• Grade: Fifth
• Origin: USA – George M. Cohan (1878-1942) 1906
  from: “George Washington, Jr”
• Key: F Major
• Time: 2/4
• Form: chorus: through composed
• Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta | ta ti ti | ti ta ti | syncopation, | ta/a | ta ti ti | ta/ ti | (ta) ti ti | ti (ti ) ti ti |
• Pitches: intermediate: so la te ti do di re mi so – raised/sharp tonic (1, di), lowered/flat leading tone (7, te)
• Intervals: intermediate: so\mi\do descending tonic arpeggio (I, F), do\la (m3), so/do (P4), re\ti (m3), so/ti (M3), ti\so (M3), re\so (P5), mi\do (M3), ti\te\la chromatic (m2’s) ,la/di (M3), mi\la/mi (P5), re\ti\so descending dominant arpeggio (V, C), la/do (m3)
• Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter, eighth; pickup beat, tied notes, syncopation, raised/sharp tonic (di), lowered/flat leading tone (te), chromatic minor seconds (m2’s), melodic rhythm patterns, tonic arpeggio, dominant arpeggio
• Key Words: USA history, Broadway musical: “George Washington, Jr.”, George M. Cohan, patriotic song, Fourth of July, Flag Day, emblem, red, white and blue, boast, brag, auld, acquaintance; contractions: you’re (you are), there’s (there is); abbreviations: ev’ry (every)
• Recorder: intermediate: introducing Eb and F#, syncopation, chromatic minor seconds, dominant arpeggio

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