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Music You Can Read
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All children should learn to read music. The earlier you start, the greater the results.
 
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"Burn Little Candles"
"Burn Little Candles"
By Music You Can Read
Reinforcing la (6) as the tonal center for minor keys.Grade: FirstOrigin: Hebrew Folk SongKey: F MajorTime: 4/4Form: ABACRhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ti ta ta | ta ta ta\a | | ta ta ta ta | ta/a/a (ta) | ta/a/a/a |Pitches: beginners: la ti do re
Subjects:
Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music
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PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, Homeschool
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"Jingle Bells" (Chorus/Refrain)
"Jingle Bells" (Chorus/Refrain)
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Introducing the major and minor sixths.▪  Grade: First▪  Origin: USA - James Pierpont, 1857▪  Key: G Major▪  Time: 4/4▪  Form: ABAC - chorus▪  Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta ta/a | ta ta ta/ ti | ta/a/a/a | ta ta ta ti ti |▪  Pitches: beginners: do
Subjects:
Music, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschool
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"Frères Jacues"
"Frères Jacues"
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Traditional round/canon in 32 languages!Grade: FirstOrigin: Traditional French MelodyKey: G MajorTime: 4/4Form: ABCDRhythm: beginners: | ta ta ta ta | ta ta ta/a | ti ti ti ti ta ta |Pitches: intermediate: so do re mi fa so laIntervals:
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Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music
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"All Night, All Day"
"All Night, All Day"
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Challenge students to sing refrain and verses in two parts together.▪  Grade: Second▪  Origin: USA - African American Spiritual▪  Key: G Major▪  Time: 2/4▪  Form: refrain: ABAC - verse: ABAC▪  Rhythm: advanced: | ta/a | ta/ ti | ta ta | | ti/ ri ti
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Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music
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1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschool
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"We Shall Not Be Moved"
"We Shall Not Be Moved"
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Raised/sharp tonic/1 (F#, di) and a lowered/flat leading tone/7th (Eb, te) with descending chromatic minor seconds, ti\te\la, and beginners syncopation. Grade: Fifth Origin: USA - African American Spiritual Key: F Major Time: 4/4 Form: AB -
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Music, Vocal Music, Black History Month
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“Wild Blue Yonder"
“Wild Blue Yonder"
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also known as: "U. S. Air Force Song" Excellent for feeling duple meter in 6/8 time and introducing the chromatic scale with three accidentals: raised/natural subdominant/4th (fi) and tonic/1 (di), lowered/flat mediant/3rd (me). Grade: Fifth
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Music, Vocal Music, Holidays/Seasonal
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"Simple Gifts"
"Simple Gifts"
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A descending dominant/5th arpeggio is included in this melody as it steps and skips up and down the staff. Grade: Fifth Origin: USA - Joseph Brackett (1797-1848) Elder Shaker - 1848 Key: F Major Time: 4/4 Form: AB - verse/refrain (no repeated
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U.S. History, Vocal Music
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5th, 6th, Homeschool
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"Kum Ba Yah"
"Kum Ba Yah"
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Reading, singing, and playing three parts, syncopation, singing in harmony, and chord identification: tonic (I), subdominant (IV), dominant (V).  Grade: Fifth Origin: Africa - Traditional Key: F Major Time: 3/4 Form: phrases: ABAC - song: AB,
Subjects:
Music, Religion, Holidays/Seasonal
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"Do Lord"
"Do Lord"
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05-DO-LORD Advanced, intermediate, and beginning syncopation, practicing rhythms and enunciation (diction), while discovering dynamic variations. ▪  Grade: Fifth ▪  Origin: USA - African American Spiritual ▪  Key: B Flat Major ▪  Time:
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Music, Vocal Music, Black History Month
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5th, 6th, 7th, Homeschool
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“Auld Lang Syne”
“Auld Lang Syne”
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Let’s practice the tonic arpeggio!
Grade: Fifth (5)Origin: Words: Robert Burns (1788), Scotts poem, ScottlandKey: F MajorTime: 4/4Form: ABCBRhythm: intermediate: | ta/ ti ta ta | ta/ ti ta ti ti | ta/a/a ta | 
Pitches: advanced: so la do re mi so la
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Music, Holidays/Seasonal, The New Year
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5th, 6th, 7th, Homeschool
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"Cotton-Eyed Joe"
"Cotton-Eyed Joe"
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A descending minor 7th, fa\so, an ascending tonic arpeggio so/do/mi, and a descending tonic arpeggio so\mi\do.Grade: FourthOrigin: USA - Cowboy SongKey: F MajorTime: 2/4Form: staves: ABAbCD - song: AB, verse/refrainRhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ri
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Music, Vocal Music
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4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschool
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"We Three Kings of Orient Are"
"We Three Kings of Orient Are"
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An unusual time signature (3/8) and distinguishing the intervals do\so/do (P4) and do\la/do (m3). Grade: Third Origin: United States, John Henry Hopkins, Jr. 1857 Key: G Major Time: 3/8 Form: AB - verse/refrain Rhythm:beginners: | ta ti | ti ti ti |
Subjects:
Music, Holidays/Seasonal, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa
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3rd, 4th, 5th, Homeschool
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"Down By the Riverside"
"Down By the Riverside"
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"Ain't Gonna Study War No More" Advanced syncopation, repeated melodic patterns, an augmented fourth (A4), and practicing the descending major sixth (M6) mi\so. ▪  Grade: Fifth ▪  Origin: USA - African American Spiritual, circa. 1819 ▪  Key: G
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Music, Religion, Black History Month
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5th, 6th, 7th, Homeschool
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"De Colores"
"De Colores"
By Music You Can Read
Singing two part harmony in thirds, lowered leading tone (7th, te, B flat), long phrases using tied notes will foster breath support for voice and recorder. ▪  Grade: Fifth ▪  Origin: Mexico - Traditional ▪  Key: C Major ▪  Time: 3/4 ▪  Form:
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Spanish, Hispanic Heritage Month
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5th, 6th, 7th, Homeschool
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“Texas Our Texas”
“Texas Our Texas”
By Music You Can Read
Three minor thirds, two major thirds, one perfect fourth and two perfect fifths. Grade: Fourth Origin: USA - William J. Marsh, Gladys Yoakum Key: C Major Time: 4/4 Form: staves: ABCDEF - song: AB Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ta/a ta | ta ta ta ta
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, Music, Holidays/Seasonal
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschool
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"Hokey Pokey"
"Hokey Pokey"
By Music You Can Read
Intermediate syncopation while adding body movements to music. ▪  Grade: Second▪  Origin: USA - Florida, Play-Party Song▪  Key: C Major▪  Time: 4/4▪  Form: ABCD▪  Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ta ti ti ti | syncopation, | ta ti ta/ ta |
Subjects:
Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music
Grades:
1st, 2nd, 3rd, Homeschool
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"I've Been Working on the Railroad"
"I've Been Working on the Railroad"
By Music You Can Read
Advanced intervals, triplets, repeated melodic rhythm patterns, and the raised/sharp tonic (di) makes this popular folk song fun and challenging. ▪ Grade: Fourth▪ Origin: USA - Folk Song, cir. 1894 Princeton University ▪ Key: G Major▪ Time: 4/4▪
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, Music, Vocal Music
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschool
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"The Sidewalks of New York"
"The Sidewalks of New York"
By Music You Can Read
Four perfect fourths (P4), changing rhythms for verse lyrics, and repeated melodic rhythm patterns make waltzing fun! Grade: Fifth Origin: USA - James W. Blake, Charles B. Lawlor - circa: 1894 Key: G Major Time: 3/4 Form: AB - verse/refrain Rhythm:
Subjects:
Social Studies - History, Vocal Music, Geography
Grades:
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool
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“Over There”
“Over There”
By Music You Can Read
Patriotic song from World War One with advanced pitches; raised/sharp dominant/5th (si), submediant/6th (li), and intervals; stepping chromatics and arpeggios. Grade: Fifth Origin: USA - 1917, George M. Cohan 1878-1942 Key: G Major Time: 2/4 Form:
Subjects:
U.S. History, Vocal Music, Holidays/Seasonal
Grades:
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool
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MacNamara's Band ooiu
MacNamara's Band ooiu
By Music You Can Read
Feeling of duple meter in 6/8 in this Irish St Patrick’s Day standard. Grade: Fifth (5) Origin: Ireland - Music: Shamus O’Connor - Words: John J Stamford - circa 1889 Key: F Major Time: 6/8 Form: ABAbCBDb Rhythm: intermediate : | ta ti
Subjects:
Music, Holidays/Seasonal, St. Patrick's Day
Grades:
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have 20 years experience teaching music literacy in grades K-5. I have taught for - BrownsvilleISD, Brownsville, Texas, - North East ISD San Antonio, TX, - Fulton County School, Atlanta GA, - Cobb County Schools, Marietta, GA, - Forsyth County Schools, Cumming, GA. - Pearsall ISD, Pearsall, TX, - Natalia ISD, Natalia, TX.

MY TEACHING STYLE

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HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

1997-1999 100 Best Communities for Music Education, Fulton County Schools, Atlanta, GA, 2001-2002 100 Best Communities for Music Education. Forsyth County Schools, Atlanta, GA, 2000 Showcase Presenter, Georgia Music Educators Convention, 2001-2003 National Boards, Development Team for National Assessments in Music Education, 2004 Facilitator, Assessments in Music Education, National Boards, 2016-2020 Clinician - "Moving From Rote to Music Literacy," "Instrument Centers in the Elementary Music Classroom," "Music Literacy Grades K-5," Texas Music Educators Convention

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I hold a Bachelor of Music from Sul Ross State University.

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GRADES

PreK, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Homeschool, Staff

SUBJECTS

Specialty, Science, Earth Sciences, Social Studies, Government, U.S. History, World History, World Languages, French, Spanish, German, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Music, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music, Other (Performing Arts), Canadian History, British History, Geography, Other (Social Studies), Religion, Character Education, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Halloween, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Spring, Summer, Hispanic Heritage Month

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