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O Tannenbaum / O Christmas Tree

Lyrics – German (German folk tune, Lyrics by Ernst Anschútz, 1824) O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,Wie treu sind deine Blätter! (repeat)Du grünst nicht nur zur Sommerzeit,Nein, auch im Winter, wenn es schneit.O Tannenbaum, o Tannenbaum,Wie treu sind deine Blätter! O Tannenbaum, ...

The Friendly Beasts

Song in 3 Info The Latin tune, Orientis Partibus, is sung in different meters. This carol was arranged in 4/4 in 1835 by Richard Redhead and in 3/4 by Ralph Vaughn Williams in 1906. (source) Lyrics (Traditional English carol, Lyrics 12th ...

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Info This carol can be traced back to the sixteenth-century. (source) Lyrics (English folk song) We wish you a Merry Christmas (repeat twice)And a Happy New Year. Now bring us some foggy pudding (repeat twice)And bring some out here.We won’t ...

Early to Bed

Version 1 Info Benjamin Franklin quoted this in his Poor Richard’s Almanack in 1732. However, a version of this saying has been found in print as far back as 1496. (source) (Folk tune, English Proverb) Early to bed and early ...

Down in the Valley

Lyrics (American folk song) Down in the valley, valley so low.Hang your head over, hear the wind blow.Hear the wind blow, dear, hear the wind blowHang your head over, hear the wind blow. See also Harmony: duets / Orff arrangements ...

3rd Grade Rhythm Assessments

Worksheets / Assessments & Visuals (See downloads at bottom of page. Each number has a corresponding button.) 1 1 1 Whole, Dotted Half, Half, Quarter, Eighth 2 Semibreve, Dotted Minim, Minim, Crotchet, Quaver 3 Whole, Dotted Half, Half, Quarter, Eighth ...

Donkeys and Carrots

Lyrics (Belgian folk song) Donkeys are in love with carrots.Carrots aren’t in love at all.Hee-haw, hee-haw,Listen to that loving call! See also Country: Belgium Subjects: silly / donkeys Harmony: rounds / ostinati / Orff arrangements / one chord Melody: G,C’ / ...

Arroz con leche

Version 1 – Triple meter Lyrics – Spanish (Folk song) 1. Arroz con leche se quiere casarcon una viudita de la capital,que sepa tejer, que sepa bordar,que ponga la aguja en su campanal. 2. Yo soy la viudita la hija ...

Ding Dong Diggidiggidong

Lyrics (Folk song) Ding dong diggi-diggi-dong,Diggi-diggi-dong, my cat, he’s goneDing dong diggi-diggi-dong,Diggi-diggi-diggi-diggi-dong. See also Subject: cats Harmony: rounds / chords I, IV, V Melody: repeated tones / C,D,E,G,A,C’ Meter: 4 Rhythm: Scale: pentatonic Tones: drmsl YouTube https://youtu.be/uZYI1YMif38https://youtu.be/BCN4d8fiOHs or purchase here (printables ...

Home on the Range

Info This is the state song of Kansas (U.S.). Lyrics (Melody by Daniel E. Kelley, Lyrics by Brewster M. Higley, 1870s) 1. Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam,Where the deer and the antelope play,Where seldom is heard ...
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