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Little Tommy Tinker

"Little Tommy Tinker" Lyrics, Text Format


Four part round concentrating on the intervals of the tonic triad
and introducing the dotted half note.

 

Description

  • Grade: Kindergarten
  • Origin: England – Nursery Rhyme – Traditional Round
  • Key: C Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: ABCD
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ta ta | ti ti ti ti ta ti ti |
    | ta ti ti ti ti ta | ta/a/a (ta) |
  • Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi So Do
  • Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi, Mi/So, Do\So, So\Mi, So/Do – intervals of the tonic triad
  • Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; vocal slur, singing in parts, reinforces descending perfect fourth, Do\So, singing in parts, advanced: four part round: each part begins when the previous section begins the second staff/line
  • Key Words: world geography: England; clinker (hot ash or cinder), innocent, cry, sat, little, tinker, poor, guy


“Little Tommy Tinker” 

Little Tommy Tinker
Sat upon a clinker
And he began to cry:
“Ma! Ma!”
Poor little innocent guy.
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