Jack Be Nimble

Singing all the pitches of the major scale
with syncopation in 6/8 time.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England – Nursery Rhyme, early 1800’s
Key: C Major
Time: 6/8
Form: AB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ta ti | syncopation,
| ta ti ta (ti) | syncopation, | ta ti ti ti ti |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do, singing all the pitches of C major scale
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi, Re/Fa, Mi/So, Do/So, So/Ti
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; rest: eighth; flagged and beamed eighths, 6/8 time: eighth note receives one beat, divisions of a dotted quarter note: three eights (3 ti’s), feeling duple meter (2) in 6/8: where three eights would be a triplet if the beat is represented by a dotted quarter
Key Words: world geography: England: nimble, jump, high, low, over, toe, candlestick

May we suggest “Three Jacks,” as part of your next program? (Jack and Jill, Jack Be Nimble, Jack Sprat)

**“Jack Be Nimble”**
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over The candlestick. Jack jumped high, Jack jumped low, Jack jumped over And burned his toe.

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Jack and Jill

Syncopation in 6/8 meter, extended range,
and challenging intervals for the very young.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England, 18th-century Nursery Rhyme
Key: F Major
Time: 6/8
Form: ABAb
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ta ti | syncopation,
| ta/ ta (ti) | syncopation, | ta/ ti (ti) (ti) | syncopation
Pitches: advanced: Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do Re Mi – extended range
Intervals: advanced: Do\So, So/Do, So/Mi, Fa/Re, Re\Fa, Mi/Do\Mi, Re/La, So\Ti, Ti/Re
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: eighth; syncopation, uncommon intervals, 6/8 time: eighth note receives one beat, divisions of a dotted quarter note: three eights (3 ti’s), feeling duple meter (2) in 6/8
Key Words: world geography: England; vocabulary builder: hill, fetch, pail, water, fell, up, down, broke, crown, tumbling, home, trot, fast, caper, bed, head, covered, vinegar, brown, paper

May we suggest “Three Jacks,” as part of your next program?
(Jack and Jill, Jack Be Nimble, Jack Sprat)

**“Jack and Jill”**
Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. Up Jack got and home did trot, As fast as he could caper; And went to bed and covered his head In vinegar and brown paper.

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I’m a Little Teapot

Distinguishing between intervals Do\La (m3) and Do\So (P4).

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: USA – Nursery Rhyme
Key: C Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABAB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti ta ta | ta ti ti ta ta |
| ta ta ta/a | ta ti ti ta/a | ta/ ti ti ti ta | syncopation
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La Do
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Do\La/Do, Do\So
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth, syncopation
Key Words: cooking, boiling water, steam, short, stout, pour, tea-cups, kettle, whistle

**“I’m a Little Teapot”**
I’m a little teapot, short and stout; Here is my handle, here is my spout. When I get all steamed up, hear me shout,* Tip me over and pour me out. I’m a clever teapot, yes it’s true Here’s an example of what I can do. I can change my handle to my spout, Just tip me over an pour me out. *alternative lines, popular in Great Britain: When I hear the tea-cups, hear me shout… When I give a whistle, hear me shout… When the Kettle’s boiling, hear me shout…

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If You’re Happy

Intermediate intervals with a beginners pace.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: USA – Singing Game
Key: F Major
Time: 4/4
Form: AABA
Rhythm: beginners: | ta (ta) (ta) ti ti | ti ti ti ti ti ti | running eighth notes
Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Do\So, So/Re, Fa\La, La\Mi
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; pickup beat, steady beat, percussion quarter note
Key Words: playground song, camp song, scout song, clapping, stomping, shouting, memory game, hurray, your/you’re; contraction: you’re (you are)

**“If You’re Happy”**

		1.	If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands. (clap, clap) If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands. (clap, clap) If you’re happy and you know it, Then your face will surely show it. If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands. (clap, clap)

		2.	If you’re happy and you know it stomp your feet. (stomp, stomp) If you’re happy and you know it stomp your feet. (stomp, stomp) If you’re happy and you know it, Then your face will surely show it. If you’re happy and you know it stomp your feet. (stomp, stomp)

		3.	If you’re happy and you know it shout “Hurray!” (hoo-ray) If you’re happy and you know it shout “Hurray!” (hoo-ray) If you’re happy and you know it, Then your face will surely show it. If you’re happy and you know it shout “Hurray!” (hoo-ray)

		4.	If you’re happy and you know it do all three. (clap, clap – stomp, stomp, – “Hurray!”) If you’re happy and you know it do all three. (clap, clap – stomp, stomp, – “Hurray!”) If you’re happy and you know it, Then your face will surely show it. If you’re happy and you know it do all three. (clap, clap – stomp, stomp, – “Hurray!”)

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Hush, Little Baby

Singing the major sixth So/Mi and the perfect fifth So/Re
to the melodic rhythm changes of each verse.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten

Origin: USA – Southern Folk Song
Key: G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: AB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ti ta ta |
| ti ti ti ti ta ti ti | – changes with verses
Pitches: beginners: So Do Re Mi Fa
Intervals: intermediate: So/Mi (M6), Re\So (P4), So/Re (P4)
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; interval of a fourth, ending a phrase on the 2nd/Re, alternating quarter notes and eighth notes to accomodate changing verse syllables
Key Words: Southern United Stataes, mocking bird, diamonds, rocking chair, billy goat, looking glass, cart, bull, dog, horse contractions: don’t (do not), papa’s (papa is), mama’s (mama is), won’t (will not), you’ll (you will)

**“Hush, Little Baby”**

	1.	Hush little baby, don’t say a word, Papa’s gonna buy you a mocking bird.

	2.	And if that mockingbird won’t sing, Mama’s gonna buy you a diamond ring.

	3.	And if that diamond ring turns brass, Mama’s gonna buy you a looking glass.

	4.	And if that looking glass gets broke, Mama’s gonna buy you a billy goat.

	5.	And if that billy goat won’t pull, Mama’s gonna buy you a cart and bull.

	6.	And if that cart and bull turn over, Mama’s going to buy you a dog named Rover.

	7.	And if that dog named Rover won’t bark, Mama’s going to buy you a horse and cart.

	8.	And if that horse and cart fall down, You’ll still be the sweetest little baby in town.

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Humpty Dumpty

Teaching the dotted quarter note and syncopation in 6/8 time,
while singing two perfect fourths (P4) Do/Fa and Mi/La.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England – Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme
Key: G Major
Time: 6/8
Form: AABB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ta ti | syncopation,
| ti ti ti ta/ | syncopation, | ti ti ti ti ti ti |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi, Mi/So, Mi/La, Do/Fa, Fa\Do
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighths; 6/8 time: counting eighth notes, eighth note receives one beat, divisions of a dotted quarter note: three eights (3 ti’s), feeling duple meter (2) in 6/8
Key Words: world geography: England; rhyming words: wall/fall, King’s men/again; horses, together; contraction: couldn’t (could not); possessive: King’s

**“Humpty Dumpty”**
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the King’s horses and all the King’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again.

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Hop Old Squirrel

Introducing the first three pitches of the scale, eighth notes,
and, the major third Do/Mi.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: USA – Virginia, Folk Song
Key: G Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABAb
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta | ta (ta) | ti ti ta|
Intervals: beginners: Do/Mi
Pitches: beginners: Do Re Mi
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; stepping from Mi down to Do, singing a major third Do/Mi
Key Words: USA geography: Virginia; squirrel, non-sense words, hop a steady beat to the music
Recorder: beginners: additional practice for B-A-G, following the first beginning recorder selection
Keyboard: beginners: a great beginning keyboard tune, for each hand, and both hands together

**“Hop Old Squirrel”**
Hop, old squirrel, Eidle dum, eidle dum, Hop, old squirrel, Eidle dum, dee! Hop, old squirrel, Eidle dum, eidle dum, Hop, old squirrel, Eidle dum, dee!

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Hippety Hop

Practicing syncopation in 6/8 and feeling duple meter in 6/8.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: USA – Traditional
Key: F Major
Time: 6/8
Form: ABCB
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti ti ti | ta ti ta ti | syncopation, | ta/ ta/ |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: intermediate: So\Do, Mi\Do, La\Re, Re/Fa
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth, 6/8 time: eighth note receives one beat, divisions of a dotted quarter note (3 ti’s), feeling duple meter (2) in 6/8
Key Words: dance tune, barber shop, candy – in the early days of barber shops they also sold candy

**“Hippety Hop”**
Hippety hop to the barber shop, To buy a stick of candy, One for you and one for me, And one for sister Mandy.

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Hey Diddle Diddle

Practicing a vocal slur, adding tied notes,
and feeling syncopation in 6/8 time.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England – 19th-century Nursery Rhyme
Key: F Major
Time: 6/8
Form: ABCD
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti ti ti |
| ta ti ti ti ti | syncopation, | ta/a/ ti | syncopation,
| ta/a/ (ti) |
Intervals: intermediate: So\Re, Re\Ti, Do/Mi, Mi\Do, Mi\So, So\Mi\Do descending tonic arpeggio
Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: eighth; tied notes (tie = plus sign (+) in math), vocal slur, 6/8 time: eighth note receives one beat, divisions of a dotted quarter note: three eights (3 ti’s), feeling duple meter (2) in 6/8 time
Key Words: world geography: England; cat, fiddle, cow, jumped, moon, dog, sport, dish, ran spoon, laughed

**“Hey Diddle Diddle”**
Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon: The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.

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Here We Sit

Introducing the beginning Orff interval, fostering the independent voice, and, developing fine motor skills at the keyboard.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: USA – Singing Game
Key: C Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABBC
Rhythm: beginners: | ti ti ta ti ti ta | ti ti ti ti ti ti ta |
Pitches: beginners: Mi So
Intervals: beginners: So\Mi, Mi/So
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; singing alone, beginning vocal interval So\Mi
Key Words: voice identification game using beginning Orff interval So\Mi, space, wide, hide, first song, student introductions
Keyboard: beginners: two finger exercise for the right, left, and two hands together