Twilight Song

Practicing the descending perfect fifth, So\Do (P5).

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: Unknown
Key: C Major
Time:2/4
Form: ABBA
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ti ti | ta ta | ti ti ta |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La Do
Intervals: intermediate: Mi/So, So\Do, La/Do8\La, La\Fa
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth
Key Words: lullaby, night, falling, flowers, petals, eyelids, soft

Soft the night is falling,
Flow’rs have closed their petals bright.
Close your eyelids now, goodnight,
Soft the night is falling.

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Turn the Glasses Over

Advanced syncopation with multiple tonic arpeggios will challenge you best readers. Adding the glass game will build more brain power.

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: USA Play Party Song
Key: G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: AB
Rhythm: advanced: | ta ti/ ri ta ta | syncopation,
| ta ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta ta | ti ta ti ti ti ti ti |
syncopation, | ti ti ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta/a |
| ta ta ta ti ti | ta/a ta/ ti | syncopation,
| ti ti ta ta ti ti | ti ti ti ti ta ti ti | ta/a ta (ta) |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So La – pentatonic scale
Intervals: intermediate: Do\La, So/Do, Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio, So\Mi\Do descending tonic arpeggio
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; rest: quarter; syncopation, multiple tonic arpeggios
Key Words: USA geography, Harlem, New York, world geography, Dover, England, travelled, three times over, glasses, sailing, east, west, ocean, watch, boat, rock, yourself; contractions: I’ve (i have), you’ll (you will)

“Turn the Glasses Over”
also known as
“I’ve Been to Harlem”

I’ve been to Harlem, I’ve been to Dover,
I’ve travelled this wide world all over.
Over, over, three times over.
Drink what you got to drink and turn the glasses over.

Sailing east, sailing west,
Sailing over the ocean,
You better watch out when the boat begins to rock,
Or you’ll lose yourself girl in the ocean.

Game Directions:

I’ve been to Harlem

clap, clap, tap on the cup

I’ve been to Dover,

clap, pick up cup, put cup down

I’ve travelled this wide world all over.

clap, pick up cup (thumb down) tap top of glass on palm of other hand, turn glass over and set down, pick up glass and place in other hand (bottom in palm), turn glass over and put it down (upside down)

Over, over,

clap, clap, tap on the cup

three times over.

clap, pick up cup, put cup down

Drink what you got to drink and turn the glasses over.

clap, pick up cup (thumb down) tap top of glass on palm of other hand, turn glass over and set down, pick up glass and place in other hand (bottom in palm), turn glass over and put it down (upside down)

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Turn Me ‘Round

Advanced syncopation in a minor tonality, where the
tonal center is the 6th (La) of the major scale.

Description

Grade: Second
Origin: USA – Civil Rights Song – from the African American Spiritual
Key: E minor – pitched in G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: AB
Rhythm: advanced: | ri ti/ ri | ta ta ta ta |
| ta ti ta/ (ta) | syncopation,
| ta ti ta/ ri ti/ ri | syncopation | ti ta ti ti ta (ti) |
| ti/ ri ti ta/ ri ti/ ri |
Pitches: beginners: So La Do Re Mi
Intervals: beginners: Mi\Do, Do\La, La/Do, Do/Mi
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, dotted eighth, sixteenth; rests: quarter, dotted eighth, eighth; pickup beats, tied notes, syncopation, minor tonality
Key Words: civil rights, African American History Month, protest song, nobody, injustice, segregation, oppression, jail cell, violence; hyphenated words: a-walkin’ (a walking), a-talkin’ (a talking); abbreviations: ’round (around), walkin’ (walking), talkin’ (talking); contractions: ain’t (are not), gonna (going to)

**“Turn Me ‘Round”**

		1.	Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round. Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round, Keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’, Walkin’ all over this a land.
		2.	Ain’t gonna let injustice turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round. Ain’t gonna let injustice turn me ’round, Keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’, Walkin’ all over this a land.
		3.	Ain’t gonna let segregation turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round. Ain’t gonna let segregation turn me ’round, Keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’, Walkin’ all over this a land.
		4.	Ain’t gonna let oppression turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round. Ain’t gonna let oppression turn me ’round, Keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’, Walkin’ all over this a land.
		5.	Ain’t gonna let your jail cells turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round. Ain’t gonna let your jail cells turn me ’round, Keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’, Walkin’ all over this a land.
		6.	Ain’t gonna let your violence turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round. Ain’t gonna let your violence turn me ’round, Keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’, Walkin’ all over this a land.
		7.	Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round. Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round, Keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’, Walkin’ all over this a land.

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Try, Try Again

Advanced intervals, ascending and descending tonic arpeggios, and challenging rhythmic patterns will make this musically rewarding, as well as character building.

Description

Grade: Second
Origin: USA – Traditional
Key: B flat Major
Time: 2/4
Form: rhythm: AABA – pitches: ABCD
Rhythm: advanced: | ti ti ti ti | ti ti ta | ta ti/ ri |
| ta/a | ti ti ti ti ri |
Pitches: advanced: Do Mi So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa
Intervals: advanced: Do\So\Mi\Do descending tonic arpeggio, Do/Mi/So/Do ascending tonic arpeggio, Do\So, So/Fa, Re\So, So/Mi, La/Do, Fa\So, So/Mi
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth, vocal slur
Key Words: character education, lesson, first, succeed, courage, shall, appear, persevere, conquer, fear, hero, heroic; contraction: ’tis (it is), don’t (do not)

**“Try, Try Again”**
‘Tis a lesson you should learn, Try, try again; If at first you don’t succeed, Try, try again; Then your courage shall appear, For if you will persevere, You will conquer, never fear, Try, try again.

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Trot, Trot, Trot

Tonic and dominate arpeggios with an
ascending dominant octave skip.

Description

Grade: Second
Origin: Germany – Folk Song
adapted by: Jess D. Buice
Key: G Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABa (4 measures)
Rhythm: beginners: | ti (ti) ti (ti) | ta (ta) |
| ti ti ti ti |
Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio, Re\Ti\So descending dominate arpeggio, So/So dominate octave skip, So\Mi\Do descending tonic arpeggio
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; rests: quarter, eighth; melodic rhythm patterns, tonic arpeggio, dominate arpeggio, dominate octave skip
Key Words: world geography: Germany; animal science, animal movements: pony/trot, bunny/hop, frog/jump; weather: sunny, muggy; smooth, stony, along

**“Trot, Trot, Trot”**

	1.	Trot, trot, trot! Trot, my little pony trot! Where it’s smooth and where it’s stony, Trot along my little pony; Go, and never stop! Trot, trot, trot, trot, trot!

	2.	Hop, hop, hop! Hop, my bunny hop! Where it’s dark and where it’s sunny, Hop along my little bunny; Go, and never stop! Hop, hop, hop, hop, hop!

	3.	Jump, jump, jump! Jump, my froggy jump! Where it’s wet and where it’s muggy, Jump along my little froggy; Go, and never stop! Jump, jump, jump, jump, jump!

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Trot, Old Joe”

Introducing sixteenth notes and the fermata.

Description

Grade: Third
Origin: USA, Texas – Folk Song
Key: G Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABAb
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ta | ti ti ti ri ti ri |
Pitches: beginners: So La Do Mi
Intervals: beginners: Mi\Do, Do\So, La/Do, So/Mi
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth, sixteenth, fermata
Key Words: trot, horse’s paces, riding a horse, country, whoa, colloquial contraction: beter’n (better than), contraction: you’re (you are)

**“Trot, Old Joe”**
Trot, Old Joe, trot Old Joe, You ride beter’n any horse I know, Trot, Old Joe, trot, Old Joe, You’re the best horse in the country, Oh, Whoa, Joe.

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Treasures

“Songs of a Little Child’s Day”
By the Sea

Introducing dotted quarter notes and singing the scale while stepping up and down the staff.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Emilie Poulsson, Eleanor Smith
Key: D Major
Time: 2/4
Form: AB
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ti ti | ta ti ti | ta/ ti |
Pitches: intermediate: Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Intervals: intermediate: Fa/La, Fa\Re, Re\Ti
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, eighth; pickup beat, repeat signs, multiple endings, singing/playing the ascending scale, tempo: moderato con moto/moderately with motion (86-97 BPM), dynamics: crescendo, decrescendo
Key Words: earth science, ocean waves, sea, seashore, gather, treasures, beach, tide, floating, reach, dashed, threw, sands, pretty, eager, hands, abbreviations: cover’d (covered), tow’rd (toward)

**“Treasures”**

		1.	A child who went to gather Some treasures on the beach. Found all were cover’d by the tide Or floating out of reach.

		2.	But soon a wave dashed tow’rd him, And threw up on the sands More pretty things than he could hold In both his eager hands.

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The Train

“Songs of a Little Child’s Day”
Fair Days and Stormy

Introducing the ascending and descending tonic octave skip.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: Emilie Poulsson, Eleanor Smith
Key: D Major
Time: 6/8
Form: AaBB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti ti ti | ti ti ti ta ti |
| ti ti ti ta/ | ta/ ti ti ti | ta/_a (ti) | ta/_a ti |
Pitches: intermediate: Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La Do
Intervals: advanced: La/Do\La, So\Mi/So, Fa\Re, Re\Ti, Do/Do (ascending dominate octave leap), Do\Do (descending dominate octave leap)
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: eighth, repeat signs, tied notes, multiple endings, tempo: allegro moderato/moderately fast (98-120 BPM)
Key Words: playing a train, railroad, train sounds: whoo-woo, choo-choo, clickety clack; wheels, track, all aboard, rattle, spin, train station, spin, haste, zum

**“The Train”**

		1.	With “Whoo, woo, woo!” and “Ding a ding, dong!” And “All aboard!” shouted, the train starts along. Ding! Ding-a-ding dong! Ding! Ding-a-ding dong!

		2.	Then “Choo, choo, choo! Choo, Choo!” and Clickety clack!” As faster and faster, it speeds on the track. Click! Clickety clack! Click! Clickety clack!

		3.	Now steadily, swiftly, around the wheels spin, While on the train rushes with rattle and din. Zum! How the wheels spin! Zum! How the wheels spin!

		4.	Then slowly “Choo, choo, choo!” and “Whoo, whoo!” again, For here is the station and here stops the train. Haste! Haste from the train! Haste! Haste from the train!

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Train is A-Comin’

Introducing 2/2 time and an uncommon interval La\Mi.

Description

Grade: First
Origin: USA – Spiritual
Key: D Major
Time: 2/2
Form: ABCA
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ti ti ta ti ti | ta ta/a (ta) |
| ta ti ti ta ta |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So La – pentatonic scale
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi\Do, Do\So, La/Do, Do/So, So/Do, Do8\La, La\Mi, Mi/So, Do\La
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; pentatonic scale
Key Words: African American History, underground railroad, Martin Luther King birthday/holiday, American history, abbreviation: comin’ (coming)

**“Train is A-Comin'”**

		1.	Train is a-comin’, oh yes, Train is a-comin’, oh yes, Train is a-comin’, Train is a-comin’, Train is a-comin’, oh yes.

		2.	Better get you ticket, Oh yes, Better get you ticket, Oh yes, Better get you ticket, Better get you ticket, Better get you ticket, Oh yes.

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Trail to Mexico

Advanced syncopation, tonic arpeggio, and an extended range
using the pentatonic scale.

Description

Grade: Fourth
Origin: USA – Cowboy Song
Key: G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABCD
Rhythm: advanced: | ta/a/ ti ri ti ti | syncopation,
| ta/a/ ti ti ti | syncopation, | ta/a/ ti ti ri ti | syncopation, | ta/a/ ti ti ti ri | syncopation,
| ta/a/ ti ti ri ti ri ti | syncopation
Pitches: intermediate: So La Do Re Mi So La – pentatonic scale
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do (P4), Do\La/Do (m3), Do/Mi (M3), Do/So8 (P5), So\Mi\Do descending tonic (I) arpeggio (G)
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; pickup beats, tied notes, tonic arpeggio, syncopation, vocal slur
Key Words: Cowboy song, world geography: USA, Mexico; driving cattle to Mexico, travel, west, many a mile, year of 1883, native home, A.J. Stinson, hired hand, herd

**“Trail to Mexico”**

		1.	I made up my mind in the early morn To leave the home where I was born, To leave my native home for a while, And travel west to many a mile.
		2.	‘Twas in the year of eighty-three That A.J. Stinson hired me. He said, “Young man, I want you to go, And follow my herd to Mexico.”

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