Curriculum Comparison for Ballads.xlsx

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1	Ballad	Source	Grade Level	Verses	Rhythm Use	Solfege Use	Instrumental Accompaniments	Difficulty	Other Musical Elements	Other Activities
2	Old Joe Clark	GP, MO, FS, QE	GP - 3rd grade	GP - 1 verse, MO/QE - 3 verses; FS - 5 verses			Wooden Spoons	Easy	Introductions, 2 part vocal arrangement	Double circle dance, create an instrumental ostinato
3	Hill and Gully Rider	GP	GP - 3rd grade	1 verse			Barred instruments playing the vocal line	Medium		Improvise new sections
4	America	GP	GP - 3rd grade	1 verse	dotted half note			Medium		Create a rhythmic ostinato
5	When Johnny Comes Marching Home	GP	GP - 3rd grade	1 verse			Teacher plays accompaniment on a preferred instrument	Medium		Play a rhythmic ostinato, dance
6	Over the River and Through the Woods	GP	GP - 4th grade	1 verse				Easy		Student created dance, create an ostinato using body percussion
7	Follow the Drinking Gourd	GP	GP - 4th grade	7 verse			Recorder accompaniment, Full Orff arrangement	Medium	Ties, Slurs, Pick-up notes, Note letter names	Children's book "Follow the Drinking Gourd", Discussion - Underground Railroad
8	Skin and Bones	GP	GP - 5th grade	1 verse				Easy
9	Cumberland Gap	GP	GP - 5th grade	1 verse				Medium
10	Old Blue	MO, FS, QE	QE - 2nd-4th grade	MO - 4 verses; QE - 3 verses, FS - 7 verses	Dotted quarter note, single eighth note, paired eighth note, half note	drm s	Full Orff arrangement	Easy	Tempo	Discussion - Performance analysis of the provided recording, loss pf pets
11	The Titanic	MO, BW		MO - 3 verses, BW - 6 verses				Medium	Echo singing	Discussion - The Titanic, Cross-curriculum activities
12	Home on the Range	MO, QE		3 verses				Medium		Discussion - Cowboy songs
13	Cockles and Mussels	MO, FS	BW - 5th-6th grade	3 verses				Medium	Expressive singing, Tempo	Discussion - Performance analysis of the provided recording
14	Scarborough Fair	MO	MO - 6th grade	5 verses			Three-part recorder arrangement	Medium	Ties, accidentals	Discussion - Renaissance period/music
15	Greensleeves	MO		3 verses			Two-part recorder arrangement	Medium		Discussion - Renaissance period/music
16	Wild Mountain Thyme	MO		4 verses			Guitar or ukulele accompaniment	Medium	Mood
17	Boll Weevil	MO, FS		7 verses		s,l,tdrm	Bass line on ukulele, Boomwhackers, or barred instruments	Medium		Create new verses, Discussion - Mariachi music/Mexico, Cross-curricular activities
18	Clementine	MO, QE	QE - 3rd grade	MO - 4 verses; QE - 3 verses	Quarter note, eighth note, dotted quarter note,		Two chord accompaniment on melodic instruments	Medium	Octave, meter in three	Discussion - What is a folk song?, The California Gold Rush
19	Waltzing Matilda	MO, QE, FS	QE - Kindergarten	MO - 4 verses; QE - 1 verse	Quarter note, eighth note, dotted quarter note,			Medium	Octave, melodic motion, AA form, a "swing feel"	Discussion - Australia
20	Banks of Don	MO		3 verses			Melodic instruments about to play a simple I, IV, V chord progression	Medium	Verse-Chorus song, Different vocal classifications (soprano, alto, etc.)	Discussion - Canada
21	The Fox Went out on a Chilly Night	FS, BW	BW - 5th-6th grade	FS and BW - 5 verses	Not recommended for rhythmic use	drmfsl		Medium		Illustrated children's book
22	Froggy Went a Courtin'	FS, QE	QE - K-4th grade	FS - 18 verses; QE - 7 verses	eighth and sixteenth note combinations	s,l, drm sl	Three-part barred instrumental accompaniment	Medium
23	The Riddle Song	FS		3 verses		s.l. drm sl		Medium
24	Risseldy, Rosseldy	FS, QE	QE - 5th -6th grade	FS - 6 verses; QE - 6 verses	Dotted quarter note and eighth note	Focus on low la and low sol		Medium	6/8 meter	Illustrated children's book
25	Down in the Valley	QE	QE - 3rd-5th grade	3 verses	Dotted half note	Full major scale		Medium	AB/strophic form	Discussion - Folk songs in the media
26	The Erie Canal	QE, BW	QE - 3rd-5th grade, BW - 5th-6th grade	QE and BW - 2 verses	Single eighth notes	Focus on the home tone of la		Medium	Ties, a "swing feel", chromaticism	Discussion - What is a folk song?, Cross-curricular activities, Compare different recordings
27	Red River Valley	QE	QE - 4th grade	2 verses	Quarter note, half note, dotted half note	Focus on low sol		Medium		Discussion - What is a folk song?, Cross-curricular activities
28	The Devil's Questions	BW	BW - 5th-6th grade	12 verses	Not recommended for rhythmic use	Tone set - s,l, drm sl		Medium
29	Git Along, Little Dogie	BW	BW - 5th-6th grade	3 verses	dotted quarter, quarter eighth pair, 6/8 eighth notes	Tone set - drmfsltd'	Guitar accompaniment	Medium		Discussion - cowboy songs, body percussion ostinato
30	The Old Chisholm Trail	BW	BW - 5th-6th grade	9 verses	Sixteenth notes	Tone set - s, t,drm s		Medium		Discussion - cowboy songs, body percussion ostinato
31	The Derby Ram	BW	BW - 5th-6th grade	6 verses	dotted quarter, quarter eighth pair, 6/8 eighth notes	Tone set - m, s,l, drm sl	Guitar, piano, or other similar instrument accompaniment	Medium		Illustrated children’s book
32	The Whistling Gypsy	BW	BW - 5th-6th grade	5 verses	Not recommended for rhythmic use	Tone set - s,l, drmfs		Easy		Discussion - Who were the gypsies?, barred instrument ostinato
33	John Henry	BW	BW - 5th-6th grade	5 verses	Not recommended for rhythmic use	Not recommended for solfege use	Guitar, piano, or ukulele accompaniment, bass line for barred instruments, soundscape with instruments	Medium		Movement with the beat, discussion - John Henry
34	The Water is Wide	BW	BW - 5th-6th grade	6 verses	Whole note, quarter note, eighth note pair, half note, dotted half note	Tone set - s,l, drmfs	Guitar, piano, or ukulele accompaniment, bass line for barred instruments, soundscape with instruments	Easy
35	Sweet Betsy from Pike	BW	BW - 5th-6th grade	5 verses	Quarter note, eighth note pair	Tone set - drmfs td'	Bass line on barred instruments	Easy		Discussion - pioneers, partner song
36	The Ballad of Springhill	BW	BW - 5th-6th grade	8 verses	Quarter note, eighth note pair , half note, dotted half note	Tone set - t, l,t,drmfisl		Medium		Discussion - Disaster songs, Compare/contrast recordings
37	So Long, It's Been Good to Know You	BW	BW - 5th-6th grade	5 veses	Quarter note, eighth note pair, half note, dotted half note	Tone set - s, drmfsl d'	Guitar, piano, or ukulele accompaniment	Easy	Fermatas	Discussions - Dust Bowl
38	The Coasts of High Barbary	BW	BW - 5th-6th grade	9 verses	dotted quarter, quarter eighth pair, 6/8 eighth notes	Tone set - m, s,l,t,drm		Medium		Discussions - Sea shanties
39	The Golden Willow Tree	BW	BW - 5th-6th grade	11 verses	Quarter note, eighth note pair, half note	Tone set - s,l, drmfs		Medium		Dance/Movement, Compare/contrast recordings
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43		GP - GamePlan	Note: If a source is not given a grade level, then none was specifically suggested
44		MO - Musicplay Online
45		FS - First Steps in Music and Conversational Solfege
46		QE - QuaverEd
47		BW - Folk Ballads in the Classroom
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