Steal Away -

Syncopation, mastering the tonic arpeggio in voice and recorder,
solo section with chorus and refrain.

Description

Grade: Fifth
Origin: USA – African American Spiritual
Key: F Major
Time: 4/4
Form: staves: ABCDAB – phrases: ABCA – refrain/verse/chorus/refrain – song ABA, refrain/verse/refrain
Rhythm: intermediate : | ta/ ti ta/a | syncopation,
| ta/ ti ta ta | syncopation, | ta ta/a/a |
| ti ti ta ta/ ti | syncopation, | ta ta ta ta |
| ta ta/a ti ti | ta ta/a ta | ta/ ti ta/ ti | syncopation,
| ti ta/ ta/ ti | ta ta ta/ ti |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi So La – pentatonic scale
Intervals: intermediate: Do../Mi../So..repeated rhythmic pitches for the ascending tonic arpeggio (I, F), La\Re (P5), Mi\Do (M3), Do/La (M6), Mi/So (m3), So\Do (P4), Do/Mi (M3), So\Mi/So (P5), So\Mi\Do/Mi/So descending/ascending tonic arpeggio (I, F)
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; D.C. al Fine, Fine, vocal slur, instrumental slur (recorder), syncopation, pentatonic scale, tonic arpeggios, refrain/verse/refrain, fermata, two double barlines; tempo: slow and fast, refrain/solo/chorus/refrain, singing alone and with others
Key Words: USA history; African American history, sacred, steal away, Jesus, Lord call me, thunder, trumpet sounds, soul, sinners, trees bending, lightning; contraction: ain’t (have not)Recorder: intermediate: mastering the tonic arpeggio within the pentatonic scale, syncopation, instrumental slurs, F/D (M6), tempo: slow and fast