• Grade: Fifth
• Origin: USA – Marine Corps Hymn, circa. 1917
  music: Jacques Offenbach’s “Geneviève de Brabant,” revised 1867
• Key: C Major
• Time: 2/2 cut time
• Form: AABbA
• Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta | ta/ ti | ti ta/ | syncopation, | ta/a | ta (ta) ta ta | ta ti ti | ta (ta) ti/ ri | ta ti/ ri |
• Pitches: intermediate: do re mi fa so la ti do
• Intervals: intermediate: do/mi/so ascending tonic arpeggio (I, C), so/do8 (P4) do8\so\mi descending tonic arpeggio (I, C), do/do8 ascending tonic octave skip, la\fa (M3), fa/la/do ascending subdominant arpeggio (IV, F), so/do8\so (P4)
• Musical Elements: notes: whole, dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; pickup beat, tied notes, 2/2 – cut time syncopation, tonic octave skip, tonic arpeggios, subdominant arpeggio, eight measure phrases promote breath support
• Key Words: USA history, USA Armed Services, US Marines, Marine Corps Hymn, “Rhymes of the Rookies” published in 1917 by W.E. Christian, world history/geography: Jacques Offenbach ( 1819-1880) German Romantic composer, Halls of Montezuma, Tripoli, patriotism, patriot, freedom, honor, proud, claim, title, United States Marines, unfurled, breeze, dawn, tropic scenes, always, health, serve, strife, nerve, Army, Navy, guarded; contractions: flag’s (flag is) , here’s (here is), we’ve (we have); abbreviations: clime (climate) , possessive: Heaven’s
• Recorder: intermediate: C/C tonic octave skip, C/E/G, C\G\E tonic arpeggios, and F/A/C subdominant arpeggio, note: eight measure phrases promote breath support

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