Lyrics
(Folk song)
John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt,
His name is my name too.
Whenever we go out,
The people always shout:
“John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt!”
Da da da da da da da…
Soft and Loud: Repeat the song several times, and get softer each time.
See also
- Subject: silly songs
- Dynamics: loud & soft
- Harmony: I IV V chords
- Melody: descending major pentascale
- Meter: 4
- Timbre: singing vs. whispering
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- PDF of song with chords + Lesson ideas
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
I like to teach the fourth line as “there goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt!”
Someone made this video that shows the dynamics as well: https://youtu.be/H6HgRglsndU