• Grade: Fifth
  
  
• Origin: USA - George M. Cohan (1878-1942) 1906
  from: "George Washington, Jr"
  
  
• Key: F Major
  
  
• Time: 2/4
  
  
• Form: through composed*
  
  
• Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta | ta ti ti | ti ta ti | syncopation, | ta/a | ta ti ti | ta/ ti | syncopation,
  | (ta) ti ti | ti (ti ) ti ti |
  
  
• Pitches: intermediate: So La Te Ti Do Di Re Mi So - raised/sharp tonic (1, Di), lowered/flat leading tone (7, Te)
  
  
• Intervals: intermediate: So\Mi\Do descending tonic arpeggio (I, F), Do\La (m3), So/Do (P4), Re\Ti (m3), So/Ti (M3), Ti\So (M3), Re\So (P5), Mi\Do (M3), Ti\Te\La (m2's), La/Di (M3), Mi\La/Mi (P5), Re\Ti\So descending dominant arpeggio (V, C), La/Do (m3)
  
  
• Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter, eighth; pickup beat, tied notes, syncopation, raised/sharp tonic (Di), lowered/flat leading tone (Te), chromatic minor seconds (m2's), melodic rhythm patterns
  
  
• Key Words: USA history, Broadway musical: "George Washington, Jr.", George M. Cohan, patriotic song, Fourth of July, Flag Day, emblem, red, white and blue, boast, brag, auld, acquaintance; contractions: you're (you are), there's (there is); abbreviations: ev'ry (every)
  
  
• Recorder: intermediate: introducing Eb and F#, syncopation, chromatic minor seconds, dominant arpeggio
  

* chorus to the popular Broadway tune.