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"Oh, My Aunt Came Back"
       
     
"Oh, My Aunt Came Back"
 


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Introducing the ascending dominate octave skip So/So.

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Description
 
  • Grade: First

  • 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 So

  • Intervals: intermediate: So/Do, Mi\So, So/So ascending dominate octave skip, Re\So, So\Mi, Re\So, So/Ti, So/Mi, Do\So

  • Musical Elements: notes: whole, quarter, eighth; rest: quarter; call and response, echo song

  • Key Words: echo song, call and response, geography, Japan, Holland, Algiers, Guadeloupe, New York, city, zoo, waving fan, wooden shoe, shears, Hula-Hoop, rocking chair, monkey

 
 

"Oh, My Aunt Came Back"


             
   
CALL
   
RESPONSE
 
             
 
1.

Oh, my aunt came back,

    Oh, my aunt came back,  
    from old Japan     from old Japan  
   

And she brought with her

    And she brought with her  
    a waving fan.     a waving fan.  
             
  2. Oh, my aunt came back,     Oh, my aunt came back,  
    from Holland too     from Holland too  
    And she brought with her     And she brought with her  
    a wooden shoe.     a wooden shoe.  
             
  3. Oh, my aunt came back,     Oh, my aunt came back,  
    from old Algiers     from old Algiers  
    And she brought with her     And she brought with her  
    a pair of shoes.     a pair of shoes.  
             
  4. Oh, my aunt came back,     Oh, my aunt came back,  
    from Guadeloupe     from Guadeloupe  
    And she brought with her     And she brought with her  
    a Hula-Hoop.     a Hula-Hoop.  
             
  5. Oh, my aunt came back,     Oh, my aunt came back,  
    from the New York fair     from the New York fair  
    And she brought with her     And she brought with her  
    a rocking chair.     a rocking chair.  
             
  6. Oh, my aunt came back,     Oh, my aunt came back,  
    from the City Zoo     from the City Zoo  
    And she brought with her     And she brought with her  
    a monkey like you!     a monkey like you!  
             



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