Feeling 2 beats in 6/8 time, changing rhythms to match syllables in each verse, and learning the days of the week.
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- Grade: First
- Origin: Traditional English Game Song
- Key: F Major
- Time: 6/8
- Form: ABAC
- Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ta ti |syncopation,
| ta ti ta/ | syncopation, | ta ti ta ti | ta/ ta/ |
- Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi So
- Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio (I, F), So\Mi\Do descending tonic arpeggio (I, F), Re\Ti\So descending dominate arpeggio (V, C), So/Do, Re\So
- Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; common ending: 5-6-7-1, So-La-Ti-Do, vocal slur
- Key Words: sacred, days of the week, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, play song, mulberry bush, daily chores, washing clothes, ironing clothes, mending clothes, sweep, scrub, bake bread, church
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"The Mulberry Bush"
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Here we go round the mulberry bush,
the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush.
Here we go round the mulberry bush
So early in the morning.
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This is the way we wash our clothes,
wash our clothes, wash our clothes.
This is the way we wash our clothes,
So early Monday morning.
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This is the way we iron our clothes,
iron our clothes, iron our clothes.
This is the way we iron our clothes,
So early Tuesday morning. |
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This is the way we mend our clothes,
mend our clothes, mend our clothes.
This is the way we mend our clothes,
So early Wednesday morning. |
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This is the way we sweep the floor,
sweep the floor, sweep the floor.
This is the way we sweep the floor,
So early Thursday morning. |
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This is the way we scrub the floor,
scrub the floor, scrub the floor.
This is the way we scrub the floor,
So early Friday morning. |
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This is the way we bake our bread,
bake our bread, bake our bread.
This is the way we bake our bread,
So early Saturday morning. |
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This is the way we go to church,
go to church, go to church.
This is the way we go to church,
So early Sunday morning. |
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