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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