi, Mi/Do, Fa/La, La\Re, Fa\Re, So/Ti
Musical Elements: Notes: eighth, sixteenth; repeat signs, multiple endings, uncommon intervals: Mi/Do, La\Re, tempo: allegro moderato/moderately fast (98-120 BPM)
Key Words: play song, earth science, seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, kites, tops, boats, swings, leaves, nuts, sleds, skates, seasonal activities, seasonal play

**“Play In All Seasons”**

		1.	When the Springtime comes All I want to say, Oh! what fun it is With our (kites/tops) to play! Tra la la, with our (kites/tops) to play!

		2.	When the Summer comes All I want to say, Oh! what fun it is With our (boats/swings) to play! Tra la la, with our (boats/swings) to play!

		3.	When the Autumn comes All I want to say, Oh! what fun it is With our (leaves/nuts) to play! Tra la la, with our (leaves/nuts) to play!

		4.	When the Winter comes All I want to say, Oh! what fun it is With our (sleds/skates) to play! Tra la la, with our (sleds/skates) to play!

		5.	So the whole year comes All I want to say, Oh! there’s always fun And there’s always play! Tra la la, Tra la la, Tra la!

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The Pawpaw Patch

Introducing triplets and multiple sixteenth variations.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Kentucky, USA – Singing Game
Key: F Major
Time: 2/4
Form: AaAB
Rhythm: advanced: | ti-ti-ti ti ti | ti ti ri ti ti |
| ti ri ti ri ti ti | ti ti ti ti | ti ti ti ri ti ri | ti ti ta |
Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: advanced: Do/Mi, Mi/So, So\Mi, Mi\Do (tonic arpeggio), Re\Ti, Ti/Re, Re\Ti\So (descending dominate arpeggio), So/Do, Do/So – phrase transitions: tonic/dominate/tonic/dominate7/tonic (I-V-I-V7-I)
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth, eighth triplet, sixteenth; triple meter in duple time, tonic/dominate chord transitions, the sixth (La) represents the 7th of V7 (last staff)
Key Words: pawpaw (fruit from southern United States), yonder (being at a distance within view or at a place or in a direction known or indicated), patch, basket; contractions: let’s (let us), put’n’em (putting them); abbreviations: pickin’ (picking)
Keyboard: advanced: left hand: add tonic (I) and dominate (V) root or chord – beginning of each measure or as a steady beat; right hand: tonic (I) and dominate (V) arpeggios

**“The Pawpaw Patch”**

		1.	Where, oh where is dear little Mary? Where, oh where is dear little Mary? Where, oh where is dear little Mary? Way down yonder in the pawpaw patch.

		2.	Come on boys, and let’s go find her, Come on boys, and let’s go find her, Come on boys, and let’s go find her, Way down yonder in the pawpaw patch.

		3.	Pickin’ up pawpaws put’n’em in the basket, Pickin’ up pawpaws put’n’em in the basket, Pickin’ up pawpaws put’n’em in the basket, Way down yonder in the pawpaw patch.

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One Little Brown Bird

Teaching the dotted half note, ascending octave skip,
and a diminished fourth Ti\Mi.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: England – Folk Song
Key: D Major
Time: 4/4
Form: AB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/a ta ta | ta/a ta/a |
| ta ta ta ta | ta/a/a ta | ta/a ta ta | ta/a/a/a |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Intervals: intermediate: So\Do, Do/Do ascending tonic octave skip, So\Mi, Ti\Mi (diminished fourth, d4)
Musical Elements: notes: whole, dotted half, half, quarter; tonic octave skip, diminished fourth (Ti\Mi)
Key Words: world geography: England; counting from one to ten, number rhyming words (hint for next number), one, flew/two, tree/three, more/four, alive/five, sticks/six, heaven/seven, gate/eight, line/nine, men/ten; sitting, noise, about, another, flying, sat, mother, father, home, flew; possessive: mother’s

**“One Little Brown Bird”**

	1.	One little brown bird, up and down he flew, Along came another one and that made two.

	2.	Two little brown birds, sitting on a tree, Along came another one and that made three.

	3.	Three little brown birds, then up came one more, What’s all the noise about? That made four.

	4.	Four little brown birds, all alive, alive, Along came another one and that made five.

	5.	Five little brown birds, sitting on some sticks, Along came another one and that made six.

	6.	Six little brown birds, flying up to heaven, Along came another one and that made seven.

	7.	Seven little brown birds, sitting on a gate, Along came another one and that made eight.

	8.	Eight little brown birds sat on mother’s line, Along came another one and that made nine.

	9.	Nine little brown birds saw a lot of men, So home they flew to father, and that made ten.

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Old MacDonald

Mastering the descending and ascending intervals
Do\So and So/Do, perfect fourth (P4).

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Traditional English Folk Song
Key: G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: AABA
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ta ta | ta ta ta/a |
| ta/a (ta) ta | ta/a (ta) ti ti | ta ta ta ti ti |
| ti ti ta ti ti ta | ti ti ti ti ta ta | ta/a/a/a |
Pitches: beginners: So La Do Re Mi – pentatonic scale
Intervals: beginners: Do\So, So/Mi, So/Do
Musical Elements: notes: whole, half, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter
Key Words: farming, farmer, farm animals and sounds: chickens, chick, dog, bow wow, cat, meow, sheep, baa baa, cow, moo moo, donkey, hee haw, duck, quack quack, memory song

**“Old MacDonald”**

		1.	Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! And on his farm he had some chicks, E-I-E-I-O! With a chick chick here, and a chick chick there, Here a chick, there a chick, ev’rywhere a chick chick, Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!

		2.	Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! And on his farm he had a dog, E-I-E-I-O! With a bow wow here, and a bow wow there, Here a bow, there a wow, ev’rywhere a bow wow, With a chick chick here, and a chick chick there, Here a chick, there a chick, ev’rywhere a chick chick, Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!

		3.	Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! And on his farm he had a cat, E-I-E-I-O! With a meow here, and a meow there, Here a meow, there a meow, ev’rywhere a meow meow, With a bow wow here, and a bow wow there, Here a bow, there a wow, ev’rywhere a bow wow, With a chick chick here, and a chick chick there, Here a chick, there a chick, ev’rywhere a chick chick, Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!

		4.	Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! And on his farm he had some sheep, E-I-E-I-O! With a baa baa here, and a baa baa there, Here a baa, there a baa, ev’rywhere a baa baa, With a meow here, and a meow there, Here a meow, there a meow, ev’rywhere a meow meow, With a bow wow here, and a bow wow there, Here a bow, there a wow, ev’rywhere a bow wow, With a chick chick here, and a chick chick there, Here a chick, there a chick, ev’rywhere a chick chick, Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!

		5.	Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! And on his farm he had a cow, E-I-E-I-O! With a moo moo here, and a moo moo there, Here a moo, there a moo, ev’rywhere a moo moo, With a baa baa here, and a baa baa there, Here a baa, there a baa, ev’rywhere a baa baa, With a meow here, and a meow there, Here a meow, there a meow, ev’rywhere a meow meow, With a bow wow here, and a bow wow there, Here a bow, there a wow, ev’rywhere a bow wow, With a chick chick here, and a chick chick there, Here a chick, there a chick, ev’rywhere a chick chick, Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!

		6.	Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! And on his farm he had a donkey, E-I-E-I-O! With a hee haw here, and a hee haw there, Here a hee, there a haw, ev’rywhere a hee haw, With a moo moo here, and a moo moo there, Here a moo, there a moo, ev’rywhere a moo moo, With a baa baa here, and a baa baa there, Here a baa, there a baa, ev’rywhere a baa baa, With a meow here, and a meow there, Here a meow, there a meow, ev’rywhere a meow meow, With a bow wow here, and a bow wow there, Here a bow, there a wow, ev’rywhere a bow wow, With a chick chick here, and a chick chick there, Here a chick, there a chick, ev’rywhere a chick chick, Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!

		7.	Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! And on his farm he had a duck, E-I-E-I-O! With a quack quack here, and a quack quack there, Here a quack, there a quack, ev’rywhere a quack quack, With a hee haw here, and a hee haw there, Here a hee, there a haw, ev’rywhere a hee haw, With a moo moo here, and a moo moo there, Here a moo, there a moo, ev’rywhere a moo moo, With a baa baa here, and a baa baa there, Here a baa, there a baa, ev’rywhere a baa baa, With a meow here, and a meow there, Here a meow, there a meow, ev’rywhere a meow meow, With a bow wow here, and a bow wow there, Here a bow, there a wow, ev’rywhere a bow wow, With a chick chick here, and a chick chick there, Here a chick, there a chick, ev’rywhere a chick chick, Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O!

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O, I’m Goin’ to Sing

Introducing dotted half note in 4/4 time.
Excellent beginning keyboard tune!

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Spiritual
Key: F Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABAb
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ti ta ti ti | ta ti ti ta ta |
| ta/a/a ta |
Pitches: beginners: Do Re Mi So
Intervals: beginners: So\Mi, Mi/So – beginning Orff interval
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, pentatonic scale, fermata
Key Words: begin your day song, keeping a steady beat, fermata, sing, clap, tap, snap, dance; goin’ (going) contraction: I’m (I am)
Keyboard: beginners: for right, left, and two hands together

**“O, I’m Goin’ to Sing”**

		1.	O, I’m goin’ to sing, goin’ to sing, goin’ to sing, goin’ to sing all along my way, O, I’m goin’ to sing, goin’ to sing, goin’ to sing, goin’ to sing all along my way.

		2.	O, I’m goin’ to clap, goin’ to clap, goin’ to clap, goin’ to clap all along my way, O, I’m goin’ to clap, goin’ to clap, goin’ to clap, goin’ to clap all along my way.

		3.	O, I’m goin’ to tap, goin’ to tap, goin’ to tap, goin’ to tap all along my way, O, I’m goin’ to tap, goin’ to tap, goin’ to tap, goin’ to tap all along my way.

		4.	O, I’m goin’ to snap, goin’ to snap, goin’ to snap, goin’ to snap all along my way, O, I’m goin’ to snap, goin’ to snap, goin’ to snap, goin’ to snap all along my way.

		5.	O, I’m goin’ to dance, goin’ to dance, goin’ to dance, goin’ to dance all along my way, O, I’m goin’ to dance, goin’ to dance, goin’ to dance, goin’ to dance all along my way.

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Oh, Where Has My Little Dog Gone?

Introducing the ascending dominate octave skip So/So.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Unknown
Key: F Major
Time: 3/4
Form: ABab
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/a ta | ta ta ta |
| ta/a/a_|_a ta ta | (_=tie)
Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: intermediate: Mi/So, So\Mi, Mi\Do, Re\Ti, Ti\So, Re/So, So/So dominate octave skip
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter; rest: quarter; pickup beat, tied notes
Key Words: dog, gone, where, tail, short, long, waggles, jog, whenever, himself, found, contraction: can’t (cannot)

**“Oh, Where Has My Little Dog Gone?”**

		1.	Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone? Oh where, oh where can he be? With his tail cut short and his ears cut long, Oh where, oh where can he be?

		2.	My little dog always waggles his tail, As on our way we jog, If my dog was short and his tail was long, The tail would waggle the dog.

		3.	My little dog always waggles his tail Whenever I call him to me. But he’s lost himself and he can’t be found, Oh where, oh where can he be?

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Oh When I Go A-Ploughing

Introducing a dotted quarter followed by an eighth note.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: English Singing Game
Key: F Major
Time: 3/4
Form: AaBa
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/ ti ti ti | ta ta ta |
| ta/a ta |
Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, So\Mi, Mi/So, Fa\Re, Re/Fa, Re\Ti, Re/La
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, perfect fifth, intervals of a third
Key Words: farming, ploughing, racking, planting, hoeing, farmer

**“Oh When I Go A-Ploughing”**

		1.	Oh, when I go a-ploughing, a-ploughing, a-ploughing, Oh, when I go a-ploughing, it’s this way and that. It’s this way and that way, it’s this way and that way, Oh, when I go a-ploughing, it’s this way and that.

		2.	Oh, when I go a-raking, a-raking, a-raking, Oh, when I go a-raking, it’s this way and that. It’s this way and that way, it’s this way and that way, Oh, when I go a-raking, it’s this way and that.

		3.	Oh, when I go a-planting, a-planting, a-planting, Oh, when I go a-planting, it’s this way and that. It’s this way and that way, it’s this way and that way, Oh, when I go a-planting, it’s this way and that.

		4.	Oh, when I go a-hoeing, a-hoeing, a-hoeing, Oh, when I go a-hoeing, it’s this way and that. It’s this way and that way, it’s this way and that way, Oh, when I go a-hoeing, it’s this way and that.

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Oh, My Aunt Came Back

Introducing the ascending dominate octave skip So/So.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: USA – Traditional
Key: F Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABAC
Rhythm: beginners: | (ta) ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta ta |
| ta/a/a/a |
Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi So
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Mi\So, So/So ascending dominate octave skip, Re\So, So\Mi, Re\So, So/Ti, So/Mi, Do\So
Musical Elements: notes: whole, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; call and response, echo song
Key Words: echo song, call and response, geography, Japan, Holland, Algiers, Guadeloupe, New York, city, zoo, waving fan, wooden shoe, shears, Hula-Hoop, rocking chair, monkey

**“Oh, My Aunt Came Back”**

	CALL	RESPONSE

1.	Oh, my aunt came back,	Oh, my aunt came back,
	from old Japan	from old Japan
	And she brought with her	And she brought with her
	a waving fan.	a waving fan.

2.	Oh, my aunt came back,	Oh, my aunt came back,
	from Holland too	from Holland too
	And she brought with her	And she brought with her
	a wooden shoe.	a wooden shoe.

3.	Oh, my aunt came back,	Oh, my aunt came back,
	from old Algiers	from old Algiers
	And she brought with her	And she brought with her
	a pair of shoes.	a pair of shoes.

4.	Oh, my aunt came back,	Oh, my aunt came back,
	from Guadeloupe	from Guadeloupe
	And she brought with her	And she brought with her
	a Hula-Hoop.	a Hula-Hoop.

5.	Oh, my aunt came back,	Oh, my aunt came back,
	from the New York fair	from the New York fair
	And she brought with her	And she brought with her
	a rocking chair.	a rocking chair.

6.	Oh, my aunt came back,	Oh, my aunt came back,
	from the City Zoo	from the City Zoo
	And she brought with her	And she brought with her
	a monkey like you!	a monkey like you!

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