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Advanced syncopation, two natural accidentals, tonic and
supertonic arpeggios, chromatic minor seconds, and a blue note.
Description
- Grade: Fifth
- Origin: USA – African American Spiritual
- Key: D Major
- Time: 4/4
- Form: ABA – chorus/verse/chorus
- Rhythm: advanced: | ti ti ti ta ta ti | syncopation,
| ti ti ti ta ti ta | syncopation, | ta/a ti ti ta |
| ta/a/a ta | ta ta ta ti ti | ti ti ta ta/a |
| ta ta ti ti ti ti | ta ta ta/a | ta ta ta ta | - Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Me Mi Fa So La Te Do – lowered/natural mediant (3, Me), lowered/natural leading tone (7, Te), blue note
- Intervals: intermediate: Mi\Do (M3), Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio (I, D), Fa\Re (m3), Re/Fa/Laascending supertonic arpeggio (ii, Em), Do/So (P5), So/Te\So (m3), So/Do8 (P4), Do8\La (m3), So\Mi/So (m3), So\Re/So (P4), Re/Me/Mi (chromatic m2’s)
- Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, tied notes, vocal slurs, D.C. al Fine, Fine; chorus/verse/chorus, accidentals: natural sign, two double bar lines, ascending chromatic steps, supertonic and tonic arpeggios, blue note: lowered leading tone
- Key Words: USA history, African American history, sacred, Bible story, judgement day, valley, bosom, pray, soul, peace, sun shines, cloudiest; abbreviations: ev’rything (everything), pray’r (prayer)
- Recorder: advanced: introducing F#, syncopation, natural sign, tonic and supertonic arpeggios (I-D, ii-Em), blue note: lowered leading tone
Partner song: “This Train”
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| Oh, Rock-a my soul in the bosom of Abraham, Rock-a my soul in the bosom of Abraham, Rock-a my soul in the bosom of Abraham, Oh, Rock-a my soul. |
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| 1. | When I went down to the valley to pray, Oh, rock-a my soul My soul got happy and I stayed all day, Oh, rock-a my soul |
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When I came home from the valley at night, Oh, rock-a my soul, I knew that ev’rything would be all right, Oh, rock-a my soul. |
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| 3. | I felt so sad on the morning before, Oh, rock-a my soul, I found the peace that I was looking for, Oh, rock-a my soul. |
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| 4. | The sun shines bright on the cloudiest day, Oh, rock-a my soul, A pray’r is all you need to light your way, Oh, rock-a my soul. |
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