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Go Down, Moses<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Minor tonality, syncopation, and a raised dominant (si) which functions as the leading tone to the parallel G Major.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  • Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n
  • Origin<\/strong>: USA – African American Spiritual, circa. 1862<\/li>\n
  • Key<\/strong>: G minor (pitched in B Flat Major)<\/li>\n
  • Time<\/strong>: 4\/4<\/li>\n
  • Form<\/strong>: staves: AABC – song AB, verse\/refrain<\/li>\n
  • Rhythm<\/strong>:\u00a0beginners<\/strong><\/em><\/span>: | ta ta ta ta | ta ta ta\/a | ta ta ti ta\/ | syncopation<\/em>, | ta\/a\/a ta | ta\/a\/a\/a | ta ta\/a ta | ta ta\/a\/a |<\/li>\n
  • Pitches<\/strong>:\u00a0intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: mi\u00a0si<\/span>*<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0la ti do re mi – raised\/sharp dominant (si, G#)<\/em>,\u00a0functions as the leading tone to the parallel Major, G<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Intervals<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>:\u00a0mi\/do (M6)<\/span><\/span>, do\\la (m3), la\\mi (P4),\u00a0mi\/si<\/span>\u00a0(M3),\u00a0si<\/span>\/la<\/span> (m2), la\/re (P4)<\/li>\n
  • Musical Elements<\/strong>: notes: whole, dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, melodic rhythm patterns, vocal slur, raised\/sharped dominant (si), syncopation<\/li>\n
  • Key Words<\/strong>: USA history, African American history, sacred, world geography: Bible stories, Israel, Egypt, Canaan; contraband slave song, contraband slaves (escaped slaves working\/fighting for the Union during the American Civil War) oppressed, Pharaoh, bondage, toil, spoil, flee, Christ, free, weep, mourn, chains, forlorn, foes, possess; contraction: you’ll (you will); abbreviations: slav’ry (slavery); possessive: Egypt’s, Canaan’s<\/li>\n
  • Recorder<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: introducing G#, A minor tonality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    *<\/strong> Although composed in G minor, the raised 7th (5th in major tonality) ending the first, second, and fourth phrases gives the feeling of ending in G Major. This also supports the lyrics strong statement, “Let my people go!”<\/span><\/p>\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":"

    Go Down, Moses<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Minor tonality, syncopation, and a raised dominant (si) which functions as the leading tone to the parallel G Major.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    *<\/strong> Although composed in G minor, the raised 7th (5th in major tonality) ending the first, second, and fourth phrases gives the feeling of ending in G Major. 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