Eency Weency Spider or Itsy Bitsy Spider -

also known as:
“Itsy Bitsy Spider”

Introducing 6/8 time with dotted quarter rests.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Traditional Rhyme
Key: F Major
Time: 6/8
Form: ABA’A
Rhythm: intermediate: |ta ti ta ti | ta/ ta ti |
| ta/ (ta/) | ta/ ta/ |
Pitches: intermediate: So Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: intermediate: Mi\Do, So\Mi, Do\So, So/Do,
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rests: dotted quarter: 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: spider, water spout, science, fine hand motor movements

“Eency Weency Spider”
also known as:
*“Itsy Bitsy Spider”*
The Eency Weency Spider went up the water spout. Down came the rain, and washed the spider out. Out came the sun, and dried up all the rain, And the Eency Weency Spider went up the spout again.

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