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My Old Kentucky Home<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Intermediate syncopation, dynamics:\u00a0mf<\/em>,\u00a0f<\/em>,\u00a0with a ritardando and\u00a0caesura<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  • Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n
  • Origin<\/strong>: USA – Stephen Foster (1826-1864), circa. 1853<\/li>\n
  • Key<\/strong>: G Major<\/li>\n
  • Time<\/strong>: 4\/4<\/li>\n
  • Form<\/strong>: AAB – verse\/verse\/refrain<\/li>\n
  • Rhythm<\/strong>:\u00a0intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span>: | ta ta ta ti ti | ti\/ ri ti ti ta (ti) ti |ti ti (ti) ti ti ti (ti) ti<\/span>\u00a0| syncopation<\/em>, | ta\/a\/a (ti) ti | ti\/ ri ti ti ta ti\/ ri | ta ta ti ti ti\/ ri | ti ti ti ti ta\/ ti | ta\/ ti ta ta |ti ta\/ (ta) ti<\/span>| syncopation<\/em>,\u00a0| ta\/a (ta) ti ti | ti\/ ri ti ti ta ti\/ ri | ti\/ ri ti ti ta_<\/span><\/strong> \/\/<\/strong><\/span> ti ti<\/span><\/span>|\u00a0(_<\/span>=fermata)<\/em>,\u00a0(\/\/<\/span>=caesura)<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Pitches<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span>: la ti do re mi fa so la<\/li>\n
  • Intervals<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span>: mi\\do (M3), fa\/la (M3), so\\do (P5), do\/fa (P4), re\\ti M3), so\\mi (m3), do\\la\/do (m3)<\/li>\n
  • Musical Elements<\/strong>: notes: dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; rest: quarter, eighth; pickup beat, repeat signs, first and second endings, syncopation, two double barlines, fermata,\u00a0caesura<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(railroad tracks\/silent pause),\u00a0ritardando (rit.)<\/em>; dynamics:\u00a0mezzo forte<\/em>\/medium loud,\u00a0forte<\/em>\/loud, verse\/verse\/chorus<\/li>\n
  • Key Words<\/strong>: USA history, USA geography: Kentucky; shines, bright, summer, folks, gay, corn tops, ripe, meadows, birds make music, cabin floor, merry, happy, bright, hard times, goodnight, weep lady possum, coon (raccoon), shore, glimmer, shadow, heart, sorrow, delight, bow, bend, wanderer trouble, sugar canes, weary load, trotter; contractions: ’tis (it tis), by’n (by and), ’twill (it will); abbreviations: knockin’ (knockin), o’re (over); possessives: top’s, meadow’s<\/li>\n
  • Recorder<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span>: introducing F#, caesura (railroad tracks\/silent pause), ritardando (rit.), syncopation<\/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":"

    My Old Kentucky Home<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Intermediate syncopation, dynamics:\u00a0mf<\/em>,\u00a0f<\/em>,\u00a0with a ritardando and\u00a0caesura<\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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