Key Words: vocal sounds for clock chimes, telling time, quarter hour, half hour, chime, half past, fled, tow’r (tower)
The Vertical Accent: Marcato – also called the “housetop” means that you have to be play a certain note MORE FORCEFULLY and usually SHORTER then the horizontal accent.
“The Chimes”
Ding, ding, ding!
From the high tow’r
Hear the bells chime,
Telling the hour,
Fast flies the time.
Ding, ding, ding, ding!
One quarter sped
Half the hour past;
Three quarters fled;
Now rings the last.
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding!
Hear the bells chime
From the high tow’r!
Fast flies the time.
Hark the new hour!
Repeated rhythmic and melodic patterns make this a seasonal favorite at Christmas.
Description
Grade: Third (3)
Origin: Traditional Canadian Folk Song
Key: F Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABbC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/ta ta ta | ta ta/a/a | ta ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta/a | ta ti ti ti ti ti ti | (ta) ta ta/a | ta ta ta ta | ta/a/a/a | ta ta ta ti ti_|_ ta
(_ indicates tied note)
Descending interval Do\La, ascending interval La/Do, and the ascending tonic arpeggio, with syncopation occurring on the second half of the fourth beat.
Description
Grade: Third
Origin: USA – African American Spiritual
Key: G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: staves: ABCD- song: AABB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti ta ta |
| ta ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta/a | ta/a ta/ ti | syncopation,
| ta ta ta ta |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So – pentatonic scale
Key Words: sacred, African American History, chatter, angels, morning, all day long, soon, band of angels
“Chatter with the Angels”
Chatter with the angels soon in the morning,
Chatter with the angels all day long. Chatter with the angels soon in the morning,
Chatter with the angels all day long.
I hope to join that band and
Chatter with the angels all day long.
I hope to join that band and
Chatter with the angels all day long.
Students form a standing circle facing the middle (arms length apart) with one student out.
With a steady beat* one student begins walking around the outside of the circle singing the solo, echoed by the group.
When the song ends, the walking student chooses (taps) the student they are walking behind.
Racing around the circle, should the chosen student tag the first student before they reach the opening in the circle they win their place back and the song is sung again.
Key Words: Scottish poem, Scotland, traditional folk tune, bidding farewell, ending for occasions, multiple meanings for “auld lang syne”: “long long ago”, “for the sake of old times,” auld, acquaintance, brought, brought to mind, syne, yet
“Auld Lang Syne”
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days of auld lang syne?
CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll take a cup of kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
Musical Elements: notes: whole, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; pickup beat, tied notes, two double barlines, syncopation, cut time, reading cut time
Key Words: world geography: England; world history: World War I, caisson (two-wheeled cart designed to carry artillery ammunition), counter march (reverse direction maintaining order), right-about, military drills, soldier formations, wagon soldiers, Field Artillery (canons, guns), contraction: it’s (it is), where’er (where ever)
The tune was later used by the United States Armed Services: “The Army Goes Rolling Along.”
“The Caissons Go Rolling Along”
“The Caisson Song”
1.
Over hill, over dale,
We have hit the dusty trail,
As those caissons go rolling along.”Counter march! right-about!”
Hear those wagon soldiers shout,
As those caissons go rolling along.
Chorus:
2.
For it’s hi! hi! hee! in the Field Artillery,
Call off you numbers loud and strong.
And where’re we go, you will always know
That those caissons go rolling along.
Yes, those caissons go rolling along.
Repeated rhythmic and melodic patterns make this a seasonal favorite at Christmas.
Description
Grade: Third (3)
Origin: Traditional Canadian Folk Song
Key: F Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABbC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/ta ta ta | ta ta/a/a | ta ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta/a | ta ti ti ti ti ti ti | (ta) ta ta/a | ta ta ta ta | ta/a/a/a | ta ta ta ti ti_|_ ta
(_ indicates tied note)
Key Words: Canadian Folk Song, Christmas, sacred, counting to 10 forwards and backwards, God speaking, bible stories, thee, clothing, wrapped, swaddling, manger, Bethlehem, Paul, Silas, Hebrew, gospel, preachers, heaven, dressed, ten commandments.
“Children Go Where I Send Thee”
Children, go where I send thee!
How shall I send thee?
1.
I’m gonna send thee one by one,
One for the little bitty Baby.
Wrapped in swaddling clothing,
Lying in the manger,Born, born,
Born in Bethlehem.
Children, go where I send thee!
How shall I send thee?
2.
I’m gonna send thee two by two,
Two for Paul and Silas
One for the little bitty Baby.
Wrapped in swaddling clothing,
Lying in the manger,Born, born,
Born in Bethlehem.
Descending interval Do\La, ascending interval La/Do, and the ascending tonic arpeggio, with syncopation occurring on the second half of the fourth beat.
Description
Grade: Third
Origin: USA – African American Spiritual
Key: G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: staves: ABCD- song: AABB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti ta ta |
| ta ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta/a | ta/a ta/ ti | syncopation,
| ta ta ta ta |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So – pentatonic scale
Key Words: sacred, African American History, chatter, angels, morning, all day long, soon, band of angels
“Chatter with the Angels”
Chatter with the angels soon in the morning,
Chatter with the angels all day long. Chatter with the angels soon in the morning,
Chatter with the angels all day long.
I hope to join that band and
Chatter with the angels all day long.
I hope to join that band and
Chatter with the angels all day long.
Students form a standing circle facing the middle (arms length apart) with one student out.
With a steady beat* one student begins walking around the outside of the circle singing the solo, echoed by the group.
When the song ends, the walking student chooses (taps) the student they are walking behind.
Racing around the circle, should the chosen student tag the first student before they reach the opening in the circle they win their place back and the song is sung again.