Read/Print Game Instructions
Rhythm Set
ta
ti-ti
quarter rest
tiri-tiri
eighth rest
tim-ri
tie
Source
Library of Congress AFS 88 A6. Collected by John A. and Alan Lomax.
Tone Set s,l, Drrim s
Tonal Center Do
Scale Other
Original Starting Pitch G#
Informant/Performer
Eight girls, Kirby Industrial School, Atmore, AL,1934
Range
P8
State Alabama
Region South
Origin African-American
Grade Level
2 - 5
Song Type
Singing Game
Melodic Element(s)
ri
Game Type SubGame Type
Circle Circle/Ring Play
Dramatic Play Dramatic Play/Improvisation
Melodic Context
mi-ri
Figures
Rhythmic Element(s)
tim-ri
Subject SubSubject
Movement _None
Partwork
General Comments
Recording contains second part which may be omitted for classroom use. Also in Lomax, Alan, and John A. Our Singing Country.
Form Type Strophic
Form Analysis aa'ab
   
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