Introducing the fermata with a challenging ‘hand jive.’

 

Description

• Grade: Second
• Origin: USA – Game Chant
• Key: G Major
• Time: 4/4
• Form: ABAB
• Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti |
  | ta ti ti ta ti ti | ta ti ti ti ti ti ti |
• Pitches: beginners: Do Re Mi
• Intervals: beginners: Do/Mi, Mi\Do
• Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; pickup beat, multiple fermatas
• Key Words: game song, none-sense song, sailor, meet, met, long, short, knock-kneed, bow-legged, cross-legged
• Recorder: beginners: grades 3-5, first Beginning Recorder Song – for setting up recorder center/station and teaching the first recorder song see: Lesson Plan
• Keyboard: beginners: excellent three finger exercise for left, right, and two hands at once

“Long-Legged Sailor” 

		1.	Did you ever, ever, ever, in your long legged life Meet a long-legged sailor with a long legged wife? No I never, never, never, in my long legged life Met a long-legged sailor with a long legged wife.
		2.	Did you ever, ever, ever, in your short legged life Meet a short-legged sailor with a short legged wife? No I never, never, never, in my short legged life Met a short-legged sailor with a short legged wife.
		3.	Did you ever, ever, ever, in your knock-kneed life Meet a knock-kneed sailor with a knock-kneed wife? No I never, never, never, in my knock-kneed life Met a knock-kneed sailor with a knock-kneed wife.
		4.	Did you ever, ever, ever, in your bow-legged life Meet a bow-legged sailor with a bow-legged wife? No I never, never, never, in my bow-legged life Met a bow-legged sailor with a bow-legged wife.
		5.	Did you ever, ever, ever, in your cross-legged life Meet a cross-legged sailor with a cross-legged wife? No I never, never, never, in my cross-legged life Met a cross-legged sailor with a cross-legged wife.
	Hand Jive: “have” – arms down, swing to the right “you” – swing to the left “ever” – pat own thighs “ever” – clap own hands together “ever” – with partner, clap right hands together “in your” – clap own hands together “long” – spread hands wide apart “legged” – clap own hands together “life” – with partner, clap left hands together “meet a” – clap own hands together “long” – spread hands wide apart “legged” – clap own hands together “sailor” – salute with right hand “with a” – clap own hands together “long” – spread hands wide apart “legged” – clap own hands together “wife” – clap both hands together with your partner’s hands. Verse 2: “short” – hold hands close together in front of you. Verse 3: “knock-kneed” – close hands to make fists. Verse 4: “bow-legged” – cup hands together ( ). Verse 5: “cross-legged” – cross arms to make an “X.”

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Playing rhythm instruments and adding movements.

 

Description

• Grade: Second
• Origin: USA, Pennsylvania – Folk Song
  words adapted, Jess D. Buice
• Key: B Flat Major
• Time: 2/4
• Form: ABAB
• Rhythm: beginners: | ti ri ti ri ti ti | ti ti ti ti |
  | ti ti ta |
• Pitches: beginners: Mi So La Do Re Mi (pentatonic scale)
• Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi8, So\Mi, Mi/So/Do/Mi ascending tonic arpeggio, Do\La
• Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth, sixteenth; repeated melodic rhythm patterns, four note tonic arpeggio, playing rhythm instruments, introducing rhythm instruments, moving to rhythm
• Key Words: USA geography: Pennsylvania, rhythm instruments: drum, tone block, horn, voice, hands (clap); contraction: let’s (let us)

“Johnny Get Your Hair Cut” 

	1.	Johnny get your hair cut, hair cut, hair cut, Johnny get your hair cut, just like me. Johnny get your hair cut, hair cut, hair cut, Johnny get your hair cut, just like me.
	2.	Let’s all tap the beat now, tap, tap, tap,tap, Let’s all tap the beat now, just like me. Let’s all tap the beat now, tap, tap, tap,tap, Let’s all tap the beat now, just like me.
	3.	Susie brush your hair long, brush, brush, brush, brush, Susie brush your hair long, just like me. Susie brush your hair long, brush, brush, brush, brush, Susie brush your hair long, just like me.
	4.	Johnny play your drum now, boom, boom, boom, boom, Johnny play your drum now, just like me. Johnny play your drum now, boom, boom, boom, boom, Johnny play your drum now, just like me.
	5.	Susie tap your tone block, tap, tap, tap, tap, Susie tap your tone block, just like me. Susie tap your tone block, tap, tap, tap, tap, Susie tap your tone block, just like me.
	6.	Johnny toot your horn now, toot, toot, toot, toot, Johnny toot your horn now, just like me. Johnny toot your horn now, toot, toot, toot, toot, Johnny toot your horn now, just like me.
	7.	Susie sing your song now, la, la, la, la, Susie sing your song now, just like me. Susie sing your song now, la, la, la, la, Susie sing your song now, just like me.
	8.	Let’s all clap together, clap, clap, clap, clap, Let’s all clap together, just like me. Let’s all clap together, clap, clap, clap, clap, Let’s all clap together, just like me.

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Most often sung while increasing pace or dynamics, the advanced syncopated rhythm and intervals make it a challenge and fun.

Description

• Grade: Second (2)
• Origin: American Camp Song
• Key: F Major
• Time: 4/4
• Form: ABCD
• Rhythm: advanced: | ta/a ta ta | ti ti ti ti ta (ta) |
  | ti ta ti ta ta | ta/a (ta ti) ti | ti ti ti ti ta/ ti | ti ti ti ti ta ti ti | ta ti/ ri ti ti ti ti | ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti | ta/a (ta/a) |
• Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
• Intervals: advanced: Ti/Fa, So\Re, So\Re, So/Mi, La/Fa
• Musical Elements: notes: whole, half, quarter, dotted quarter, eighth, dotted eighth, sixteenth, rests: half, quarter, eighth, repeat sign, rhythm patterns, syncopation, advanced intervals, repeat
• Key Words: Camp Song, United States

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Advanced syncopation on the first quarter of the fourth beat,
minor tonality, vi (i) arpeggio and octave skip,
and sharp dominate (Si).

 

Description

• Grade: Second
• Origin: USA – Grace Meserve
• Key: E minor (pitched in G Major)
• Time: 4/4
• Form: AABA
• Rhythm: advanced: | ti/ ri ti/ ri ri ti/ (ta) | syncopation, | ta ta ta (ta) | ti ti ti ti ti ti ta |
  | ta ta (ta) ta |
• Pitches: intermediate: Si La Ti Do Re Mi – raised/sharp dominant (Si)
• Intervals: intermediate: La/Mi, Mi\Do\La descending submediant arpeggio (vi, Em), La\Si/La (m2), La/La ascending submediant octave skip;
• Musical Elements: notes: quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; rest: quarter; syncopation, minor tonality, raised subdominant (Si), tonic octave skip, descending submediant (tonic) arpeggio
• Key Words: USA – Halloween; All Hallows Eve, All Saints Day, jack-o-lanterns, scare, boo, teeth, bite, candle bright, scary song, camp song, playground song

“Jack-O-Lanterns” 

We are Jack-o-lanterns, Boo, boo, boo! We are out to scare you! Boo, boo, boo! We have teeth but cannot bite, In our heads a candle bright. Don’t you think we’re funny? Boo, boo, Boo!!

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