Song List

This page is dedicated as a student resource for the composition activities in the school year. To complete the composition assignment, all students must do the following:

• Choose a spiritual, OR, a folk song,

• Listen to the sample of that particular song,

• Decide that your composition is related to lyrics, OR, rhythm and melody,

• For lyrics, figure out how many syllables are required, and,

• For rhythm and melody, figure out how may notes/rests and what kind of intervals are required, then,

• Write down your ideas on a plain piece of paper or staff paper,

• Turn in your finished composition on or before the due date.

Homework Song List

Spirituals	Folk Songs
Deep River	Ching a Ring Chaw (Minstrel-1833)
Ev'ry Night When the Sun Goes Down	Cindy
Ezekiel Saw the Wheel	Clementine
Follow the Drinking Gourd	The Erie Canal
Goin’ Home	Home On the Range
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho	How Can I Keep From Singing? (Quaker)
Music Down In My Soul	Old Folks At Home
My Lord, What a Mornin’	Shenandoah
Oh, Freedom	Simple Gifts
Steal Away	Turkey In the Straw

Click here for a sample of the project: New lyrics | New Melody.

Do you have any questions? Contact Ms. Lee at kaii@kafm.net at anytime.

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