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Two examples of syncopation, ascending and descending tonic arpeggios, and an ascending tonic octave skip make this a
perfect intermediate tune for voice, recorder, and keyboard.
Description
- Grade: Fourth
- Origin: USA – Folk Song – additional verses Jess Buice
- Key: C Major
- Time: 2/4
- Form: staves: AaBb – song AB
- Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti ri | syncopation,
| ti ti ta | ti ti ri ti ti | syncopation, | ta (ta) |
| ta ta | ti ri ti ri ta ta | - Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So Do
- Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi, So\Do, Do/Do ascending tonic octave skip, Do\So\Mi descending tonic arpeggio
- Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth, sixteenth; rest: quarter; octave skip, tonic arpeggios, each line and phrase ends with a rest
- Key Words: USA history, rainy day song, bad weather song: rain, sun, wind; dance all day, I don’t care, carry me away, shine, down; contractions: don’t (do not), I’m (I am), gonna (going to); abbreviation: ’round (around)
- Recorder: intermediate: excellent for practicing the lower register: tonic (C) through the dominate (G), with an added tonic octave skip
- Keyboard: intermediate: a five finger exercise with an octave skip
| 1. | I don’t care if the rain comes down, I’m gonna dance all day, I don’t care if the rain comes down, I’m gonna dance all day. |
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| Hey, hey carry me away, I’m gonna dance all day, Hey, hey carry me away, I’m gonna dance all day. |
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I don’t care if the sun don’t shine, I’m gonna dance all day, I don’t care if the sun don’t shine, I’m gonna dance all day. |
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| 3. | I don’t care if the wind blows ’round, I’m gonna dance all day, I don’t care if the wind blows ’round, I’m gonna dance all day. |
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| 4. | I don’t care if the weather’s bad, I’m gonna dance all day, I don’t care if the weather’s bad, I’m gonna dance all day. |
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