Viva L’Amour

Beginners syncopation, extended range, two part harmony
(6th’s and 3rd’s), feeling duple meter (2) in 6/8.

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Description

Grade: Fifth
Origin: German/English 1818 – USA – 1844
( F. D, Benteen – Baltimore, Maryland)
Key: G Major
Time: 6/8
Form: AB – verse/refrain
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ti ti ti ti | ti ti ti ta (ti) |
syncopation, | ti ti ti ta ti | syncopation, |
| ta/ (ta) ti | ti ti ti ta/ | ta/ (ta) (ti) | ta/a/ ti |
Pitches: intermediate: Mi Fa So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do (P4), La\Fa (M3), Re\Ti (M3), Mi/So (m3), Do/Mi8 (M3), Fa8\Re (m3), Mi8\Do (M3)
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter, eighth; pickup beat, syncopation, verse/refrain, tied notes, two part harmony: major and minor sixths, major and minor thirds, perfect fourth; singing in parts, 6/8 time: eighth note receives one beat, divisions of a dotted quarter note: three eights (3 ti’s), feeling duple meter (2) in 6/8: where three eights would be a triplet if the beat is represented by a dotted quarter
Key Words: world geography: England, Germany (each documented as country of origin, 1818), USA geography: first published in 1844 by F. D, Benteen of Baltimore, Maryland; French: viva l’amour (long live love), viva la compagnie (long live the company: army unit); character education, fellow, success, friend, fellowship, wider, circle, expands, comrades, far away lands, banish troubles, occasion, compel, enliven, heart, military song, scout song, camp song, fellowship song; contractions: we’ll (we will), won’t (will not); abbreviation: ev’ry (every)
Recorder: advanced: introducing high F,syncopation, playing in two parts, two part harmony: major and minor sixths, major and minor thirds, perfect fourth; singing in parts, 6/8 time: eighth note receives one beat, divisions of a dotted quarter note: three eights (3 ti’s), feeling duple meter (2) in 6/8: where three eights would be a triplet if the beat is represented by a dotted quarter

**“Viva L’Amour”**

		1.	Let ev’ry good fellow now join in a song, Viva la compagnie! Success to each other and pass it along, Viva la compagnie!
			Refrain:
			Viva la, viva la, viva l’amour, Viva la, viva la, viva l’amour, Viva l’amour, viva l’amour, Viva la compagnie!
		2.	A friend on your left, and a friend on your right, Viva la compagnie! In love and good fellowship, let us unite, Viva la compagnie!
			Refrain
		3.	Now wider and wider, our circle expands, Viva la compagnie! We’ll sing to our comrades, in far away lands, Viva la compagnie!
			Refrain
		4.	With friends all around us, we’ll sing out our song, Viva la compagnie! We’ll banish our troubles, it won’t take us long, Viva la compagnie!
			Refrain
		5.	Should time or occasion, compel us to part, Viva la compagnie! These days shall forever, enliven our heart, Viva la compagnie!
			Refrain

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Venite Adoremus

Four part round in the Dorian mode: the tonal
center is the second pitch (2, Re) of the major scale.

Description

Grade: Second
Origin: Latin Traditional Round
Key: Dorian Mode – tonal center: 2, Re
Time: 4/4
Form: ABCD
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta ti ti | syncopation,
| ta ta ta/a | ta ta ti ti ti ti | syncopation,
| ta/a/a ti ti | syncopation, | ta ta ta/a |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La Do Re
Intervals: intermediate: m3’s: Re/Fa, Do\La, P4: La/Re (primary intervals of a minor tonality) Fa/La M3
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter, eighth; four part round, Dorian Mode: tonal center is the second (2, Re) of the major scale; syncopation, note: no leading tone
Key Words: old world language: Latin: venite, adoremus, dominum; Dorian modality, “Come let us adore Him”, “Christ the Lord”, sacred, Latin Mass, congregational response

“Venite Adoremus”

Latin

Venite adoremus,
Venite adoremus,
Dominum,
Venite adoremus.

English

(O) Come let us adore (him),
(O) Come let us adore (him),
Christ the Lord,
(O) Come let us adore (him).

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Useful

“Songs of a Little Child’s Day”
At Home

Introducing dotted quarter and dotted eighth notes.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Emilie Poulsson, Eleanor Smith
Key: E Flat Major
Time: 2/4
Form: through composed
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti | ta ti ti | ta/ ti |
| ti/ ri ti ti |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La Do – adding Fa to the pentatonic scale
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Do8, Do8\Mi, Re/Fa, Fa/La
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; through composed, pickup beat, tempo: allegretto/moderately fast (98–109 BPM)
Key Words: character education, manners, helping hands, brings, slippers, shuts, grandma, bit, noise, errands, scampers, up, down, vows, town; possessives: father’s, baby’s

**“Useful”**

		1.	He/She brings his/her father’s slippers, Picks up the baby’s toys; He/She shuts the door for Grandma Without a bit of noise.

		2.	On errands for his/her mother, He/She scampers up and down; He/She vows he/she would not change him/her For all the boys/girls in town!

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Up on the House-Top

Descending variations of La\So\Me\Re,
changing the rhythm to match the lyrics.

Description

Grade: Second
Origin: USA – Traditional
Key: C Major
Time: 4/4
Form: AB – verse/chorus
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ti ta ti ti |
| ta ta ta/a | ta ta ta ti ti | ta ti ti ti ti ta |
| ta ti ti ta/a | ta ti ti ta ta |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: intermediate: So\Mi, Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio, Re/So, So\Do, Do/Fa, Fa/La, Re/Fa
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; tied notes, verse/chorus, changing rhythms to match verse lyrics
Key Words: Christmas, Santa Clause, seasonal, reindeer, pause, jumps, through, chimney, joys, Saint Nick, stocking, dolly, laughs, cries, shut, glorious, hammer, tacks, whistle, whip, cracks; contraction: wouldn’t (would not); possessive: ones’

**“Up on the House-Top”**

	1.	Up on the house-top the reindeer pause, Out jumps good old Santa Clause; Down through the chimney with lots of toys, All for the little ones’ Christmas joys.
		Chorus
		Ho, ho, ho! who wouldn’t go! Ho, ho, ho! who wouldn’t go! Up on the house-top, click, click, click, Down through the chimney with good Saint Nick.
	2.	First comes the stocking of little Neil, Oh dear Santa, fill it well; Give her a dolly that laughs and cries, One that will open and shut her eyes.
		Chorus
	3.	Look in the stocking of little Bill, Oh, just see what a glorious fill! Here is a hammer and lots of tacks, Whistle and a ball and a whip that cracks!
		Chorus

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Two Wings

Syncopation for beginners, extended range, an octave skip
and an interval of a minor sixth, Mi\So.

Description

Grade: Fourth
Origin: USA – African American Spiritual
Key: E flat Major
Time: 2/4
Form: AaAB
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta | ta/ ti | syncopation,
| ti ta ti | syncopation, | ta ti ti | ti ti ti ti | ta/a |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La Do – extended range
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Do ascending tonic (I) octave skip, Do\La (m3), So\Mi (m3), Mi\So(m6), Re\So (P5)
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; pickup beats, tied notes, vocal slur
Key Words: USA history, African American History, sacred, Lord, angel wings, world, cover, face, harm, golden shoes, feet, golden harp, harp, myself; contraction: can’t (cannot)

**“Two Wings”**

	1.	Oh, Lord I want two wings to cover my face, Oh, Lord I want two wings to fly away, Oh, Lord I want two wings to cover my face, So the world can’t do me no harm.
	2.	I want two golden shoes to put on my feet, I want two golden shoes to put on my feet, I want two golden shoes to put on my feet, So the world can’t do me no harm.
	3.	I want a golden harp to play by myself, I want a golden harp to play by myself, I want a golden harp to play by myself, So the world can’t do me no harm.

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Two, Four, Six, Eight

Excellent beginning chant before reading rhythms on the staff!

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England – Nursery Rhyme
Key: D Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABCA
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta | ti ti ti ti | ti ti ta | – percussion notes
Pitches: none
Intervals: none
Musical Elements: rhythmic beats in quarters and eights, chanting rhythms, percussion quarter notes
Key Words: world geography: England; counting by two’s, garden, gate, two, four, six, eight, wait, contraction: don’t (do not)

Two, four, six eight,
Meet me at the garden gate.
If I’m late, don’t wait.
Two, four, six, eight.

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Introducing the ascending perfect fifth, Do/So (P5).
Same melody as “Alphabet Song” and “Baa, Baa, B lack Sheep.”

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England/France – Lullaby*
Key: C Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABCCAB
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta ta | ta ta ta/a |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: beginners: Do/So
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter; ending a phrase on the second (Re), stepping down from the sixth to the tonic (La-Do)
Key Words: world geography: England, France; lullaby, stars, sky, twinkle, wonder, blazing, sun, shines, traveler, tiny, wonder, spark, dark, blue, curtains, peep, shut, eye, sun

*First published in 1806 as the poem “The Star.” The tune is from a french melody “Ah! vous diral-je, Maman,” later arranged by W. A. Mozart in a set of variations for piano; K 265/300e.

1.Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.

2.

When the blazing sun is gone,
When he nothing shines upon,
Then you show your little light,
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.

3.

Then the traveler in the dark,
Thanks you for your tiny spark,
He could not see which way to go,
If you did not twinkle so.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.

4.In the dark blue sky you keep,
And often through my curtains peep,
For you never shut your eye,
Till the sun is in the sky.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.

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Twilight Song

Practicing the descending perfect fifth, So\Do (P5).

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: Unknown
Key: C Major
Time:2/4
Form: ABBA
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ti ti | ta ta | ti ti ta |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La Do
Intervals: intermediate: Mi/So, So\Do, La/Do8\La, La\Fa
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth
Key Words: lullaby, night, falling, flowers, petals, eyelids, soft

Soft the night is falling,
Flow’rs have closed their petals bright.
Close your eyelids now, goodnight,
Soft the night is falling.

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Turn the Glasses Over

Advanced syncopation with multiple tonic arpeggios will challenge you best readers. Adding the glass game will build more brain power.

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: USA Play Party Song
Key: G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: AB
Rhythm: advanced: | ta ti/ ri ta ta | syncopation,
| ta ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta ta | ti ta ti ti ti ti ti |
syncopation, | ti ti ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta/a |
| ta ta ta ti ti | ta/a ta/ ti | syncopation,
| ti ti ta ta ti ti | ti ti ti ti ta ti ti | ta/a ta (ta) |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So La – pentatonic scale
Intervals: intermediate: Do\La, So/Do, Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio, So\Mi\Do descending tonic arpeggio
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; rest: quarter; syncopation, multiple tonic arpeggios
Key Words: USA geography, Harlem, New York, world geography, Dover, England, travelled, three times over, glasses, sailing, east, west, ocean, watch, boat, rock, yourself; contractions: I’ve (i have), you’ll (you will)

“Turn the Glasses Over”
also known as
“I’ve Been to Harlem”

I’ve been to Harlem, I’ve been to Dover,
I’ve travelled this wide world all over.
Over, over, three times over.
Drink what you got to drink and turn the glasses over.

Sailing east, sailing west,
Sailing over the ocean,
You better watch out when the boat begins to rock,
Or you’ll lose yourself girl in the ocean.

Game Directions:

I’ve been to Harlem

clap, clap, tap on the cup

I’ve been to Dover,

clap, pick up cup, put cup down

I’ve travelled this wide world all over.

clap, pick up cup (thumb down) tap top of glass on palm of other hand, turn glass over and set down, pick up glass and place in other hand (bottom in palm), turn glass over and put it down (upside down)

Over, over,

clap, clap, tap on the cup

three times over.

clap, pick up cup, put cup down

Drink what you got to drink and turn the glasses over.

clap, pick up cup (thumb down) tap top of glass on palm of other hand, turn glass over and set down, pick up glass and place in other hand (bottom in palm), turn glass over and put it down (upside down)

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Turn Me ‘Round

Advanced syncopation in a minor tonality, where the
tonal center is the 6th (La) of the major scale.

Description

Grade: Second
Origin: USA – Civil Rights Song – from the African American Spiritual
Key: E minor – pitched in G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: AB
Rhythm: advanced: | ri ti/ ri | ta ta ta ta |
| ta ti ta/ (ta) | syncopation,
| ta ti ta/ ri ti/ ri | syncopation | ti ta ti ti ta (ti) |
| ti/ ri ti ta/ ri ti/ ri |
Pitches: beginners: So La Do Re Mi
Intervals: beginners: Mi\Do, Do\La, La/Do, Do/Mi
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, dotted eighth, sixteenth; rests: quarter, dotted eighth, eighth; pickup beats, tied notes, syncopation, minor tonality
Key Words: civil rights, African American History Month, protest song, nobody, injustice, segregation, oppression, jail cell, violence; hyphenated words: a-walkin’ (a walking), a-talkin’ (a talking); abbreviations: ’round (around), walkin’ (walking), talkin’ (talking); contractions: ain’t (are not), gonna (going to)

**“Turn Me ‘Round”**

		1.	Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round. Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round, Keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’, Walkin’ all over this a land.
		2.	Ain’t gonna let injustice turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round. Ain’t gonna let injustice turn me ’round, Keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’, Walkin’ all over this a land.
		3.	Ain’t gonna let segregation turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round. Ain’t gonna let segregation turn me ’round, Keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’, Walkin’ all over this a land.
		4.	Ain’t gonna let oppression turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round. Ain’t gonna let oppression turn me ’round, Keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’, Walkin’ all over this a land.
		5.	Ain’t gonna let your jail cells turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round. Ain’t gonna let your jail cells turn me ’round, Keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’, Walkin’ all over this a land.
		6.	Ain’t gonna let your violence turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round. Ain’t gonna let your violence turn me ’round, Keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’, Walkin’ all over this a land.
		7.	Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round. Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round, Keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’, Walkin’ all over this a land.

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