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Life in the Army<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Syncopation on the second half of the first beat (& of 1)\u00a0and an ascending tonic arpeggio.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  • Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n
  • Origin<\/strong>: USA – Traditional<\/li>\n
  • Key<\/strong>: G Major<\/li>\n
  • Time<\/strong>: 4\/4<\/li>\n
  • Form<\/strong>: AB – verse\/refrain<\/li>\n
  • Rhythm<\/strong>:\u00a0intermediate<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span>: | ti ti ti ti ti ta ti | syncopation<\/em>, | ti ti ti ti ta\/ ti | ta\/ ti ti ti ti ti | ta ta ta\/ (ti) | ti ta ti ti ti ta<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>| syncopation<\/em>, | ta\/a\/a (ti) ti |<\/li>\n
  • Pitches<\/strong>: intermediate<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span>: so la ti do re mi fa so<\/li>\n
  • Intervals<\/strong>:\u00a0beginners<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span>: so\/do (P4), ti\\so (m3), so\/re (P5), do\\la (m3), so\/do\/mi\/so8<\/span> ascending tonic arpeggio (I, G)<\/em>, so8<\/span>\\mi (m3), re\/so8<\/span>\u00a0(P4)<\/li>\n
  • Musical Elements<\/strong>: notes: dotted half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: eighth; pickup beat, syncopation, tonic arpeggio, verse\/refrain<\/li>\n
  • Key Words<\/strong>: USA history, Armed Services, military song, camp song, scout song, biscuits, mighty fine, rolled, killed, friend, coffee, mud, water, tastes, iodine, chicken, drumsticks, beating time, enough, army life, gee me, hey me, I wanna go home<\/li>\n
  • Recorder<\/strong>:\u00a0intermediate<\/span><\/strong><\/em>: introducing F sharp, ascending tonic arpeggio<\/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":"

    Life in the Army<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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