Two examples of syncopation, ascending and descending tonic arpeggios, and an ascending tonic octave skip make this a
perfect intermediate tune for voice, recorder, and keyboard.
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- Grade: Fourth
- Origin: USA - Folk Song - additional verses Jess Buice
- Key: C Major
- Time: 2/4
- Form: staves: AaBb - song AB
- Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti ri | syncopation,
| ti ti ta | ti ti ri ti ti | syncopation, | ta (ta) |
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ta ta | ti ri ti ri ta ta |
- Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So Do
- Intervals: intermediate: Do/Mi, So\Do, Do/Do ascending tonic octave skip, Do\So\Mi descending tonic arpeggio
- Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth, sixteenth; rest: quarter; octave skip, tonic arpeggios, each line and phrase ends with a rest
- Key Words: USA history, rainy day song, bad weather song: rain, sun, wind; dance all day, I don't care, carry me away, shine, down; contractions: don't (do not), I'm (I am), gonna (going to); abbreviation: 'round (around)
- Recorder: intermediate: excellent for practicing the lower register: tonic (C) through the dominate (G), with an added tonic octave skip
- Keyboard: intermediate: a five finger exercise with an octave skip
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"I Don't Care if the Rain Comes Down"
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I don't care if the rain comes down,
I'm gonna dance all day,
I don't care if the rain comes down,
I'm gonna dance all day. |
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Hey, hey carry me away,
I'm gonna dance all day,
Hey, hey carry me away,
I'm gonna dance all day. |
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I don't care if the sun don't shine,
I'm gonna dance all day,
I don't care if the sun don't shine,
I'm gonna dance all day. |
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I don't care if the wind blows 'round,
I'm gonna dance all day,
I don't care if the wind blows 'round,
I'm gonna dance all day. |
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I don't care if the weather's bad,
I'm gonna dance all day,
I don't care if the weather's bad,
I'm gonna dance all day. |
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