Bell Horses

Beginning Orff interval So\Mi.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England – Nursery Rhyme
Key: D Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABaB
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ti ti | ti ti ta |
Pitches: beginners: Mi So La
Intervals: beginners: So\Mi
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; D.C. al Fine, Fine, beginning Orff interval
Key Words: world geography: England; time of day, clock

**“Bell Horses”**

			Refrain
			Bell horses, bell horses, What’s the time of day?

		1.	One o’clock, teo o’clock, Time to away.
			(refrain)

		2.	Two o’clock, three o’clock, Four, and away!
			(refrain)

		3.	Five o’clock, six o’clock, Now time to staty!
			(refrain)

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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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Before Dinner

Adding the sixth, La, to the beginning Orff interval So\Mi.

Description

Grade: First Grade
Origin: Zarian Folk Song
Key: A Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABABaBaBcBcB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti | ti ta ti | ta/a |
| ti ti ta | ti ri ti ri ti ti |
Pitches: beginners: Mi So La, structured around the fifth pitch (So) of the major scale
Intervals: beginners: La\Mi, Mi/La, So\Mi, Mi/So
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth; syncopation, multiple repeats, call and response
Key Words: hoe, garden, farming, jugs, pound, yellow, corn, mush, stir, eat, gather, campfire, pots, cooking

“Before Dinner”

Call

Responce

First we go to hoe our garden,

Ya, ya, ya, ya.

Next we carry jugs of water,

Ya, ya, ya, ya.

Then we pound the yellow corn,

Ya, ya, ya, ya.

Then we stir our pots of mash,

Ya, ya, ya, ya.

Now we eat, come gather ’round the campfire,

Ya, ya, ya, ya.

Now we eat, come gather ’round the campfire,

Ya, ya, ya, ya.

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Bed-Time

Introducing the marcato (accent mark).

Description

Grade: First
Origin: United States of America – Emilie Poulsson, Eleanor Smith
Key: D Major
Time: 4/4
Tempo: Moderato
Form: ABC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ta ta | ti ti ti ti ti ti ta | | ti/ ri ti ti ti ti ta |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do, all the pitch of the major scale
Intervals: intermediate: So\Do, Do/So, Do/Do ascending octave skip
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; rest: whole; dynamics: forte, mezzo forte, decrescendo, crescendo, accent marks (marcato)
Key Words: sounds of a clock, time for bed, gaily, flock, doll, block, bids, jacket, frock, eyelids, tick-tock, names: Amy, Jamie, Jo, Jock

**“Bed-Time”**
Tick-tock! Tick-tock! Amy, Jamie, Jo, and Jock, Off to bed they gaily flock, Leaving book and doll and block, Ev’ry night when bids the clock, Tick-tock! Tick-tock! Tick-tock! Tick-tock! Off with jacket, off with frock! Amy, Jamie, Jo and Jock, Not a frown among the flock, Soon will sleep their eyelids lock, Tick-tock! Tick-tock!

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Battle Hymn of the Republic

Dotted quarter and dotted eight syncopation throughout,
melodic rhythm patterns, and a tonic arpeggio.

Description

Grade: Fifth
Origin: USA – words: Julia Ward Howe, music: Traditional (1861)
Key: G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: phrases: ABACDE – song: AB, verse/chorus
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti/ ri ti/ ri ti/ ri ti/ ri | syncopation, | ti/ ri ti/ ri ta ti/ ri | syncopation,
| ti/ ri ti/ ri ta ta | syncopation, | ta ta ta ta | ta/a/a (ta) |
| ta/ ri ti/ ri ti/ ri | syncopation | ta/a ta (ta) |
Pitches: intermediate: Mi Fa So La Ti Do Re Mi
Intervals: beginners: Mi/So/Do/ ascending tonic arpeggio (I, G), So\Mi/So (m3), Mi\Do (M3), Do\La (m3)
Musical Elements: notes: doted half. half, dotted quarter, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth; rest: quarter; pickup beat, arpeggio, verse/chorus, style: majestically
Key Words: USA history, American Civil War, glory, Lord, trampling, vintage, grapes of wrath, loosed, fateful, lightning, terrible, swift, sword, marching, watch-fires, hundred, circling, camps, builded, alter, dews, damps, righteous, dim, flaring, lamps, fiery gospel, burnished, steel, contemners, grace, hero, serpent, heel, sounded, trumpet, retreat, sifting, judgment-seat, swift, soul, jubilant, beauty, lilies, Christ, bosom, transfigures, holy, free, wave, morning, wisdom, mighty, Succour, brave, footstool, slave
Recorder: intermediate: melody primarily moves by steps improving finger dexterity

Succour: assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.
Same tune as “John Brown’s Body.”

**“Battle Hymn of the Republic”**

	1.	Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on.
		Chorus:
		Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on.
	2.	I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps, They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps, His day is marching on.
		Chorus
	3.	I have read a fiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel: “As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal; Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel, Since God is marching on.
		Chorus
	4.	He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat: Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on.
		Chorus
	5.	In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me. As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on.
		Chorus
	6.	He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave, He is Wisdom to the mighty, He is Succour to the brave, So the world shall be His footstool, and the soul of Time His slave, Our God is marching on.
		Chorus

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Barnyard Song

Introducing syncopation while increasing memory skills.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: Kentucky Mountain Song
Key: C Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ta | ta/ ti | syncopation
Pitches: intermediate: So Do Re Mi La Do – pentatonic scale
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi, So/Do, Do\So
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter, eighth; pick-up beat, dotted quarter, tied notes
Key Words: USA geography, culture: Kentucky; farm animals hen, duck, cat, goose, sheep, cow, horse, farm animal sounds

**“Barnyard Song”**

		1.	I had a a cat and the cat pleased me. I fed my cat under yonder tree. Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

		2.	I had a hen… Hen goes chimmy chuck, chimmy chuck, Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

		3.	I had a duck… Duck goes quack, quack, Hen goes chimmy chuck, chimmy chuck, Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

		4.	I had a goose… Goose goes hissy, hissy, Duck goes quack, quack, Hen goes chimmy chuck, chimmy chuck, Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

		5.	I had a sheep… Sheep goes Baa, Baa, Goose goes hissy, hissy, Duck goes quack, quack, Hen goes chimmy chuck, chimmy chuck, Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

		6.	I had a cow… Cow goes moo, moo, Sheep goes Baa, Baa, Goose goes hissy, hissy, Duck goes quack, quack, Hen goes chimmy chuck, chimmy chuck, Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

		7.	I had a horse… Horse goes neigh, neigh, Cow goes moo, moo, Sheep goes Baa, Baa, Goose goes hissy, hissy, Duck goes quack, quack, Hen goes chimmy chuck, chimmy chuck, Cat goes fiddle-i-fee.

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Barges

Excellent for beginning grade level expectations.

Description

Grade: Fourth
Origin: USA – Traditional
Key: C Major
Time: 4/4
Form: staves: ABABaBaB – phrases: AAaa – song: Aa
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ta ta ta | ti ti ti ti ta ti ti |
| ta ta ta ta | ta/a ta ti ti | ta ta ta/a |
Pitches: beginners: Do Re Mi Fa So La Do
Intervals: intermediate: Re/So, Do/Mi, Fa\Re, So\Mi Mi/Do8
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; verse/refrain, stepping down the staff Do-Re, each phrase begins on the third (Mi), or dominate (So), always ending with the repeated tonic (Do, Do, Do)
Key Words: USA history, boating rules, boating signals, nautical words, boat captain, ship captain, wishing song, starboard (right), port, left, sail the ocean blue, treasures, river barge, pirates, brave, bold; abbreviation: flick’ring (flickering), what will you be when you grow up?
Recorder: intermediate: Excellent for students who have completed the Beginning Recorder Songs

**“Barges”**

		1.	Out of my window looking in the night, I can see the barges’ flick’ring light. Silently flows the river to the sea, And the barges, too, go silently.
			Refrain
			Barges, I would like to go with you; I would like to sail the ocean blue. Barges, have you treasures in you hold? Do you fight with pirates brave and bold?
		2.	Out of my window looking in the night, I can see the barges’ flick’ring light. Starboard shines green and port is glowing red, You can see them flick’ring far ahead.
			Refrain
			Barges, I would like to go with you; I would like to sail the ocean blue. Barges, have you treasures in you hold? Do you fight with pirates brave and bold?

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The Band Played On

Introducing the lowered/natural seventh, Te, the raised/sharped
fifth, Si, and longer phrases to strengthen breath control.

Description

Grade: Fourth
Origin: USA – words: John F. Palmer – music: Charles B. Ward (composed 1895)
Key: G Major
Time: 3/4
Form: ABCD
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta | ta/a/a | ta/a ti ti |
| ta ta/ ti | syncopation
Pitches: advanced: So Si La Te Ti Do Re Mi Fa – natural/lowered seventh (Te), sharped/ raised fifth, (Si)
Intervals: advanced: Do/Mi\Do, Ti/Mi\Ti, La/Do\La, Ti/Fa, Fa\La, Ti/Re\Ti, So/Mi, Mi\So, So/Do, Ti\Te, La/Re, La\Si/La, Mi\La
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; tied notes, syncopation, lowered seventh (natural) Te, sharped fifth (raised) Si, long phrases develop breath control
Key Words: United States history, waltz, strawberry blond, glide, adored, loaded, exploded, alarm, strawberry curl, band played on; contraction: he’d (he would); abbreviations: ‘cross (across), ne’er (never)

“The Band Played On”
Casey would waltz with the strawberry blond, And the band played on; He’d glide ‘cross the floor with the girl he adored, And the band played on; But his brain was so loaded, it nearly exploded, The poor girl would shake with alarm; He’d ne’er leave the girl with the strawberry curl, And the band played on.

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Babylon’s Fallin’

Perfect for adding music literacy to your church, homeschool, or classroom.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: Spiritual
Key: G Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABaB verse/refrain
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ta | ta ti ti |
Pitches: beginners: Do Re Mi
Intervals: beginners: Do/Mi, Mi\Do
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; repeat sign, D.C. al Fine, Fine
Key Words: Jesus, sacred, Babylon, Bible story, peace, sin
Keyboard: beginners: three finger exercise for left, right and two hands together
Recorder: beginners: B, A, G, three finger exercise for the left hand

**“Babylon’s Fallin'”**

			Refrain
			Babylon’s fallin’, fallin’, fallin’ Babylon’s fallin’ to rise no more.

		1.	Oh, Jesus, tell you once before Babylon’s fallin’ to rise no more.
			(refrain)

		2.	To go in peace and sin no more. Babylon’s fallin’ to rise no more.
			(refrain)

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Baby Bumblebee

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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