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Red River Valley<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Common time, beginning syncopation, and an ascending tonic arpeggios.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  • Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n
  • Origin<\/strong>: USA – Traditional Cowboy Folk Song<\/li>\n
  • Key<\/strong>: G Major<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Time<\/strong>: 4\/4 – common time (C)<\/li>\n
  • Form<\/strong>: ABCD<\/li>\n
  • Rhythm<\/strong>:\u00a0beginners<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: | ta ti ti ta ti ti | ti ta\/ (ta) ti | syncopation<\/em>, | ta\/a (ta) ti ti |<\/li>\n
  • Pitches<\/strong>:\u00a0intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: so la ti do re mi fa so<\/li>\n
  • Intervals<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: so\/do (P4), do\\so (P4), so\/do\/mi – do\/mi\/so ascending tonic arpeggios (I G)<\/em>, re\/so (P4),\u00a0fa\\la<\/span>\u00a0(m6)<\/strong>, so\/ti (m3)<\/li>\n
  • Musical Elements<\/strong>: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; pickup beat, common time (4\/4), syncopation,\u00a0all verse syllables match original rhythm<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Key Words<\/strong>: world geography: Red River Valley: Manitoba, Canada;\u00a0<\/span>USA geography: North Dakota, Minnesota; USA\/Canada history, cowboy love song, cowboy pining song, brightened, a while, hasten, bid me adieu (French), leaving, lonely, fond, breaking, grief, causing, ocean, exchanged, mid; contractions: won’t (will not) , you’re (you are)<\/li>\n
  • Recorder<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: two ascending tonic arpeggios, 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
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    Red River Valley<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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