• Grade: Fourth
• Origin: USA – Folk Ballad
• Key: D Major
• Time: 3/4
• Form: rhythm: ABAb – pitches: ABaC – song AB
• Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta | ta ta/a_|_a/a ta | ta/a/a_|_a/a ta | ta/a ti ti | (_=tie)
• Pitches: intermediate: do re mi fa so la do
• Intervals: intermediate: do/mi/so/do8 ascending tonic (I) arpeggio D, do\la\fa descending subdominant (IV) arpeggio G, so\do (P5), so\re (P4)
• Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, tied notes, first and third staves end on the leading tone for the phrase ending pitch, distinguishing between a M3 do\la and a m3 so\re, tonic and subdominant arpeggios, song chord progression: I-IV-I-V7-I, six measure phrases
• Key Words: USA history, mountain song, mountain ballad, snow covered, true love, courtin’ (courting), pleasure, partin’ (parting), false-hearted, worse, thief, rob, crave, lead, grave, decay, dust, boy, hundred, poor girl, trust, hug, kiss, lies, cross-ties, railroad, stars, sky

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