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Land of the Silver Birch<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Counting beat divisions and rhythm in 2\/2 (cut time), syncopation, minor tonality with a descending tonic arpeggio and a descending submediant arpeggio.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  • Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n
  • Origin<\/strong>: Canada – Folk Song<\/li>\n
  • Key<\/strong>: D minor (pitched in F Major)<\/li>\n
  • Time<\/strong>: 2\/2 – cut time (4\/4 also shown)<\/li>\n
  • Form<\/strong>: phrases: ABbCD – song: AB, verse\/refrain<\/li>\n
  • Rhythm<\/strong>:\u00a0intermediate<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span>:\u00a02\/2<\/strong><\/span>: | ta ti ti | ti ti ta |\u00a0ti ta ti<\/span><\/span>\u00a0| syncopation<\/em>, | ti ti ri ti ti | ta\/a | ta ta |<\/li>\n
  • Pitches<\/strong>:\u00a0beginners<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: la do re mi so la –\u00a0also the pitches of the pentatonic scale<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Intervals<\/strong>: intermediate<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span>: la\/mi (P5) mi\\la (P5), mi\/la (P4), so\\mi\\do descending tonic arpeggio (I,F) <\/em>mi\\do\\la<\/span> descending submediant arpeggio (vi, Dm)<\/em>, la\/do (m3), do\\la (m3)<\/li>\n
  • Musical Elements<\/strong>: notes: whole, half, quarter, eighth; tied notes, syncopation, vocal slur, pentatonic scale pitches, minor tonality, verse\/refrain<\/li>\n
  • Key Words<\/strong>: world geography: Canada; Native North Americans, earth science, animal science, silver birch (tree), beaver, mighty moose, wanders, at will, lake, rocky shore, forest, lowlands, thee, hills, north, rocky ledge, wigwam, edge, silent, still; possessive: water’s<\/li>\n
  • Recorder<\/strong>: intermediate<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span>: D minor, tonic (i, Dm) and mediate (III, F) descending arpeggios<\/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":"

    Land of the Silver Birch<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Counting beat divisions and rhythm in 2\/2 (cut time), syncopation, minor tonality with a descending tonic arpeggio and a descending submediant arpeggio.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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