Ritardando, syncopation, and reinforcing the descending
tonic octave skip, Do\Do.

 

Description

• Grade: Kindergarten
• Origin: USA – Texas, Folk Song
• Key: C Major
• Time: 4/4
• Form: ABCDE
• Rhythm: advanced: | ti ti ti ti ta ti ti | ta/a ti ta/ | syncopation, | ta/a/a ta | ta ti ti ta ti ti |
• Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So Do
• Intervals: advanced: So/Do, Do\So, So\Mi, Do\Do descending octave
  
• Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, dotted quarter, eighth; pickup beat, syncopation, ritardando, octave
• Key Words: USA geography: Texas, counting 1 to 10, stars, shinning, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

“By’m Bye”

By’m bye, By’m bye.
Stars shinning, number one,
Number two, number three,
Number four, number five.

Refrain

Oh, my! By’m bye, by’m bye,
Oh, my! By’m bye, by’m bye.

2.By’m bye, By’m bye.
Stars shinning, number six,
Number seven, number eight,
Number nine, number ten.

(refrain)