Folksongs from Around the World

Smule Folksongs from Around the World by Debbie Cavalier

Contents Au Clair De La Lune, France Ode to Joy, Germany 9 Wimoeh (Mbube), Africa 10 When the Saints Go Marching In, USA Amazing Grace, African-American Spiritual 13 Scarborough Fair, England 15 The Frog in the Bog, Canada 1 Kumbayah, Congo 1 Bonus Section: Leaf Trombone Duets 1 XXAbout the Author Debbie Cavalier is the Dean of Continuing Education at Berklee College of Music and is also an aard-inning children s musician ith Debbie and Friends. http://.debbieandfriends.net. Layout and design by Shan Girsberger 2009 SonicMule, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2

Welcome! Welcome to Smule s Folksongs from Around the World songbook for Ocarina here you ill learn to play eight different folk songs in no time. You ill also begin to develop a solid foundation in basic music theory along the ay. As stated in the Smule Holiday Songbook, the ord Ocarina means little goose in Italian. It is one of the oldest instruments knon to man, dating back 12,000 years. Ocarinas have been made of different materials over the years including ood, clay, bones, metal, plastic, and ell, yes... iphones! To learn more about the Smule Ocarina App, please visit http://ocarina.smule.com Music Theory Before e dive into playing songs, let s learn a bit about the language of music. Learning music theory ill help you to become a better Ocarina player. Music can be ritten on a staff that contains five lines and four spaces. A clef indicates here notes appear on a staff. This is a treble clef. & 3

Music Theory Music notation is divided into measures by bar lines. A double bar line is shon at the end of a song. & Measure Bar Line Double Bar Line Rhythm notation indicates ho long or short to play a note or rest. One hole note equals to half notes. One half note equals to quarter notes. One quarter note equals to eighth notes. One eighth note equals to sixteenth notes. A time signature tells you ho many beats are in each measure. 4 Means four beats in a measure. Means a quarter note ( q ) gets one beat. 4

Music Theory XXMusical Alphabet Musical notes are based on the first seven letters of the alphabet. A, B, C, D, E, F, G Notes appear on the staff in alphabetical order. The first line on a treble staff is E. The notes that extend above and belo the treble staff use ledger lines. & A B C D E F G A B C D E F G Notice the letter names repeat as they move up and don the staff. Each one is an octave apart. XXOcarina Tab In addition to the musical notes and rhythms, this songbook also contains Ocarina fingering diagrams for each note. 1 XXPutting it all together & 1 once as lost but 5

The notes G, A, and B, are used in your first song. Practice the notes as shon belo and you ll be ready to play Au Clair De La Lune. G Ionian Ne Notes G, A, B G A B & & & TIP Be sure to set the mode on your Smule Ocarina for each song and practice example. s are listed in the upper right-hand corner of each song and practice page as shon above. Note Practice & 4 4

Au Clair De La Lune France G Ionian & 4 4 Ó & Ó

No, let s add the notes C and D to your repertoire. This makes a total of five notes learned and opens a orld of songs to you! G Ionian Ne Notes C and D C D 9 & & Note Practice The folloing example is provided to help you practice all five notes learned so far: G, A, B, C and D. 9 & 4 4

Ode to Joy Germany G Ionian 9 9 & 4 4 9 9 & 9

QUARTER-NOTE TRIPLET Play all three notes as to beats. 3 = Wimoeh (Mbube) Africa G Ionian & 4 4 9 3 3. Π& 3 9 3. Π10

More Music Theory PICK UP A pick-up measure can be found at the beginning of a song. It contains feer beats than the rest of the measures in the song. & 4 4 TIE A tie connects to of the same notes together to be played as one. Pickup measure: 3 beats When the Saints Go Marching In USA G Ionian 9 & 4 4 Π9 9 Oh, hen the Saints go march - ing in, Oh hen the &. Saints go march - ing in Yes, e'll all get up and &. 9 9 join them, hen the Saints go march - ing in See special bonus section for the Smule Leaf Trombone on page 19.

To prepare for the next song, your ne notes are D and E. Notice this ne note D is an octave loer than the D note you learned for Wimoeh. G Ionian Ne Notes D and E D E 1 3 & & Note Practice 1 3 1 & 4 4 Ó 12

More Music Theory 3/4 TIME SIGNATURE Some songs move in beat patterns of three. This kind of beat pattern is knon as a altz. Count: 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 DOTTED RHYTHMS A dot placed after a note adds one half the value of the note. A dotted-half note equals three beats. h. = 3 beats (2 + 1) Amazing Grace African-American Spiritual G Ionian 1 3 1 & 4 3 A - - - - maz - ing grace ho seet the sound that &. saved a retch like me I & 1 3 1 once as lost but no am found as &. blind but no I see 13

To prepare for the next song, your ne notes are middle C and F. Don t forget to set your Ocarina s mode to D Dorian. D Dorian Ne Notes C and F C F 4 & & Note Practice 9 4 & 4 3. 14

DOTTED-QUARTER NOTE Remember, a dot placed after a note adds one half the value of the note. A dotted-quarter note equals one and a half beats. q. = 1½ beats Scarborough Fair England D Dorian & 4 3 Are you goin' to. j Scar - bor-ough. Fair? Œ & Œ 14 1 14 13 9. Pars - ley, sage, rose - mar - y and thyme Re - & 14 1 1 9 9 mem - ber me to one ho lives there, 4 For & 9 4 once she as a true love of. mine 15

2/4 TIME SIGNATURE The next song moves in beat patterns of to each measure. Count: 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 KEY SIGNATURES When a sharp or flat symbol is at the beginning of a piece, the note it represents is played as a flat or a sharp. & b EIGHTH-NOTE TRIPLET Play all three notes over one beat. 3 = The Frog in the Bog Canada F Ionian & b 4 2 1 9 There once as a frog ho lived in a bog and played a 9 b Πfid - dle in the mid - dle of a pud - dle What a mud - dle! b Π1 1 3 ΠBet - ter go 'round Bet - ter go 'round Π3 Π1

Kumbayah Congo C Ionian & 4. j 13 Kum - ba - ya, my Lord, kum - ba - ya, Kum - ba - ya, my. j & 9. Lord, kum - ba - ya, Kum - ba - ya, my Lord, kum - ba - j 13 & ya, 9 Oh, Lord, kum - ba - ya 1

Bonus Section Leaf Trombone Duets As a special treat, e ve added duet parts for the Smule Leaf Trombone App to be played along ith to of the Ocarina songs you learned in this book: When the Saints Go Marching In and Ode to Joy. The Leaf Trombone music notation for this book contains numbers indicating the correct holes to cover. Experiment ith the and + controls to change the octave of the notes you play. For more information about the Smule Leaf Trombone, please visit http://leaftrombone.smule.com/?ab=l1 1 2 3 4 5 1

When the Saints Go Marching In Leaf Trombone The folloing shos the Ocarina and the Leaf Trombone parts aligned. To play the Leaf Trombone part, follo the top line of each staff system. For the Ocarina fingerings, go to page. G Ionian Leaf Trombone & 4 Œ 5 Œ Ó Œ 5 Œ Ó Ocarina & 4 Oh, hen the Saints go march- ing in, Oh hen the & 1 Ó Ó 5 3 Œ 5 1 Ó 5 Ó &. Saints go march - ing in Yes, e'll all get up and & 4 Ó Ó 1 Ó 5 Ó Œ 5 1 &. join them, hen the Saints go march - ing in 19

Ode to Joy Leaf Trombone The folloing duet part for Leaf Trombone is to be played ith the Ocarina melody on page 9. G Ionian & 4 1 Π4 Π1 Π5. 1 & Π4 Π1 Π5 1 20

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