Zion's Children -

Common and tricky syncopation while practicing the descending intervals La\Do and Do\La.

Description

Grade: Second
Origin: USA – African American Spiritual
Key: F Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABAC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ta ta | ti ta ti ta/a | syncopation, | ti ta ti ta ta | syncopation, |
| ti ri ti ti/ ri ta ta | syncopation | ta/a/a ta |
Pitches: intermediate: La Ti Do Re Mi So La
Intervals: intermediate: La\Do, Do\La, So/So ascending dominate octave skip, La/Re
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; pickup beat, syncopation
Key Words: sacred, world geography, religious history, African American History, spiritual, Zion, children, mother, father, marching, along, about, welcome; possessive: Zion’s

**“Zion’s Children”**

		1.	Old Zion’s children marching along, Marching along, marching along. Old Zion’s children marching along, Talking about a welcome day.
		2.	I called my mother marching along, Marching along, marching along. I called my mother marching along, Talking about a welcome day.
		3.	I called my father marching along, Marching along, marching along. I called my father marching along, Talking about a welcome day.

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Zion’s Children