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By the Light of the Silvery Moon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Popular chorus from the Tin Pan Alley era with melodic rhythm patterns, four minor thirds (m3), and three perfect fourths (P4). A perfect echo song.<\/strong>
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Chorus to the popular turn of the century song, circa. 1909. One of a series of moon related Tin Pan Alley songs of the era. \u2028A great concert addition to: “On Moonlight Bay<\/a>” and “Shine On Harvest Moon<\/a>“.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  • Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n
  • Origin<\/strong>: USA – words: Edward Madden
    \nmusic: Gus Edwards, circa. 1909<\/li>\n
  • Key<\/strong>: A Flat Major<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Time<\/strong>: 4\/4<\/li>\n
  • Form<\/strong>: phrases: ABACD – chorus: AB<\/li>\n
  • Rhythm<\/strong>:\u00a0intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/span>: |\u00a0ti (ti) ti\/ ri ti\/ ri ta<\/span>\u00a0| ti (ti) ta ta ta |\u00a0ti (ti) ti ti ti ti ta<\/span>\u00a0| ta\/a ta\/a | ta\/a\/a ti\/ ri | ta ta ta ta |\u00a0ta ti\/ ri ti\/ ri ta<\/span><\/span>\u00a0| ta\/a\/a\/a |<\/li>\n
  • Pitches<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/span>: mi fa so la ti do re mi fa<\/li>\n
  • Intervals<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/span>: so\/do (P4), do\\la (m3), la\/re (P4), ti\\so (m3), la\\mi (P4), mi\/so\\mi (m3), re\/fa8<\/span>\u00a0(m3) do\/mi (M3),\u00a0note<\/strong><\/span>: the placement of the minor thirds and the change to a major third at the end<\/em>,\u00a0just before landing on the tonic, do
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  • Musical Elements<\/strong>: notes: whole, dotted half, half, quarter, dotted eighth, sixteenth; rest: eighth; pickup beat, tied notes, melodic rhythm patterns, vocal slur, use of minor third intervals, melody centered around the dominant (so) before arriving at the tonic (do)<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Key Words<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span>USA history, Tin Pan Alley, turn of the century, ballad, courting song, silvery, moon, spoon, honey, croon, tune, honeymoon, beams, moon beams, dreams, cuddling; abbreviation: silv’ry (silvery); possessive love’s;\u00a0echo singing<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n
  • Recorder<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/span>: tied whole notes at the end of phrases foster breath support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Selecting All Formats includes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

    Individual Song Formats<\/strong>; music, beats, rhythm, pitch numbers, solfeggio, pitch letter names, text\/lyrics
    \nScrolling Song Formats: <\/strong>one file – all formats
    \nSong Description<\/strong>: grade, origin, key, time, form, difficulty levels for rhythm, pitches, intervals; musical elements, key words, song lyrics
    \nMP3 audio of melody<\/strong> (accompaniment where available)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    By the Light of the Silvery Moon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Popular chorus from the Tin Pan Alley era with melodic rhythm patterns, four minor thirds (m3), and three perfect fourths (P4). A perfect echo song.
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    • note<\/strong>: the placement of the minor thirds and the change to a major third at the end<\/em>,\u00a0just before landing on the tonic, do<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7965,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[22],"product_tag":[2732,4155,1509,4153,4157,775,4158,4159,3719,4136,4154,264,4156,4152,2780,4150,855,4151,495],"class_list":["post-7964","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-fifth-grade-songs","product_tag-ballad","product_tag-beams","product_tag-courting-song","product_tag-croon","product_tag-cuddling","product_tag-dreams","product_tag-echo-singing","product_tag-edward-madden","product_tag-gus-edwards","product_tag-honey","product_tag-honeymoon","product_tag-moon","product_tag-moon-beams","product_tag-silvery","product_tag-spoon","product_tag-tin-pan-alley","product_tag-tune","product_tag-turn-of-the-century","product_tag-usa-history","pa_songs-all-formats","pa_songs-beats","pa_songs-letter-names","pa_songs-music","pa_songs-pitch-numbers","pa_songs-rhythm","pa_songs-solfeggio","pa_songs-text","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-variable","has-default-attributes"],"yoast_head":"\r\nBy the Light of the Silvery Moon -<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Music You Can Read\u00ae - 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