Syncopated echo patterns, rising melodic patterns, and an ascending dominate arpeggio.

 

Description

• Grade: Fifth (5)

• Origin: African American Spiritual

• Key: F Major

• Time: 4/4

• Form: Rhythm: AAAB – Pitches: AaaB

• Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ta | ta/a/a/a | ta ti ti ti ta/ | syncopation | (ta) ti ti ti ta/ | syncopation | ta/a/a ta |

• Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La

• Intervals: intermediate: Ti\So, So/Ti (M3), Mi\Do, Do/Mi (M3), Mi\Ti (P4), So/Ti/Re ascending dominate triad, Re\So (P5)

• Musical Elements: notes: whole, dotted half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rests: none; pickup measure, echo song, repeated syncopated rhythm, dominate triad, tied notes

• Key Words: United Sates history, African American history, civil rights movement, adaptation of the African American Spiritual “I’m On My Way To Canaan Land,” freedom land (equal rights), brother, sister

“I’m On My Way”

I’m on my way to freedom land
I’m on my way to freedom land
I’m on my way to freedom land
I’m on my way, Great God
Im on my way.

I asked my brother to come with me
I asked my brother to come with me
I asked my brother to come with me
I’m on my way, Great God
Im on my way.

3.I asked my sister to come with me
I asked my sister to come with me
I asked my sister to come with me
I’m on my way, Great God
Im on my way.

4.I’m on my way, I won’t turn back
I’m on my way, I won’t turn back
I’m on my way, I won’t turn back
I’m on my way, Great God
Im on my way.

5.If they say no, I’ll go alone
If they say no, I’ll go alone
If they say no, I’ll go alone
I’m on my way, Great God
Im on my way.