Cedar Swamp – NEW

Advanced sixteenth rhythms, practicing So/Do (P4), La/Do, and Do\La, all in two octaves.

Description
	• Grade: Fifth (5) • Origin: Appalachian Folk Song • Key: D Major • Time: 2/4 • Form: ABC • Rhythm: advanced: \| ti ti ti ti ri \| ti ti ta \| ti ti ti ti \| ta ta \| ti ri ti ri ta \| ti ri ti ri ti ri ti \| ti ri ti ri ti ti \| • Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So La Do • Intervals: intermediate: So8/Do8 (P4), Do8\La8 (M3), So\Mi/So (m3), La/Do\La (M3), Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio, Do\La (M3), So/Do (P4), La/Do (M3) • Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth, sixteenth; rests: none; sixteenth rhythm patterns, augmented rhythmic pitch patterns, ascending tonic arpeggio, intervals in two octaves, changing rhythms with verses • Key Words: United State geography, Appalachia, dance song, cedar, swamp, muddy, miss, darling, built, jumped, contractions: ‘way, water’s, darlin’

**“Cedar Swamp”**

	1.	‘Way low down in the cedar swamp, Water’s deep and muddy. There I met a pretty little miss, There I met my honey.

		Chorus:
		Swing a lady up and down, Swing a lady home, Swing a lady up and down, Swing a lady home.

	2.	Built my love a big fine house, Built it on the garden. Put her in and see jumped out, Fare you well my darlin’.

		Chorus:
		Swing a lady up and down, Swing a lady home, Swing a lady up and down, Swing a lady home.

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Children Go Where I Send Thee – NEW

Repeated rhythmic and melodic patterns make this a seasonal favorite at Christmas.

Description

Grade: Third (3)
Origin: Traditional Canadian Folk Song
Key: F Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABbC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/ta ta ta | ta ta/a/a | ta ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta/a | ta ti ti ti ti ti ti | (ta) ta ta/a | ta ta ta ta | ta/a/a/a | ta ta ta ti ti_|_ ta
(_ indicates tied note)
Pitches: intermediate: Ti Do Mi Fa So Do
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio, So/Do8\So (P4), Mi\Do (M3), Do\So/Do (P4), Mi\Do\So inverted tonic arpeggio, Mi\Ti (m3)
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, eighth; rests: quarter; tied notes, pickup beats, forward and ending repeat signs, syncopation, repeated rhythm patterns, vocal slur
Key Words: Canadian Folk Song, Christmas, sacred, counting to 10 forwards and backwards, God speaking, bible stories, thee, clothing, wrapped, swaddling, manger, Bethlehem, Paul, Silas, Hebrew, gospel, preachers, heaven, dressed, ten commandments.

**“Children Go Where I Send Thee”**
Children, go where I send thee! How shall I send thee?
	1.	I’m gonna send thee one by one, One for the little bitty Baby. Wrapped in swaddling clothing, Lying in the manger,Born, born, Born in Bethlehem.

Children, go where I send thee! How shall I send thee?
	2.	I’m gonna send thee two by two, Two for Paul and Silas One for the little bitty Baby. Wrapped in swaddling clothing, Lying in the manger,Born, born, Born in Bethlehem.
	3.	Three for the Hebrew children.
	4.	Four for the four that stood at the door.
	5.	Five for the gospel preachers.
	6.	Six for the six that never got fixed.
	7.	Sev’n for the sev’n that never went to heav’n.
	8.	Eight for the eight that stood at the gate.
	9.	Nine for the nine that dressed so fine.
	10.	Ten for the ten commandments.

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Chatter with the Angels

Descending interval Do\La, ascending interval La/Do, and the ascending tonic arpeggio, with syncopation occurring on the second half of the fourth beat.

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: USA – African American Spiritual
Key: G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: staves: ABCD- song: AABB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti ta ta |
| ta ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta/a | ta/a ta/ ti | syncopation,
| ta ta ta ta |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So – pentatonic scale
Intervals: intermediate: Do\La, La/Do, So/Mi, Do/Mi, Mi\Do, Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio, So8\Mi
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, eighth; two repeating sections – repeat signs, tonic arpeggio, syncopation
Key Words: sacred, African American History, chatter, angels, morning, all day long, soon, band of angels

**“Chatter with the Angels”**
Chatter with the angels soon in the morning, Chatter with the angels all day long. Chatter with the angels soon in the morning, Chatter with the angels all day long. I hope to join that band and Chatter with the angels all day long. I hope to join that band and Chatter with the angels all day long.

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Charlie Over the Ocean

Developing an independent voice.
Walking a steady beat while singing syncopated rhythms.

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: USA – Singing Game
Key: G Major
Time: 6/8
Form: staves: AABB – song: ABAB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ti ti ti | syncopation,
| ta/ ta/ | ta ti ta ti | syncopation
Pitches: beginners: So La Do Re Mi – pentatonic scale
Intervals: beginners: Mi\Do, Do\La, So/Do
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; vocal slur, syncopation, tapping duple meter in 6/8 time, singing alone and in groups
Key Words: play ground song, singing game, camp game song, independent voice, echo song, call response, sailing, earth science, ocean, sea, blackbird, catch; contraction: can’t (cannot), Duck, Duck, Goose

**“Charlie Over the Ocean”**

	Solo		*Group*
	Charlie over the ocean,		Charlie over the ocean,
	Charlie over the sea,		Charlie over the sea,
	Charlie caught a blackbird,		Charlie caught a blackbird,
	Can’t catch me.		Can’t catch me.

	Directions: Students form a standing circle facing the middle (arms length apart) with one student out. With a steady beat* one student begins walking around the outside of the circle singing the solo, echoed by the group. When the song ends, the walking student chooses (taps) the student they are walking behind. Racing around the circle, should the chosen student tag the first student before they reach the opening in the circle they win their place back and the song is sung again. If not, they become the new soloist. * represented by two dotted quarter notes

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The Caterpillar

“Songs of a Little Child’s Day”
In the Garden

Descending tonic octave skip in a very slow tune.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Emilie Poulsson, Eleanor Smith
Key: E Flat Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABCD
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ta ta | ta ti ti ta ta |
| ta/a/a (ta) | ta/a/a/a |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La Do
Intervals: intermediate: Mi/So, So\Re, Do/Fa, Mi/La, So/Do, Do\Do (ascending octave skip)
Musical Elements: notes: whole, dotted half, quarter, eighth; rests: quarter; tempo: quietly; dynamics: piano/soft, pianissimo/very soft, forte/loud, crescendo, decrescendo; repeat sign
Key Words: roly-poly, caterpillar, spun, blanket, slept, wakening, by and by, beauty, butterfly, animal science

**“The Caterpillar”**

		1.	Roly-poly caterpillar Into a corner crept. Spun around himself a blanket Then for a long time slept.

		2.	Roly-poly caterpillar, Wakening by and by, Found himself with wings of beauty, Changed to a butterfly.

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Careful

“Songs of a Little Child’s Day”
At Home

Mastering the tonic triad with running eighth notes.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Emilie Poulsson, Eleanor Smith
Key: F Major
Time: 6/8
Form: AB
Rhythm: beginners: running eighth notes
Pitches: beginners: Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: intermediate: So\Mi\Do, Do/Mi/So, La\Fa/La, So\Mi/So, Fa\Re, Re/So
Musical Elements: notes: eighth; rests: eighth; pickup beat, tempo: allegro grazioso; accent mark
Key Words: jingle, character education, newborn baby, teaparty, dishes, dolly, break, child

**“Careful”**

		1.	Oh! little Miss Careful whenever she wishes May play with her very best teaparty dishes.

		2.	Her best dolly, too, any time she may take it, For little Miss Careful we know will not break it.

		3.	Indeed this dear child is so careful that maybe Her mother will soon let her hold the new baby.

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The Canary

“Songs of a Little Child’s Day”
With the Birds

Sixteenth rhythms and tempo changes for bird sounds.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Emilie Poulsson, Eleanor Smith
Key: C Major
Time: 3/8
Form: AaBCBC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti | ta/ | ti ri ti ri ti ri |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: intermediate: Fa/La, La\Re, Re/So, So\Mi, Mi\Do, Fa\Re
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, eighth, sixteenth; tempo: allegro, poco rit. (ritardando); dynamics: piano/soft, mezzo forte/medium loud, crescendo, decrescendo
Key Words: animal science, bird sounds, canary

**“The Canary”**
Yellow canary is trying his wings; Here he flies, there he flies, then sits and sings: “Twitter, twitter, twitter, twee-wee-wee! Tira, tira, tira, lee! “Twitter, twitter, twitter, twee-wee-wee! Tira, tira, tira, lee!”

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The Camptown Races

Uncommon syncopation, complete ascending tonic arpeggio, and whimsical verses are both challenging and fun!

Description

Grade: Fifth
Origin: USA – Stephen Foster (1826-1864), first publication 1850
Key: D Major
Time: 2/4
Form: AAB – song: AB verse/refrain
Rhythm: advanced: | ti ti ti ti | ti ti ti (ti)
| ti ta/ | syncopation, | ti/ ri ti ti | syncopation,
| ti ti ti ti ri | syncopation, | ti ri ti ri ti (ti) | syncopation, | ta/ (ti) | ta/ ti | syncopation,
| ti ti ti ri ti ri | ti ti ri ri ti ri ta | syncopation
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La Do
Intervals: intermediate: So\Mi/So (m3), Re/So (P4), Re/Fa (m3), Do/Mi/So/Do8 ascending tonic arpeggio (D), Do8\La/Do8 (m3)
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth (flag/beam), pickup beat, repeat sign, syncopation, tonic arpeggio; style: energetically; note: first phrase ending on the supertonic (2, Re), second phrase ending picks up from the supertonic, passing it again before resolving to the tonic (1, Do)
Key Words: USA history, USA geography: Pennsylvania; westward expansion, American Minstrel, American Composers, tent city, whimsical song, comical song, hyperbole (exaggerated lyrics), folk tale, camptown, racetrack, horse race, caved, pocket full of tin, long-tail filly ( female horse), track, nag (very tired horse), blind horse, mud hole, bottom, ten foot pole, muley cow (without horns), bobtail (without a tail), bobtailed, flinged (tossed), railroad car, shooting star, ten-mile heat, repeat, money, tow-bag (gunny sack/burlap bag), bay (reddish color horse); contraction: I’ll (I will); abbreviations: stickin’ (sticking), goin’ (going)
Recorder: advanced: complete ascending tonic arpeggio (C Major), challenging syncopation, style: energetically

Also known as “Camptown Races” and “Goin’ to Run All Night.” Stephen Foster is known as the “father of American music.” Foster’s “camptown” experience occurred in Pennsylvania. A “camptown”, or “tent city” was a temporary accommodation familiar in many parts of the United States, especially along the rapidly expanding railroad network.

**“The Camptown Races”**

	1.	The Camptown ladies sing this song Doo-dah! Doo-dah! Camptown racetrack five miles long, Oh, the doo-dah day! I come down there with my hat caved in, Doo-dah! Doo-dah! Come back home with a pocket full of tin Oh, the doo-dah day!
		Chorus
		Goin’ to run all night, Goin’ to run all day. I’ll bet me money on the bab-tailed nag, Somebody bet on the bay.
	2.	The long-tail filly and the big black horse, Doo-dah! doo-dah! They fly the track and they both cut across, Oh, the doo-dah day! The blind horse stickin’ in a big mud hole, Doo-dah! doo-dah! Can’t touch bottom with a ten foot pole, Oh, the doo-dah day!
		Chorus
	3.	Old muley cow comes onto the track, Doo-dah! doo-dah! The bobtail flinged her over his back, Oh, the doo-dah day! They fly along like a railroad car, Doo-dah! doo-dah! Running a race with a shooting star, Oh, the doo-dah day!
		Chorus
	4.	See them flying on a ten-mile heat, Doo-dah! doo-dah! Round the racetrack, then repeat, Oh, the doo-dah day! I win my money on the bobtail nag, Doo-dah! doo-dah! I keep my money in an old tow-bag, Oh, the doo-dah day!
		Chorus

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The California Song

Five note acsending tonic arpeggio entends the vocal range.

Description

Grade: Fourth
Origin: USA – Folk Song
Key: F Major
Time: 2/2 counted in 4/4
Form: AB verse/refrain
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ti ti ti ti | ta ta ta ta |
| ta ti ti ta ti ti | ta ta ta ti ti | ta ti ti ta ta |
| ta/a ta/a | ta/a/a ta | ta/a/a ti ti | ti ti ta ta ti ti |
Pitches: intermediate: So Do Re Mi So La – pentatonic scale
Intervals: advanced: Mi/So, So\Mi/So, So\Re/So, Do\So, So/Do/Mi/So8/Do8 ascending tonic arpeggio, Do8\La, So/Do8, So8\Mi\Do\So descending tonic arpeggio, Do8\Mi
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, ascending and descending arpeggios, 2/2 counted in 4/4, verse/refrain
Key Words: USA geography, Sacramento, CA, Sacramento River, USA gold rush, gold mining, journey, promised land, golden ore, shore, thar (there), whar (where), iron bar, spade, pick, lumps, brick, heave a sigh, bye and bye, shed, patiently, expect, coarsest, fare, wolves, howl, mountains, heigh, Frisco (San Francisco)

**“The California Song”**

	1.	We’ve formed our band and we are all well-named To journey afar to the promised land, Where the golden ore is thick in store On the banks of the Sacramento shore.
		Refrain
		Then ho, boys, ho! to California go, For the mountains bold are covered with gold On the banks of the Sacramento, Heigh, ho away we go, Digging up gold in Frisco.
	2.	Oh the gold in thar most anywhar, They dig it out with an iron bar, And where it’s thick with a spade and pick, They’ve taken out lumps as big as a brick.
		Refrain
	3.	Oh don’t you cry or heave a sigh, For we’ll come back again bye and bye, Don’t have fear or shed a tear, But patiently wait for about two year.
		Refrain
	4.	We expect our share of the coarsest fare, And sometimes sleep in the open air, Up on the cold ground we will sleep sound, Except when the wolves come howling round.
		Refrain

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Can’t Dance Josey

Practicing sixteenth divisions, extended pentatonic scale,
adding dance movements to known rhythms.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: USA – Traditional
Key: F Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABAC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ri ti ri ti ti | ti ti ti ti |
| ti ti ta |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So La – extended pentatonic scale
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi, Mi/So8, So\Do, Do\La, So/Do
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth, sixteenth; repeated melodic rhythm patterns, stepping down from the submediant to the tonic (La-Do), adding dance movements to music
Key Words: USA history, play-ground song, play song, chicken, fence post, dance, choose, partner, chew, gum, shoestring, broke, mule, while; contraction: shoestring’s (shoestring is)

**“Can’t Dance Josey”**

	1.	Chicken on the fence post, can’t dance Josey, Chicken on the fence post, can’t dance Josey, Chicken on the fence post, can’t dance Josey, Hello Susan Browny-o!

	2.	Choose your partner and come dance Josey, Choose your partner and come dance Josey, Choose your partner and come dance Josey, Hello Susan Browny-o!

	3.	Chew my gum while I dance Josey, Chew my gum while I dance Josey, Chew my gum while I dance Josey, Hello Susan Browny-o!

	4.	Shoestring’s broke and I can’t dance Josey, Shoestring’s broke and I can’t dance Josey, Shoestring’s broke and I can’t dance Josey, Hello Susan Browny-o!

	5.	Hold my mule while I dance Josey, Hold my mule while I dance Josey, Hold my mule while I dance Josey, Hello Susan Browny-o!

	Dance Instructions:
		Form a double circle with partners facing each other. Measure 1: step to the right in front of a new partner Measure 2: clap hands twice (2 eighths), and clap partners hands twice (2 eighths) Measure 3-4: repeat measures 1-2 Measure 5-6: repeat measures 1-2 Measure 7: step to the right in front of a new partner Measure 8: pat knees twice (2 eighths), clap hands twice (2 eighths) and clap partners hands three times (2 eighths-1 quarter)

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