Be Kind To Your Web-Footed Friends

A natural tonic (Di), sharped second (Ri), flat third (Me), with tonic and dominate octave skips, while extending the vocal range, makes this famous march challenging and fun!

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: music: John P. Sousa – words: unknown
Key: E flat Major
Time: 2/2 (counted in 4/4)
Form: AB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/a ta ta | ta/a ta ta |
| ta/a ta/ ti | syncopation, | ta/a/a ta | ta ta/a/a |
| ta ta ta ta | ta/a (ta) ta | ta (ta) ta/a |
Pitches: advanced: So La Ti Do Di Re Ri Me Mi Fa So La Do
Intervals: advanced: Mi\Ri (raised 2nd), Ri/Mi, Mi/So, So\Mi, Fa\Re, Re\Di (raised tonic), Di/Re, Re/Fa, La\Re, Re/So, Ti/Re, Do/Me (lowered 3rd), Do/Do ascending tonic octave skip, Do\Do descending octave skip, So\Do, So\So descending dominate octave skip, La/Mi
Musical Elements: notes: whole, dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; multiple tied notes, pickup beat, flat, sharp, natural, vocal slur, octave skips
Key Words: John Phillip Sousa, “The Stars and Strips Forever,” patriotic tunes, nonsense lyrics, animal science, duck, swamp, mother, another, nearly, damp, alone, friends, one and only; hyphenated: web-footed

**“Be Kind To Your Web-Footed Friends”**
Be kind to your web-footed friends, For a duck may be somebody’s mother. She lives all alone in the swamp, In the cold and the damp. Be kind to your web-footed friends, For one duck may be nearly like another, But to the duck that she loves, She is the one, she is the one and only mother.

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Autumn Leaves Are Falling

Introducing uncommon intervals: Re/La, Fa\Ti and a
musical refrain which echoes the verse.

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: Germany – Folk Tune
Key: F Major
Time: 3/4
Form: staves: AaAa – song: AA
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta | ta ta ti ti |
| ta (ta) ti ti |
Pitches: intermediate: Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals:intermediate: So\Mi, Fa\Re, Re/La, Fa\T, Do/Mi
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; pickup beat, verse/refrain, vocal slur
Key Words: world geography, Germany, earth science, seasons, autumn, fall, leaves, fluttering, falling, tree tops, ground, trumpet, whirling, around, tired, huddled, heap, asleep; contraction: they’re (they are)

**“Autumn Leaves Are Falling”**

		1.	Autumn leaves are now falling; Red and yellow and brown; Autumn leaves are now falling, See them fluttering down.
			Refrain:
			Tra, la, la, la, la, la, la, Tra, la, la, la, la, la, Tra, la, la, la, la, la, la, Tra, la, la, la, la, la.
		2.	Autumn leaves from the tree tops Flutter down to the ground, When the wind blows his trumpet, They go whirling around.
			Refrain
		3.	Autumn leaves they’re tired, In a soft huddled heap, At the foot of the old tree, Soon will fall fast asleep.
			Refrain

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America

Practicing syncopation and breath control with an old melody which builds slowly before stepping between the dominate (So) to the tonic (Do) using a variety of rhythms.

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: melody: England, same tune as “God Save the Queen” lyrics: USA, Samuel F Smith 1832
Key: G Major
Time: 3/4
Form: staves: ACBD – song: AB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ta | ta/ ti ta | syncopation, | ta/a/a | ta ti ti ti ti | ti ti ta ta |
Pitches: intermediate: Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: intermediate: Re\Ti, Do/So, Do/Mi, La\Fa
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; syncopation, vocal slur
Key Words: early national anthem of the USA, USA history, country, liberty, fathers, Pilgrims, pride, mountainside, freedom, native, noble, rills, rapture, thrills, swell, breeze, tongues, awake, breathe, partake, prolong, God, Thee, author, bright, holy, protect, might, King, American independence; contraction: ’tis (it is); abbreviation: ev’ry (every); possessives: pilgrim’s, freedom’s, fathers’

Also known as “My Country ‘Tis of Thee,” “America” along with”Hail, Columbia” served as one of the early national anthems of the United States of America, before the adoption of “The Star Spangled Banner” in 1931. (also in 3/4 time)

“America”
(“My Country ‘Tis of Thee”)

		1.	My country, ’tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the Pilgrims’ pride, From ev’ry mountainside Let freedom ring!
		2.	My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills, Like that above.
		3.	Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom’s song; Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong.
		4.	Our fathers’ God to Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we sing. Long may our land be bright, With freedom’s holy light, Protect us by Thy might, Great God our King.

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Alpine Song

Two alternating pitch patterns, uncommon intervals, syncopated rhythms, and sounds added to each refrain will strengthen
literacy and memory skills with great fun!

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: Austrian – Yodeling Song
Key: F Major
Time: 3/4
Form: verse: AA – refrain: AaAa’ – song: AB verse/refrain
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ta | ti ti ta ti ti |
| ta (ta) ti ti | ta (ti) ti ti ti | ti/ ri ti ti ti ti | syncopation, | ti/ ri ti ti ta | syncopation
Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: advanced: Do\So/Do, Re/Fa, Re\La, Do/Mi, Do/So, So\Mi\Do descending tonic arpeggio, Ti/So, Fa\Ti – two alternating pitch patterns: Do/So\Mi\Do, Ti/So\Fa\Ti
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; rest: quarter, eighth; pickup beats, multiple fermatas, syncopation, alternating pitch patterns
Key Words: world geography, Austria, Austrian, natural science, avalanche, mountain, hiking, mountain hiking, interrupting, yodeling, Saint Bernard, rescue dog, Guernsey Cow, Martian; yodel imitation: yodelayheehoo, yodelayheehee

**“Alpine Song”**
		Sounds are made for each interruption of the yodeler’s cry. Each sound is added to the preceding refrain.
	1.	Oh, an Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high. When along came an avalanche, interrupting his cry.
		Refrain:
		Yo-lay-dee, yodelayheehee, Oh yodelayheehoo. (shh-shh) Yodelayheehee, Oh yodelayheehoo. (shh-shh) Yodelayheehee, Oh yodelayheehoo. (shh-shh) Yodelayheehee Ohlay.
	2.	Oh, an Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high. When along came a Saint Bernard, interrupting his cry.
		Refrain:
		Yo-lay-dee, yodelayheehee, Oh yodelayheehoo. (pant-pant, shh-shh) Yodelayheehee, Oh yodelayheehoo. (pant-pant, shh-shh) Yodelayheehee, Oh yodelayheehoo. (pant-pant, shh-shh) Yodelayheehee Ohlay.
	3.	Oh, an Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high. When along came a Guernsey cow, interrupting his cry.
		Refrain:
		Yo-lay-dee, yodelayheehee, Oh yodelayheehoo. (moo-moo, pant-pant, shh-shh) Yodelayheehee, Oh yodelayheehoo. (moo-moo, pant-pant, shh-shh) Yodelayheehee, Oh yodelayheehoo. (moo-moo, pant-pant, shh-shh) Yodelayheehee Ohlay.
	4.	Oh, an Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high. When along came a Martian, interrupting his cry.
		Refrain:
		Yo-lay-dee, yodelayheehee, Oh yodelayheehoo. (beep-beep, moo-moo, pant-pant, shh-shh) Yodelayheehee, Oh yodelayheehoo. (beep-beep, moo-moo, pant-pant, shh-shh) Yodelayheehee, Oh yodelayheehoo. (beep-beep, moo-moo, pant-pant, shh-shh) Yodelayheehee Ohlay.

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A La Puerta Del Cielo

"A La Puerta Del Cielo" Lyrics, Text Format

Practicing the ascending interval So/Do and the feeling of ending the first three lines on the second (Re).

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: USA – Spanish Folk Song
Key: F Major
Time: 2/4
Form: staves: AABa – song: AB verse/chorus
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ti ti | ta ti ti | ta ta |
| ti ti ta | ta (ta) |
Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Fa\Re, Re\So, La\Fa
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; vocal slur
Key Words: North American history, Basque, New Mexico, multi-cultural, lullaby, sacred, Spanish, zapatos (shoes), angelitos (angels), niño (baby), madres (mother), cielo (heaven), asiste (pray), duermete (slumber); hyphenated: bare-footed

ñ – The Spanish “ñ” is pronounced like the “ny” in the word “canyon.”
Collected from the Basque people in New Mexico, cir. 1932 – Sail Away, Locke

**“A La Puerta Del Cielo”**
(At the Gate of Heaven)

		1.	A la puerta del cielo venden zapatos, Para los angelitos que andan descalzos. Duermete, niño, Duermete, niño, Duermete, niño, arru, arru.
		2.	A los niños que duerman Dios benedice A las madres que velan Dios las asiste. Duermete, niño, Duermete, niño, Duermete, niño, arru, arru.

			Translation:
		1.	At the gate of heaven little shoes they are selling, For the little bare-footed angels there dwelling. Slumber my baby, slumber my baby Slumber my baby, arru, arru.
		2.	God will bless children who go to sleep God will help mothers who pray Slumber my baby, slumber my baby Slumber my baby, arru, arru.

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Acres of Clams

Contrasting a vocal slur with tied notes, extending the vocal range with ascending and descending tonic arpeggios. Carrying over through the mid-phrase rest will strengthen breath control.

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: USA – Folk Song, attributed to Francis D. Henry cir. 1874
Key: E flat Major
Time: 3/4
Form: AaBa – eight measure phrases
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta | ta ta/a |
| ta (ta) ta | ta/a/a |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So La Ti Do
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Do/Mi, Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio, So\Mi\Do descending tonic arpeggio, Mi\La, Do8\So\Mi descending tonic arpeggio
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter; rest: quarter; pickup beat, tied notes, vocal slur, tonic arpeggio
Key Words: USA geography – Puget Sound, Washington, Salish Sea, USA western expansion, gold mining, prospecting, cradled, frequently, tunneled, wealthy, hundreds, digging, sure, grub, blanket, tools, morning, shank, country, ambition, laugh, condition, surrounded, acres, clams; abbreviation: hydraulic’d (hydrauliced); contraction: I’ve (I have)

Same tune as “Old Rosin the Beau” cir. 1830’s, and “Lay of the Old Settler.”

**“Acres of Clams”**

	1.	I’ve wandered all over this country, Prospecting and digging for gold; I’ve tunneled, hydraulic’d, and cradled, This story I’ve frequently told, This story I’ve frequently told, This story I’ve frequently told; I’ve tunneled, hydraulic’d, and cradled, This story I’ve frequently told.
	2.	For one who got wealthy by mining, I saw many hundreds get poor, I made up my mind to go digging, For something a little more sure, For something a little more sure, For something a little more sure; I made up my mind to go digging, For something a little more sure.
	3.	I rolled up my grub in my blanket, I left all my tools on the ground, I started one morning to shank it, For the country they call Puget Sound, For the country they call Puget Sound, For the country they call Puget Sound; I started one morning to shank it, For the country they call Puget Sound.
	4.	No longer a slave of ambition, I laugh at the world and its shams, And I think of my happy condition, Surrounded by Acres of Clams, Surrounded by Acres of Clams, Surrounded by Acres of Clams; And I think of my happy condition, Surrounded by Acres of Clams.

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3rd Grade