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Down the River<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Singing and reading two part harmony (in 6ths and 3rds).
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  • Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n
  • Origin<\/strong>: USA – River Chantey<\/li>\n
  • Key<\/strong>: F Major<\/li>\n
  • Time<\/strong>: 6\/8<\/li>\n
  • Form<\/strong>: AB – verse\/chorus<\/li>\n
  • Rhythm<\/strong>:\u00a0beginners<\/strong><\/em><\/span>: | ti ti ti ti ti ti | ti ti ti ta ti | ta ti ti ti ti | ta\/a ti | ta ti ta ti | ta\/ (ta\/) | ta ti ta\/ |<\/li>\n
  • Pitches<\/strong>:\u00a0intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>:\u00a0melody<\/strong>: mi so la ti do mi fa so\u00a0lower harmony<\/strong>: so la ti do re mi<\/li>\n
  • Intervals<\/strong>:\u00a0intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>:\u00a0melody<\/strong>: so\/mi8<\/span>\u00a0(M6), mi8<\/span>\\do\\la\\so descending arpeggio (vi7, dm7)<\/em>, so\\mi\/so (m3), so\/ti (M3);\u00a0lower harmony<\/strong>: mi\\so (M6) ti\/mi (P4)<\/li>\n
  • Musical Elements<\/strong>: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: dotted quarter;\u00a0two part harmony<\/strong>\u00a0(in 6ths, and 3rds)<\/em>,\u00a0<\/strong>6\/8 time: eighth note receives one beat, divisions of a dotted quarter note: three eights (3 ti’s),\u00a0feeling duple meter (2) in 6\/8<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span> pickup beat, tied notes, vocal slur, singing in parts, reading two parts<\/li>\n
  • Key Words<\/strong>: USA history, USA geography: Ohio, Ohio River; river chantey, river work song, river channel, steady and strong, river current, sailing, wind, morning sun, sun ray, hoe-cake (pancake from corn meal, cooked on a hoe; garden tool), contraction: won’t (will not), Dinah’s (Dinah is)<\/li>\n
  • Recorder<\/strong>:\u00a0intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/span>: playing and reading two part harmony (in 6ths and 3rds)<\/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":"

    Down the River<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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