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"Big Bunch, a Little Bunch"
       
     
"Big Bunch, a Little Bunch"
 


"Big Bunch, A Little Bunch" Lyrics, Text Format

Introducing syncopation while mastering the intervals of the tonic arpeggio.

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Description
 
  • Grade: Second

  • Origin: Bahamian Folk Song

  • Key: E Flat Major

  • Time: 2/4

  • Form: ABAB

  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ta ti | ti ti ta | ta ta |

  • Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La

  • Intervals: beginners: Mi/So, Mi\Do, So\Mi, Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio

  • Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; intervals of the tonic arpeggio, syncopation

  • Key Words: Bahamas, geography, Caribbean, lard-stand, bunch, wagon team, Valentine's Day, bunch, stand, darling, roses

  
 

""Big Bunch, a Little Bunch"

Big bunch, a little bunch,
Big bunch o' roses,
Big bunch, a little bunch,
Big bunch o' roses.
Here stands my wagon team,
Here stands my lard-stand,
Here stands my Valentine,
Here stands my darling.

 
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