Discovering variations in the form, syncopation, and
a descending tonic arpeggio.
Description
- Grade: First
- Origin: Traditional: variations on “Down at the Station” and “Alouette“
- Key: F Major
- Time: 2/4
- Form: rhythm: AAaB – pitches: ABab
- Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti | ta ta | ta ti ti |
| ti ri ti ti ti | syncopation, | ta/a | - Pitches: beginners: So Ti Do Re Mi
- Intervals: beginners: Mi\Do\So descending tonic arpeggio, So/Do
- Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth, sixteenth; tonic arpeggio (F – I)
- Key Words: Nonsense song, hopping, bunny, animal science, scooping, field mice, goon, hare, rabbit, Easter, through; abbreviations: boppin’ (bopping), ’em (them); contractions: I’ll (I will)
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Little Bunny Foo Foo Hopping through the forest, Scooping up the field mice and Boppin’ ’em on the head!(spoken) Down came the Good Fairy, and she said:“Little Bunny Foo Foo I don’t want to see you, Scooping up the field mice and Boppin’ ’em on the head!”(spoken) “I’ll give you three chances, and if you don’t behave I’ll turn you into a goon!” |
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Little Bunny Foo Foo Hopping through the forest, Scooping up the field mice and Boppin’ ’em on the head!(spoken) Down came the Good Fairy, and she said:“Little Bunny Foo Foo I don’t want to see you, Scooping up the field mice and Boppin’ ’em on the head!”(spoken) “I’ll give you two more chances, and if you don’t behave I’ll turn you into a goon!” |
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3. | Little Bunny Foo Foo Hopping through the forest, Scooping up the field mice and Boppin’ ’em on the head!(spoken) Down came the Good Fairy, and she said:“Little Bunny Foo Foo I don’t want to see you, Scooping up the field mice and Boppin’ ’em on the head!”(spoken) “I’ll give you one more chance, and if you don’t behave I’ll turn you into a goon!” |
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4. | Little Bunny Foo Foo Hopping through the forest, Scooping up the field mice and Boppin’ ’em on the head!(spoken) Down came the Good Fairy, and she said:“Little Bunny Foo Foo I don’t want to see you, Scooping up the field mice and Boppin’ ’em on the head!”(spoken) “I gave you three chances, and you didn’t behave. Now I’ll turn you into a goon! POOF!” |
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The moral of the story is:
HARE TODAY, GOON TOMORROW |
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