Down in the Valley

Uncommon time signature: 9/8, feeling triple meter in 9/8,
harmony in thirds, and a diminished f sharp arpeggio (vii, df#).

Description

Grade: Fifth
Origin: USA, Kentucky – Folk Song
Key: G Major
Time: 9/8 – uncommon time signature
Form: ABaB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/ ta ti ti ti ti | syncopation, | ta/a (ti) ti ti ti | ta/ ta/ ti ti ti |
Pitches: intermediate: melody: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
harmony: Ti Re Mi Fa So La Ti (pitch formats include harmony)
Intervals: intermediate: melody: So/Do (P4), Mi/So (m3), So\Re (P4), So/Ti/Re/So ascending tonic arpeggio (I, D); harmony: Ti/Mi (P4), So/Ti (m3), Ti\Fa (P4), Ti/Re/Fa/Ti ascending arpeggio (vii, df#, diminished f sharp)
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: eighth; pickup beats, syncopation, tied notes, two part harmony (3rds), repeated melodic rhythm patterns; 9/8 time: eighth note receives one beat, divisions of a dotted quarter note: three eights (3 ti’s), feeling triple meter (3) in 9/8: where three eights would be a triplet if the beat is represented by a dotted quarter
Key Words: USA history, USA geography: Kentucky, pining (heart-broken) love song, ballad, unrequited love, earth science, valley, hang your head, wind blow, roses, sunshine, violets, dew, angels, Heaven, sacred, I love you, write, letter, containing, will you be mine, build, castle, forty

**“Down in the Valley”**

	1.	Down in the valley, the valley so low, Hang your head over, hear the wind blow. Hear the wind blow, dear, hear the wind blow, Hang your head over, hear the wind blow.

	2.	Roses love sunshine, violets love dew, Angels in Heaven know I love you, Know I love you, dear, know I love you, Angels in Heaven know I love you.

	3.	Write me a letter, containing three lines, Answer my question, “Will you be mine?” Will you be mine, dear, will you be mine?” Answer my question, “Will you be mine?”

	4.	Build me a castle forty feet high, So I can see him/her as he/she goes by, As he/she goes by, dear, as he/she goes by, So I can see him/her as he/she goes by.

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Down Came a Lady

This simple rhyme will challenge your best readers.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: USA – Game Song
Key: F Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABCD
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ti ta ta| ta ti ti ti ti ti ti |
| ti ti ti ti ta (ta) |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi, Mi\Do, Re\La, So/Do
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; rests: quarter; two measure phrases, question and answer
Key Words: rhyme, lady, wife, two, blue

**“Down Came a Lady”**
Down cam a lady, Down came two, Down came old Daniel’s wife And she was dressed in blue.

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Down By the Riverside

Advanced syncopation, repeated melodic patterns, an augmented fourth (A4), and practicing the descending major sixth (M6) Mi\So.

Description

Grade: Fifth
Origin: USA – African American Spiritual, circa. 1819
Key: G Major
Time: 2/4
Form: AB – verse/refrain
Rhythm: advanced: | ti ta ti | syncopation,
| ti ti ta | (ti) ti ti/ ri | syncopation, | ri ti/ ta | syncopation , | ri ti/ ti ti ri | syncopation, | ta ta |
ta/a_|_/ ti ti ti ri | syncopation, | ri ti/ ti ti | syncopation, | ta ti ti ri | syncopation, | ti ta/ | syncopation
Pitches: beginners: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa
Intervals: intermediate: Mi\So (M6), La/Do/Mi ascending arpeggio (vi, Em), Ti/Mi (augmented 4th, A4), Fa\Do (P4), Do/Mi (M3), Re/Fa (m3)
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; rest: eighth; pickup beat, ties, vocal slur, repeat sign, first and second endings, verse/refrain, syncopation, arpeggio (vi, Em), repeated melodic rhythm patterns: eight rest on first beat
Key Words: USA history, African American History, sacred, spiritual, sword, shield, study war, golden sand, long white rob, starry crown, golden shoes, Prince of Peace, shake hands, around the world; contraction: gonna (going to), ain’t (am not)

“Down By the Riverside”
also known as
“Ain’t Gonna Study War No More”

		1.	Gonna lay down my sword and shield, Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside. Gonna lay down my sword and shield, Gonna study war no more.
			Refrain:
			I ain’t gonna study war no more, Ain’t gonna study war no more, Ain’t gonna study war no more;I ain’t gonna study war no more, Ain’t gonna study war no more, Ain’t gonna study war no more.
		2.	Gonna stick my sword in the golden sand; Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside. Gonna stick my sword in the golden sand Down by the riverside Gonna study war no more.
			Refrain
		3.	Gonna put on my long white robe; Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside. Gonna put on my long white robe; Down by the riverside Gonna study war no more.
			Refrain
		4.	Gonna put on my starry crown; Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside. Gonna put on my starry crown; Down by the riverside Gonna study war no more.
			Refrain
		5.	Gonna put on my golden shoes; Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside. Gonna put on my golden shoes; Down by the riverside Gonna study war no more.
			Refrain
		6.	Gonna talk with the Prince of Peace; Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside. Gonna talk with the Prince of Peace; Down by the riverside Gonna study war no more.
			Refrain
		7.	Gonna shake hands around the world; Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside, Down by the riverside. Gonna shake hands around the world; Down by the riverside Gonna study war no more.
			Refrain

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Down By the Bay

Repeated rest on the first beat, natural 7th (Te), and a sharped second (Ri) offer several new insights to music’s language.

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: USA – Traditional Folk Song
Key: G Major
Time: 2/2 – (counted in 4/4)
Form: through composed
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/a ta/a | ta/a/a/a |
| (ta) ti ti ti ti ti ti | (ta) ta ta ta | (ta) ta ti ti ta |
| (ta/a) (ta) ti ti | ti ti ti ti ta/a | ta ti ti ta/a |
| ta ta/a ta | ta ta ta ta |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Te Ti Do Re Ri Mi – natural 7th (Te), sharped second (Ri)
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Do\So, So/Ti, Ti\So, Mi\Ri/Mi
Musical Elements: notes: whole, half, quarter, eighth; rests: half, quarter; pickup beat, repeat signs, multiple fermatas, first and second endings, natural, sharp, natural 7th (Te), sharped second (Ri)
Key Words: camp song, playground song, game song, improvisational song, bay, watermelons, grow, home, mother, goose, moose, whale, polka-dot tail, fly, wearing, tie, bear, combing, hair, llamas, eating, pajamas, rhyme, silly; contraction: couldn’t (could not) song’s (song has)

**“Down By the Bay”**

	1.	Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow, Back to my home, I dare not go, For if I do, my mother will say. Did you ever see a goose kissing a moose? Down by the bay.”
	2.	Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow, Back to my home, I dare not go, For if I do, my mother will say. “Did you ever see a whale with a polka-dot tail? Down by the bay.”
	3.	Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow, Back to my home, I dare not go, For if I do, my mother will say. “Did you ever see a fly wearing a tie? Down by the bay.”
	4.	Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow, Back to my home, I dare not go, For if I do, my mother will say. “Did you ever see a bear combing his hair? Down by the bay.”
	5.	Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow, Back to my home, I dare not go, For if I do, my mother will say. “Did you ever see llamas eating their pajamas? Down by the bay.”
	6.	Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow, Back to my home, I dare not go, For if I do, my mother will say. “Did you ever have a time when you couldn’t make a rhyme? Down by the bay.”
	7.	Down by the bay, where the watermelons grow, Back to my home, I dare not go, For if I do, my mother will say. “This silly song’s gone on too long? Down by the bay.”

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Down at the Station

Dotted eight syncopation, tonic arpeggio, and, a major sixth.

Description

Grade: Second
Origin: USA – Traditional
Key: F Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABAC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti/ ri | syncopation,
| ta ta | ti/ ri ti/ ri | syncopation, | ta/a |
Pitches: beginners: So Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: intermediate: Mi\Do\So descending tonic arpeggio, So/Mi (M6), So\Mi, Mi\Do, Do/So,
So8\Re/So8, So8\Do
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, dotted eighth, sixteenth; syncopation, tonic arpeggio, minor sixth (So/Mi)
Key Words: railroad, train station, train engine, puffer bellies, coal engine, morning, engine driver, chug, woo

**“Down at the Station”**
Down at the station, early in the morning, See the little puffer bellies all in a row. See the engine driver pull the little handle. Chug! Chug! Woo! Woo! Off they go.

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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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Donkey Riding

Introducing harmony using a two part refrain.

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: Canada – Dock-Workers Song
Key: D Major
Time: 2/4
Form: AB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti/ ri ti ti | syncopation,
| ti ti ta | ti ti ti ti | ti ti ri ti ti ri | ta ti/ ri | syncopation, | ta ta |
Pitches: intermediate: melody: So Do Re Mi Fa So La Do; 2nd part: La Ti Do Re Mi Fa
Intervals: advanced: melody: Fa\Re, Do/Mi, Re/So, So\Do, So\Mi, Do/La/Do8, Do8\So, Re/So; second part: Re\Ti, Do/Fa
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; syncopation, two part, singing in parts, reading two parts, two part harmony, verse/refrain
Key Words: world geography, North America, Canada, Sea Chanty, dock loader, dock worker, Quebec, stowing, timber, deck, golden, crown, donkey, Horn of Africa, lion, unicorn, sailing round the world; contraction: there’s (there is), it’s (it is)

**“Donkey Riding”**

		1.	Were you ever in Quebec, Stowing timber on the deck? Where there’s a king with a golden crown, Riding on a donkey.
			Refrain:
			Hey, ho! Away we go! Donkey riding, donkey riding, Hey, ho!! Away we go, Riding on a donkey.
		2.	Were you ever off the Horn, Where it’s always fine and warm? Seen the lion and the unicorn, Riding on a donkey.
			Refrain

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Doney Gal

Practicing the ascending major sixth (M6)
and the descending minor sixth (m6).

Description

Grade: Fifth
Origin: USA, Oklahoma – Cowboy Song*
Key: G Major – pentatonic scale
Time: 3/4
Form: AB, refrain/verse
Rhythm: beginners: | ta/a ti ti | ta ta ta |
| ta ta ta_|_a/a ti ti | ta/ ti ta | syncopation,
| ta/ ti ti ti | syncopation, (_=tie)
Pitches: intermediate: Mi So La Do Re Mi So – pentatonic scale
Intervals: advanced: So/Mi8 (M6), Do\Mi (m6), Mi/So (m3), La/Do (m3), Do/Mi8/So8 ascending tonic arpeggio (I, G), So8\Mi8\Do descending tonic arpeggio (I, G), Do\La (m3), So/Do (P5), So\Mi/So (m3), Mi8/So8\Mi8 (m3)
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, tied notes, vocal slur, tonic arpeggios, imperfect ending: melody does not resolve to the tonic, ending on the dominate (So), which is sympolic of the wide open spaces and never ending cycles in the life of a cowboy
Key Words: USA history, USA geography: Oklahoma; westward expansion, cowboy song, cowboy horse song, life of a cowboy, rain, wind, hail, dogies (young cow), range, break of day, weary, rope, brand, ride, sing, trail: contractions: we’re (we are), we’ll (we will), he’s (he is), it’s (it is); abbreviation: drivin’ (driving); possessive: cowboy’s

*Notated by John Lomax in 1910, from the singing of Louise Henson, San Antonio, Texas

**“Doney Gal”**

			Refrain:
			We’re alone, Doney Gal, in the wind and hail, Gotta drive those dogies down the trail.
		1.	We’ll ride the range from sun to sun, For a cowboy’s work is never done, He’s up and gone at the break of day, Drivin’ the dogies on their weary way.
			Refrain
		2.	A cowboy’s life is a weary thing, For it’s rope and brand and ride and sing: Yes, day or night in the rain or hail, He’ll stay with his dogies out on the trail.

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Dona Nobis Pacem

Three part round for voice and recorder: major sixth (M6), two minor sevenths (m7), dominate skip and dominate arpeggio.

Description

Grade: Fifth
Origin: Latin Hymn – attributed to Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)
Key: F Major
Time: 3/4
Form: through composed (three phrases)
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ta/a | ta ta ta | ta ta/a |
| ta ti ti ti ti | ta/ ti ta | syncopation, | ti ti ta ta |
| ta/a/a | ta/ ti ti ti | syncopation
Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: advanced: Do\So (P4), So/Mi (M6), Re\So (P5), So/Fa (m7), Ti/La (m7), Do/So (P5), Re/La8(P5), So8\So descending dominate octave skip, Mi\Ti (P4), Ti/Re/So8 ascending dominate arpeggio (V, C)
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; syncopation, multiple vocal slurs, three part round in eight measure phrases, dominate arpeggio, dominate octave skip, two intervals of a minor seventh, singing in three parts
Key Words: sacred, language: Latin; “Give us Peace,” Latin hymn, canon hymn, Italian Renaissance
Recorder: advanced: two intervals of a seventh, eight measure phrases foster breath support, playing alone and with others, trio ensemble practice

**“Dona Nobis Pacem”**“Give us Peace”
Latin: Dona nobis pacem. English: Give us peace.

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Do Lord

Advanced, intermediate, and beginning syncopation,
practicing rhythms and enunciation (diction),
while discovering dynamic variations.

Description

Grade: Fifth
Origin: USA – African American Spiritual
Key: B Flat Major
Time: 4/4
Form: rhythm: AAaB CCcB – pitches: ABAC DED C – song: AB, verse/refrain
Rhythm: advanced: | ti ti ri ti ti ti ti ti ti | syncopation, | ti ta ti ta (ta) | syncopation,
| ti ta ti ta ti ti | syncopation, | ta/ ti ti ta ti | syncopation, | ti ta ti ti ta ti | syncopation,
| ti/ ri ti ti ta (ta) | ti/ ri ti ti ta ti ti |
Pitches: beginners: So La Ti Do Re Mi
Intervals: beginners: La/Do (m3), Do\La (m3), Mi\Do/Mi (M3)
Musical Elements: notes: Dotted half, dotted quarter, quarter, dotted eighth, sixteenth; rest: quarter; repeated melodic rhythm patterns, pausing on the supertonic (Re), syncopation, verse/refrain; note: repeated pitch and rhythm patterns encourage dynamic changes; challenge students to adjust dynamics, including crescendos/decrescendos, discovering which dynamics best match each musical phrase
Key Words: USA history, African American history, sacred, spiritual, southern spiritual, Lord, beyond the blue, remember, glory land, outshines, sun, African American History Month (February)
Recorder: advanced: all levels of syncopation, discovering dynamics which best match the repeated pitch and rhythm patterns/phrases

**“Do Lord”**

	1.	When chilly winds blow from the North, I’ve got to go; When chilly winds blow from the North, I’ve got to go; When chilly winds blow from the North, I’ve got to go; Look away beyond the blue.
		Refrain:
		Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me; Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me; Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me; Look away beyond the blue.
	2.	I’ve got a home in glory land that outshines the sun; I’ve got a home in glory land that outshines the sun; I’ve got a home in glory land that outshines the sun; Look away beyond the blue.
		Refrain:
		Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me; Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me; Do Lord, oh do Lord, oh do remember me; Look away beyond the blue.

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