Ascending and descending melodically to the dominate, So, phrases ending with a rest on the fourth beat, and descending
arpeggios: Mi\Do\So, Mi\Do\La, La\Mi\Do.

Description

• Grade: Third
• Origin: USA – African American Spiritual
• Key: F Major
• Time: 4/4
• Form: AaBC
• Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ti ti ta ta | ta/a ta (ta) |
  | ta ta ta (ta) | ta/a ta (ti) ti | syncopation,
  | ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti | ta ta ta/a |
• Pitches: intermediate: So Do Re Mi So La – pentatonic scale
• Intervals: intermediate: Mi\Do\So descending tonic arpeggio, Mi\Do\La descending arpeggio, Mi/La, So\Mi, Mi\So, La\Mi\Do descending arpeggio, Do/Mi
• Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; rests: quarter, eighth, syncopation, arpeggios; contrasting the second staff with third staff, each passing La to reach So (ascending and descending)
• Key Words: sacred, Christmas, spiritual, Mary, Jesus, manger, born, stable, shepherds, singing, birth of Jesus, holiday, Lord, African American history

1.Mary had a baby, Yes, Lord,
Mary had a baby, Yes, my Lord,
Mary had a baby, Yes, Lord,
The people keep a-coming and the train has gone.

3.She named him Jesus, Yes, Lord,
She named him Jesus, Yes, my Lord,
She named him Jesus, Yes, Lord,
The people keep a-coming and the train has gone.

4.Oh, where was he born? Oh, Lord,
Oh, where was he born? Oh, my Lord,
Oh, where was he born? Oh, Lord,
The people keep a-coming and the train has gone.

5.Born in a stable, Yes, Lord,
Born in a stable, Yes, my Lord,
Born in a stable, Yes, Lord,
The people keep a-coming and the train has gone.

6.And where did she lay him? Oh, Lord,
And where did she lay him? Oh, my Lord,
And where did she lay him? Oh, Lord,
The people keep a-coming and the train has gone.

7.She laid him in a manger, Yes, Lord,
She laid him in a manger, Yes, my Lord,
She laid him in a manger, Yes, Lord,
The people keep a-coming and the train has gone.

8.Who heard him singing? Oh, Lord,
Who heard him singing? Oh, my Lord,
Who heard him singing? Oh, Lord,
The people keep a-coming and the train has gone.

9.Shepherds heard him singing, Yes, Lord,
Shepherds heard him singing, Yes, my Lord,
Shepherds heard him singing, Yes, Lord,
The people keep a-coming and the train has gone.

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Beginning syncopation with an interval of a minor sixth.

 

Description

• Grade: Third
• Origin: USA, words: Joe Saunders (stage name: George Leybourne – music: Gaston Lyle
• Key: G Major
• Time: 3/4
• Form: ABAC*
• Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta | ta/a ti ti | syncopation, | ta ti/ ti | syncopation, | ta/a/a |
• Pitches: beginners: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa
• Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Fa\La (m6), La/Re,
  Re\So, Do\La
• Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; pickup beat, tied notes
• Key Words: ballad, circus acts, through, greatest, ease, daring, trapeze, actions, graceful, stolen away; contraction: he’d (he would)

* Chorus of 19th century popular song.

“The Man on the Flying Trapeze” 

He’d fly through the air with the greatest of ease. The daring young man on the flying trapeze, His actions are graceful, all girls he does please, And my love he has stolen away.

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Advanced descending interval: Fa\So, ascending arpeggio So/Ti/Re, and syncopated African rhythms make this Calypso
challenging and lots of fun!

 

Description

• Grade: Third
• Origin: Jamaica – Calypso Song
• Key: F Major
• Time: 4/4 – common time
• Form: ABAb
• Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti |
  | ti ta ti ta ta | syncopation, | ti ta/ (ta) ta | syncopation
• Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
• Intervals: advanced: Do/Mi, Mi\So, So/Do, Do/So, Re/Fa, Fa\So, So/Ti/Re ascending arpeggio
• Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; pickup beat, syncopation, ascending arpeggio
• Key Words: world geography, Jamaica, Trinidad, calypso, African rhythms, harvesting mangos, deed (did); family relations: father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, cousin; abbreviation: ‘leven (eleven), multi-cultural music

“Mango Walk” 

		1.	My mother deed-a tell me that you go mango walk, go mango walk, go mango walk. My mother deed-a tell me that you go mango walk, and eat all the number ‘leven.
		2.	My father deed-a tell me that you go mango walk, go mango walk, go mango walk. My father deed-a tell me that you go mango walk, and eat all the number ‘leven.
		3.	My brother deed-a tell me that you go mango walk, go mango walk, go mango walk. My brother deed-a tell me that you go mango walk, and eat all the number ‘leven.
		4.	My sister deed-a tell me that you go mango walk, go mango walk, go mango walk. My sister deed-a tell me that you go mango walk, and eat all the number ‘leven.
		5.	My uncle deed-a tell me that you go mango walk, go mango walk, go mango walk. My uncle deed-a tell me that you go mango walk, and eat all the number ‘leven.
		6.	My aunt she deed-a tell me that you go mango walk, go mango walk, go mango walk. My aunt she deed-a tell me that you go mango walk, and eat all the number ‘leven.
		7.	My cousin deed-a tell me that you go mango walk, go mango walk, go mango walk. My cousin deed-a tell me that you go mango walk, and eat all the number ‘leven.
		Calypso: West Indian (originally Trinidadian) music in syncopated African rhythms.
		Mango Walk: refers to harvesting mangos from the mango orchard.
		Number Eleven: a variety or grade of fruit.

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Syncopated rhythms, an eighth rest on the last beat,
and tied notes make a challenging melodic rhythm.

 

Description

• Grade: Third
• Origin: USA – Traditional
• Key: A flat Major
• Time: 6/8
• Form: rhythm: ABABC – pitches: ABCDD
• Rhythm: intermediate: syncopation: | ta ti ta ti |
  | ta/ ta (ti) | ta ti ti ti ti | ta/a (ti) | ta/ ta ti |
  | ta/a ti ti |
• Pitches: intermediate: Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do Re Mi
• Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Do\Mi, Mi/So, Re/So, So/Mi, Mi\Do, Re\So, Do\So
• Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: eighth; syncopation, tied notes, vocal slurs
• Key Words: character education, sacred, earth science, drops, water, grains, mighty, ocean, beauteous, land, moments, humble, ages, eternity, errors, lead, soul, paths, virtue, sin, stray, deeds, kindness, love, earth, Eden, Heaven, above, seeds, mercy, sown, youthful, hands, bless, nations, heathen, far; abbreviations: tho’ (though), oft (often)

“Little Things” 

	1.	Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean And the beauteous land, And the beauteous land.
	2.	And the little moments, Humble tho’ they be, Make the mighty ages Of eternity, Of eternity.
	3.	So our little errors, Lead the soul away, From the paths of virtue, Oft in sin to stray, Oft in sin to stray.
	4.	Little deeds of kindness, Little words of love, Make our earth an Eden Like the Heaven above, Like the Heaven above.
	5.	Little seeds of mercy, Sown by youthful hands, Grow to bless the nations Far in heathen lands, Far in heathen lands.

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Advanced syncopated rhythms across the barline with an ascending tonic arpeggio in a pentatonic scale.

Description

• Grade: Third (3)
• Origin: African American Singing Game
• Key: F Major
• Time: 4/4
• Form: ABA
• Rhythm: advanced: | ti ti ti ti ta ta | ti ta ta/a/ | ti ti ti ti ti ti ti ti | ta ti ti ta ti ti_|_ti (ta) ti ti ti ta ti ti | ti ta ti ti ti ti ti | ti ta ta/ (ta) | ti ti ti ti ta (ta) |
• Pitches: beginners: So La Do Re Mi So – Pentatonic Scale
• Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi/So8 ascending tonic arpeggio, So8\Do (P5), So/Do (P5), Mi\La (P5)
• Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; rests: quarter; tied notes with syncopation (measures 5-6), ascending tonic arpeggio, pentatonic scale
• Key Words: • nursery rhyme, moving to music, circle game song, circle song, walking to a steady beat.

“Little Sally Walker”

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Singing a three part round with dynamics; forte, piano. The lyrics explain the round and dynamics.

 

Description

• Grade: Third
• Origin: France – Alsatian Round
• Key: F Major
• Time: 3/4
• Form: rhythm: AAB – pitches: ABC
• Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta | ta/ ti ta | syncopation, | ta/a/a | ta/a ta | ta/a (ta) |
• Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
• Intervals: beginners: Do/Mi, Do/So, So/Do
• Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, dotted quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; dynamics: forte/loud, piano/soft, repeat, three part round, singing in three parts
• Key Words: world geography, Alsace, France, voices, dynamics, loud, soft, smoothly, softly, sing along
• Recorder: advanced: excellent ensemble recorder/Orff round for upper grades!

“Lift Up Your Voices” 

Lift up you voices and sing a loud song. Softly and smoothly as we sing along. Join your voices, sing a loud song.

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