Sweet Potatoes -

Advanced syncopated rhythms, uncommon intervals; including the octave skip, while mastering the perfect fourth Do\So/Do.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: USA, Louisiana, Creole Folk Song
Key: G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABAC
Rhythm: advanced: | ta/ ti ta ta | (ta) ti ti ta ta |
| ta ti ti ta ta | ta/a (ta/a) |
Pitches: advanced: So Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: advanced: So\Re, Re/Fa, Mi\Do, Do\So, So\So descending dominant octave skip, So/Do
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, dotted quarter, eighth; rests: quarter, eight; syncopation, silent first beat, uncommon intervals to begin the tune, octave skip
Key Words: USA geography: Louisiana; Creole, dinner before bedtime, cook, mamma, pillow, sleep, sweet potatoes, supper, heads, pillow, smart, touch, bed

**“Sweet Potatoes”**

		1.	Soon as we all cook sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes. Soon as we all cook sweet potatoes, Eat ’em while they’re hot.

		2.	Soon as supper’s gone, Mamma calls us, Mamma calls us, Mamma calls us. Soon as supper’s gone, Mamma calls us, Get along to bed.

		3.	Soon’s we touch our heads to the pillow, to the pillow, to the pillow. Soon’s we touch our heads to the pillow, Go to sleep right smart.

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