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"Songs of a Little Child's Day"
When the Wind Blows
Adding the 4th (Fa) to the pentatonic scale while introducing the quarter followed by an eighth pattern in 6/8 time.
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- Grade: First
- Origin: Emilie Poulsson, Eleanor Smith
- Key: F Major
- Time: 6/8
- Form: ABaC - (question/answer)
- Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ta ti | ta/_ti (ti ti) |
- Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La - adding Fa to the pentatonic scale
- Intervals: intermediate: So\Mi, Mi\Do, Do/Mi, Mi/So, ascending tonic arpeggio Do/Mi/So, Fa\Re
- Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: eighth; repeat signs, dynamics: piano/soft, crescendo, decrescendo; tempo: andante cantabile/singing walk
- Key Words: earth science, wind, blows, gently rocks, nest, downy, birds, while, softly, sings, rocking nest, joy, wings
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"Softly, Softly Blows the Wind"
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Softly, softly blows the wind,
And gently rocks the nest
Where the downy baby birds
Are taking happy rest.
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While the wind so softly blows,
"Oh baby birds," it sings:
"Now for you the rocking nest,
But soon the joy of wings!"
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