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Down to the River to Pray<\/p>\n

Pentatonic scale, dotted rhythms, syncopation, and an ascending tonic arpeggio.<\/span>
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  • Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n
  • Origin<\/strong>: USA – Traditional Spiritual<\/li>\n
  • Key<\/strong>: F Major<\/li>\n
  • Time:<\/strong> 2\/4<\/li>\n
  • Form<\/strong>: ABA<\/li>\n
  • Rhythm<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/span>: | ta ta | ta ti ti | ti ti ta | ta\/a | ta\/ ti | syncopation<\/em> | ti ta ti | syncopation\u2028<\/em> | ti ta\/ | syncopation\u2028<\/em> | ti ti ti ti |<\/li>\n
  • Pitches<\/strong>: beginners<\/strong><\/span>: mi so la do re mi so<\/li>\n
  • Intervals<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/span>: do\/mi (M3), do\\la (m3), so\\mi\/so (m3), la\/do (m3), ascending tonic arpeggio<\/em> do\/mi\/so, so\\re (P4), do\\so (P5), so\/re (P5)<\/li>\n
  • Musical<\/strong> Elements<\/strong>: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rests: quarter, eighth, first and second endings, tied notes, repeat sign (repeat rap: you get to these two dots, you go to those two dots, you get to these two dots, go back to those two dots)<\/li>\n
  • Key<\/strong> Words<\/strong>: sacred, down to the river, pray, good old ways, start crown, Good Lord, brothers, sisters, contractions: let\u2019s (let us)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Down to the River to Pray<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    Pentatonic scale, dotted rhythms, syncopation, and an ascending tonic arpeggio. <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":24581,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[22],"product_tag":[6130,5158,7510,1195,7513,7511,842,5787,86,7514,7512,6126],"class_list":{"0":"post-24565","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-fifth-grade-songs","7":"product_tag-ascending-tonic-arpeggio","8":"product_tag-brothers","9":"product_tag-down-to-the-river","10":"product_tag-first-and-second-endings","11":"product_tag-good-lord","12":"product_tag-good-old-ways","13":"product_tag-pray","14":"product_tag-repeat-sign","15":"product_tag-sacred","16":"product_tag-sisters","17":"product_tag-start-crown","18":"product_tag-syncopation","19":"pa_songs-all-formats","20":"pa_songs-beats","21":"pa_songs-letter-names","22":"pa_songs-music","23":"pa_songs-pitch-numbers","24":"pa_songs-rhythm","25":"pa_songs-solfeggio","26":"pa_songs-text","28":"first","29":"instock","30":"purchasable","31":"product-type-variable","32":"has-default-attributes"},"yoast_head":"\r\nDown to the River to Pray - % %<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Grade: Fifth, Origin: USA - Traditional Spiritual, Key: F Major, Time: 2\/4 - Song Formats; 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