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God Rest You Merry Gentlemen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Stepping up and down the staff in a minor tonality.
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  • Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n
  • Origin<\/strong>: England – Traditional Carol<\/li>\n
  • Key<\/strong>: D minor (pitched in F Major)<\/li>\n
  • Time<\/strong>: 4\/4<\/li>\n
  • Form<\/strong>: AB – verse\/refrain<\/li>\n
  • Rhythm<\/strong>:\u00a0beginners<\/strong><\/em><\/span>: | ta ta ta ta | ta\/a\/a ta | ta\/a ta ta | ta\/a ti ti ta |<\/li>\n
  • Pitches<\/strong>:\u00a0intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: so la ti do re mi fa so la<\/li>\n
  • Intervals<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong>: la\/mi (P5), mi\\la (P5), fa\\re (m3), la8<\/span>\\mi (P4), do\\la (m3), la\/do (m3), la\/re (P4) –\u00a0melody moves primarily by steps<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Musical Elements<\/strong>: notes: dotted half, half, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, minor tonality, verse\/refrain<\/li>\n
  • Key Words<\/strong>: world geography: England, Bethlehem, Israel; scared, Christmas carol, Christmas hymn, birth of Jesus, Bible story, Christ, Saviour, Satan, holiday song, seasonal song, astray, Jewry, blessed, manger, mother Mary, scorn, tiding, comfort, God, heavenly, Father, angel, shepherds, brought, Son of God, affright, Savior, Virgin, rejoiced, flocks, tempest, straight, oxen, kneeling, pray, praises, brotherhood, embrace, holy tide, doth deface, reign, kindred; abbreviation: Bethl’em (Bethlehem), pow’r (power)<\/li>\n
  • Recorder<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: introducing B flat, D minor tonality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    Selecting All Formats includes<\/strong>: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
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    God Rest You Merry Gentlemen<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Stepping up and down the staff in a minor tonality.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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