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Play a Simple Melody<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Advanced syncopation<\/span>, three accidentals: lowered\/flat<\/em> mediant (me), raised\/natural<\/em> dominant (si), raised\/sharp<\/em> submediant (li), a descending diminished fifth fa\\ti,<\/span> an ascending mediant arpeggio mi\/so\/ti, and chromatic movement make this counterpoint<\/em>\u00a0even more challenging!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  • Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n
  • Origin<\/strong>: USA – Irving Berlin (1888-1989), 1941<\/li>\n
  • Key<\/strong>: E Flat Major<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Time<\/strong>: 4\/4<\/li>\n
  • Form<\/strong>: AB –\u00a0counterpoint<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Rhythm<\/strong>:\u00a0advanced<\/span><\/strong><\/em>: | ta\/a\/a ta | ta ta ta ta | ta\/a\/a (ta) | ta\/a\/a\/a | ta (ta) (ta\/a) |\u00a0ti ti ti ta ti ti ti <\/span>| syncopation<\/em>, |\u00a0ti ti ti ta\/a\/<\/span>| syncopation<\/em>, | (ta) ta ta ta |(ti) ti ti ti ti ti ta<\/span> |<\/li>\n
  • Pitches<\/strong>:\u00a0advanced<\/span><\/strong><\/em>: ti do re me<\/span><\/span> mi fa so si<\/span> la li<\/span> ti do – lowered\/flat mediant (3, me<\/span>), raised\/natural dominant (5, si<\/span>), raised\/sharp submediant (6, li<\/span>)<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Intervals<\/strong>:\u00a0advanced<\/strong><\/span><\/em>: mi\/so\/ti ascending mediant arpeggio<\/em> (iii, Gm), fa\\ti <\/span>(d5\u00a0–\u00a0diminished fifth<\/span><\/em>), ti\/so<\/span>\u00a0(m6)<\/span>, so\/si<\/span> (m2), si<\/span>\/ti (m3), so\\re (P4), re\/me<\/span>\/mi (chromatic m2’s)<\/em>, mi\\do (m3), la\\fa (m3), do8<\/span>\\so (P4), la\/li<\/span>\/ti (chromatic m2’s<\/em>), ti8<\/span>\\fa (P4), so\\mi\/so (m3), so\/do (P5)<\/li>\n
  • Musical Elements<\/strong>: notes: whole, dotted half, half, quarter, eighth; rests: half, quarter, eighth; tied notes, repeated melodic rhythm patterns,\u00a0note: the repeated rest on the first beat<\/em>,\u00a0chromatic movement<\/em>; syncopation,\u00a0counterpoint*<\/strong>:\u00a0two melodies sung\/played at the same time<\/em>;\u00a0coda<\/strong>:\u00a0alternate<\/em>\u00a0short ending;\u00a0<\/em>coda mark,\u00a0accidentals<\/em>: sharp, flat, natural,\u00a0D.C. al Coda (repeat from beginning, at coda sign go to coda)
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  • Key Words<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span>USA theater history: “Watch Your Step<\/em>” words and music by Irving Berlin, 1914; music composition: counterpoint, melody, harmony, tune; music types: classical, ragtime; old fashioned, musical drag, choppy, applause; contraction: won’t (will not), you’ll (you will), abbreviation: dreamin’ (dreaming)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    *<\/strong> Performance suggestion<\/strong><\/em>: sing through song once before splitting into two groups singing at the same time; D.C. al Coda together.<\/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":"

    Play a Simple Melody<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Advanced syncopation<\/span>, three accidentals: lowered\/flat<\/em> mediant (me), raised\/natural<\/em> dominant (si), raised\/sharp<\/em> submediant (li), a descending diminished 5th<\/span> fa\\ti, an ascending mediant arpeggio mi\/so\/ti, and chromatic movement make this counterpoint<\/em>\u00a0even more challenging!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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