The Old Man’s Goat

Also known as: “Bill Grogan’s Goat”

Concentrating on the dominant, submediant, and leading tone.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: Traditional*
Key: C Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABCAABCD
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta ta | – walking quarter notes
Pitches: intermediate: Mi So La Ti Do Re
Intervals: advanced: La\Mi, Mi/So, Do\La, So/Do, La/Do, Ti\So
Musical Elements: note: quarter note; echo song, singing in parts
Key Words: vocabulary builder, goat, kid (homonym), red, shirts, railroad, railroad track, whistle, train, shrieks, coughed, green, fright, indeed, note, frisk, right (homonym), pain, flagged

* Also known as Bill Grogan’s Goat

1.There was a man (There was a man)
Now please take note (Now please take note)
There was a man (There was a man)
Who had a goat. (Who had a goat.)

2.

He loved that goat (He loved that goat)
Indeed he did (Indeed he did)
He loved that goat (He loved that goat)
Just like a kid. (Just like a kid.)

3.

One day that goat (One day that goat)
Felt frisk and fine (Felt frisk and fine)
Ate three red shirts (Ate three red shirts)
Right off the line. (Right off the line.)

4.The man, he grabbed (The man, he grabbed)
Him by the back (Him by the back)
And tied him to (And tied him to)
A railroad track .(A railroad track)

5.Now, when that train (Now, when that train)
Hove into sight (Hove into sight)
That goat grew pale (That goat grew pale)
And green with fright. (And green with fright.)

6.He heaved a sigh (He heaved a sigh)
As if in pain (As if in pain)
Coughed up those shirts (Coughed up those shirts)
And flagged the train! (And flagged the train!)

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Old King Cole

Challenging, as rhythms change for verse syllables
and practicing the perfect fourth (P4) Do\So/Do.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England – Nursery Rhyme
Key: F Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABCD
Rhythm: advanced: | ta ta ta ti ti | ta ti ti ta ti ti |
| ta ti ti ta ta | ta/a/a ta |
Pitches: intermediate: So Do Re Mi Fa
Intervals: beginners: Do\So/Do
Musical Elements: notes: whole, dotted half, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; steps up and down the staff from Do to Fa, tied notes (= + in math)
Key Words: world geography: England; King, soul, merry, pipe, bowl, fiddlers, compare, rare, fine, called, compare, none; contraction: there’s (there is)

**“Old King Cole”**
Old King Cole was a merry old soul And a merry old soul was he; He called for his pipe, and he called for his bowl And he called for his fiddlers three. Every fiddler he had a fiddle, And a very fine fiddle had he; Oh there’s none so rare, as can compare With King Cole and his fiddlers three

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Old John Braddleum

Introducing and practicing the descending
perfect fifth So\Do (P5).

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England – Traditional
Key: C Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABCD
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ti ti ta | syncopation,
| ta ta ta/a |
Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La
Intervals: beginners: So\Mi, Mi/So, So\Do (P5)
Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter, adding the descending perfect fifth, So\Do (P5), to the beginning Orff interval So\Mi
Key Words: world geography: Engalnd; counting from one to twelve, country folk, door, gate, dead, live, posts, sticks, eat, dine, pencils, pens, rhyming words for numbers one through eleven: one/begun, two/you, three/me, four/door, five/live, six/sticks, seven/eleven, eight/gate, nine/dine, eleven/seven

**“Old John Braddleum”**

	1.	Number One, number one Now my song has just begun. Rum tum taddle-um, old John Braddle-um, Oh, what country folk we be.

	2.	Number two, number two They all like me and some like you. Rum tum taddle-um, old John Braddle-um, Oh, what country folk we be.

	3.	Number three, number three Some like you but they all like me. Rum tum taddle-um, old John Braddle-um, Oh, what country folk we be.

	4.	Number four, number four Some like a gate but I like a door. Rum tum taddle-um, old John Braddle-um, Oh, what country folk we be.

	5.	Number five, number five Some like ’em dead but I like ’em live. Rum tum taddle-um, old John Braddle-um, Oh, what country folk we be.

	6.	Number six, number six Some like posts but I like sticks. Rum tum taddle-um, old John Braddle-um, Oh, what country folk we be.

	7.	Number seven, number seven Is just the same as number eleven. Rum tum taddle-um, old John Braddle-um, Oh, what country folk we be.

	8.	Number eight, number eight I like a door but some like a gate. Rum tum taddle-um, old John Braddle-um, Oh, what country folk we be.

	9.	Number nine, number nine Some like to eat but I like to dine. Rum tum taddle-um, old John Braddle-um, Oh, what country folk we be.

	10.	Number ten, number ten Some like a pencils but I like a pens. Rum tum taddle-um, old John Braddle-um, Oh, what country folk we be.

	11.	Number eleven, number eleven Is just the same as number seven. Rum tum taddle-um, old John Braddle-um, Oh, what country folk we be.

	12.	Number twelve, number twelve If you want any more you must sing it yourself. Rum tum taddle-um, old John Braddle-um, Oh, what country folk we be.

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The Old Gray Cat

Mastering the ascending perfect fourth (P4) So/Do,
counting eighth notes, and, feeling duple meter in 6/8.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: USA – Traditional
Key: G Major
Time: 6/8
Form: ABAC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ta ti ta | syncopation,
| ta/ ta/ |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Mi
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Do/Mi, Mi\Do, Do\So, So/Ti
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; pickup beat, syncopation in 6/8 time: eighth note receives one beat, divisions of a dotted quarter note: three eights (3 ti’s), feeling duple meter in 6/8
Key Words: cat, mice, sleeping, creeping, nibbling, scamper, body movements, moving quietly, moving silently, moving fast, moving slow, eating small amounts, moving in slow motion

**“The Old Gray Cat”**

	1.	The old gray cat is sleeping, sleeping, sleeping. The old gray cat is sleeping in the house.

	2.	The little mice are creeping, creeping, creeping. The little mice are creeping through the house.

	3.	The little mice are nibbling, nibbling, nibbling. The little mice are nibbling in the house.

	4.	The little mice are sleeping, sleeping, sleeping. The little mice are sleeping in the house.

	5.	The old gray cat comes creeping, creeping, creeping. The old gray cat comes creeping through the house.

	6.	The little mice all scamper, scamper, scamper. The little mice all scamper thorough the house.

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Old Abram Brown

Introducing the minor tonality, three minor thirds,
and ascending submediant octave skip La/La.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: USA – Nursery Rhyme*
Key: D minor – pitched in F Major
Time: 2/4
Form: ABCD
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/ ti | syncopation,
| ti ti ti ti |
Pitches: advanced: La Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La – extended range
Intervals: advanced: La/Do, La/La ascending submediant octave skip, Mi/So, Re/Fa
Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, eighth; pickup beat, minor tonality, submediant octave skip
Key Words: world geography: England; USA; death, gray, coat, button, before/after

* From English theatre origins (call to remove the deceased character from the stage)

**“Old Abram Brown”**
Old Abram Brown is dead and gone, We’ll never see him more, He used to wear an old gray coat, All buttoned down before.

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My Head and My Shoulders

"My Head, My Shouldeers" Lyrics, Text Format

Introducing the repeat sign while learning the parts of the body.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: Zulu – Singing Game
Key: D Major
Time: 2/4
Form: AABb
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ti ti | ti ti ti ti |
Pitches: advanced: Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do – extended range
Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi/So ascending tonic arpeggio, So/Do, So\Mi
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; pickup beat, repeat sign
Key Words: world georgraphy: Zulu Nation, Africa, parts of the body, chest, middle, knees, toes

**“My Head and My Shoulders”**
My head and my shoulders, My chest and my middle, My knees and then my toes, O, my knees and then my toes.

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My Hat (Mein Hut)

Four measure melodic rhythm pattern
repeated four times.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: German – Folk Song
Key: C Major
Time: 3/4
Form: rhythm: AaAa – pitches: ABAC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta (ta) ta | repeating pattern: rest on second beat, | ta ta/a |
| ta/a/a_|_a (ta) ta | ta/a/a_|_a/a ta | (_=tied)
Pitches: intermediate: Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Intervals: beginners: Fa\Re, So\Mi, So/Do
Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, quarter; rest: quarter; pickup beat, syncopation, tied notes
Key Words: world geography: German; three, hat, corners, memory skills

**“My Hat (Mein Hut)”**
My hat it has three corners. Three corners has my hat And had it not three corners It would not be my hat. ACTIONS: My – point to yourself Hat – point to head Three – hold up three fingers Corners – point to elbow Sing the song five times. The first time sing it to the end. Second time, don’t say my. Third time don’t say my and hat. Fourth time don’t say my, hat, and three. Fifth time don’t say my, hat, three, and corners.

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Oh, My Aunt Came Back

Introducing the ascending dominant octave skip, So/So.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: USA – Traditional
Key: F Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABAC
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta ta |
| ta/a/a/a |
Pitches: intermediate: So Ti Do Re Mi Fa So
Intervals: advanced: So/Do, So/So ascending dominant octave skip, Re\So, So\Mi, So/Ti, So/Mi, Do\So
Musical Elements: notes: whole, quarter, beamed eighths; rest: quarter; echo song, ascending dominant octave skip
Key Words: world geography: Japan, Holland, Algiers, Guadeloupe, New York; City Zoo, waving fan, shears, rocking chair, monkey, fair, wooden shoe

**“Oh, My Aunt Came Back”**

	1.	Oh, my aunt came back, from old Japan. And she brought with her a waving fan.

	2.	Oh, my aunt came back, from Holland too. And she brought with her a wooden shoe.

	3.	Oh, my aunt came back, from old Algiers. And she brought with her a pair of shears.

	4.	Oh, my aunt came back, from Guadeloupe. And she brought with her a Hula-Hoop.

	5.	Oh, my aunt came back, from the New York fair. And she brought with her a rocking chair

	6.	Oh, my aunt came back, from the City Zoo. And she brought with her a monkey like you!

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The Muffin Man

Dotted quarter followed by an eighth syncopation
and the interval So/Do.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: England – Old Rhyme
Key: B flat Major
Time: 4/4
Form: ABAC
Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ta/ ti | (x6) syncopation, | ta ta ta ta | ta/a (ta) ta |
Pitches: intermediate: So La Ti Do Re Mi
Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Mi\Do, Ti\So, Re\So
Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter
Key Words: world geography: England; muffins, baking, baker, address

**“The Muffin Man”**

		1.	Oh, do you know the muffin man, The muffin man, the muffin man, Oh, do you know the muffin man, Who lives in Drury Lane?

		2.	Oh, yes, I know the muffin man, The muffin man, the muffin man, Oh, yes I know the muffin man, Who lives in Drury Lane.

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Mother, Mother

Adding the tonal center to the beginning Orff interval.

Description

Grade: Kindergarten
Origin: USA – Jump Rope Song
Key: G Major
Time: 4/4
Form: AB
Rhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta ta | ta ti ti ta ta |
Pitches: beginners: Do Mi So
Intervals: beginners: So\Mi, Mi/So, So\Do
Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth; rest: quarter, adding the tonic (Do) to the beginning Orff interval So\Mi
Key Words: playground song, jump-rope song, double dutch, doctor, die, sick, jumping rope, counting one (1) thru…
Keyboard: beginners: three finger exercise for right (1-3-5), left (5-3-1), and two hands together