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Simple Gifts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Stepping and skipping up and down the staff, including a descending dominant arpeggio.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  • Grade<\/strong>: Fifth<\/li>\n
  • Origin<\/strong>: USA – Joseph Brackett (1797-1848) Elder Shaker – 1848<\/li>\n
  • Key<\/strong>: F Major<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Time<\/strong>: 4\/4<\/li>\n
  • Form<\/strong>: AB – verse\/refrain\u00a0(no repeated phrases)<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Rhythm<\/strong>:\u00a0beginners<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: | ta ti ti ti ti ti ti | ta ti ti ta ti ti | ta ta ta ta | ti ti ti ti ta ta | ti ti ti ti ta ti ti | ta ti ti ta (ta) | ta\/a ta\/ ti
    \n| ti ti ti ti ta\/ ti | ta ti ti ta ta |<\/li>\n
  • Pitches<\/strong>:\u00a0intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: so ti do re mi fa so<\/li>\n
  • Intervals<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: so\/do (P4), mi\\do\/do (M3), re\\ti\\so descending dominant arpeggio (V, C)<\/em>, so\\re (P4), so\/do (P5), so\\mi (m3), re\\so (P5)<\/li>\n
  • Musical Elements<\/strong>: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter: pickup beat, dominant arpeggio, melody skips and steps up and down the staff (scale)<\/em>,\u00a0with no repeated phrases<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Key Words<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/span>USA history: Shakers, USA geography: Albany NY; Shaker dance song, Shaker religion: promoted equality among men and women in the 1780’s; character education, gift, simple, free, ought, ourselves, valley of love, delight, simplicity, gained, bow, bend, ashamed, taught, richer, learn, expect, true friends; contractions: ’tis (it its), ’twill (it will), shan’t (shall not), we’ll (we will)<\/li>\n
  • Recorder<\/strong>: intermediate<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/span>: introducing B flat, descending dominant arpeggio (C major)<\/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":"

    Simple Gifts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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