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Pallet on the Floor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Southern USA blues with advanced syncopation<\/span> and a limited range within the pentatonic scale.\u00a0 Excellent practice for the recorder’s lower register.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  • Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n
  • Origin<\/strong>: USA – Traditional Southern Blues Folk Song*<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Key<\/strong>: F Major<\/li>\n
  • Time<\/strong>: 4\/4<\/li>\n
  • Form<\/strong>: ABA – refrain\/verse\/refrain<\/li>\n
  • Rhythm<\/strong>:\u00a0advanced<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span>: |\u00a0ta ti ti ti ri ti\/ ti<\/span>| syncopation<\/em>,\u00a0| ta\/a (ta) ti ti |\u00a0ta\/a (ta) ri ti\/<\/span><\/span>\u00a0| syncopation,<\/em>\u00a0|\u00a0ti ti ti ti ri ta\/ ti<\/span>\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span>t<\/span><\/strong>i ti ti ri ti\/ ti ti<\/span> <\/span>| (ti) ti ti ti ti ri ti\/ ti<\/span>\u00a0| syncopation<\/em>,\u00a0| ta\/a\/a (ti) ti | ta\/a (ta) (ti) ti | ta\/a (ta) ti ti |ti ti ti ti ti ti ri ti\/<\/span>| ti ri ti ri ti\/ ta ti ti<\/span>\u00a0| ta ta ta ti ti |<\/li>\n
  • Pitches<\/strong>:\u00a0beginners<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: so la do re mi – pentatonic scale<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Intervals<\/strong>:\u00a0intermediate<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>: do\\la\/do (m3), so\/do (P4),\u00a0so\/mi<\/span>\u00a0(M6)<\/strong>, mi\\do (M3), do\\so (P4), do\/mi (M3)<\/li>\n
  • Musical Elements<\/strong>: notes: dotted half, half, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; rest: quarter, eighth; pickup beat, syncopation on the\u00a0second quarter of the beat (ee)<\/em>,\u00a0D.C. al Fine, Fine,\u00a0<\/em>two double barlines, refrain\/verse\/refrain<\/li>\n
  • Key Words<\/strong>: USA history, music styles: blues\/country; camp song, scout song, character education, friendship, caring for others, empathy, camp song, pallet, dissatisfied, account, nearly, someday, friend, home; contraction; it’ll (it will), don’t (do not); abbreviation: ’cause (because)<\/li>\n
  • Recorder:<\/strong> intermediate<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0beginners<\/span><\/em> pitches with advanced<\/span><\/em><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>syncopation<\/em>, practicing the lower register with a quick tempo<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    *<\/strong> W. C. Handy used a variation of this tune for his song “Atlanta Blues<\/em>.”<\/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":"

    Pallet on the Floor<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Southern USA blues with advanced syncopation<\/span> and a limited range in the pentatonic scale.\u00a0 Excellent practice for the recorder’s lower register.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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