MIDI Connection

MIDI Connection Songs and Concepts

Compiled by Kim Walls, May 5, 2001

From The MIDI Connection by Jane Beethoven

Grade 1

Song	Concept	National Standards
Al citron	steady beat, strong beat	1a 2b 6b 6e 9a
Apples and bananas	melodic pattern	1a 2b 5a 5b 6b 6e
Brown Girl in the Ring	tone color	1a 2b 2c 2e 6d
Dearest Child (Nino querido)	mood	1a 1e 2b 2c 6b 6c 7b 9a
Ev'ry Kind of Music	style	2b 2c 2e 6b 6d
Find the Ring	strong beat, weak beat	1a 2a 2b 2c 2e 6e 7a
Great Big Stars	call and response	1a 1e 2a 2b 2c 2e 3b 6b 6d 7a
Jump, Shamador	rhythmic ostinatos	1a 2b 2f 3b
Li'l Liza Jane	melodic rhythm	1a 2b 6b
The Little Green Frog	melodic leaps	1a 2a 2b 2c 2e 6b 6c 6d 6e 7a
Obwisana	tempo	2b 2c 2e 3b 6b 6c 6e
Skinnamarink	repeated tones	1a 2a 2b 2f 6e
Skip to My Lou	steady beat	1a 2b 2f 6e
A Tall Tale	solo, chorus	1a 2b 2c 2e 2f 6a 6b 6c 7a
The Turkey Game	AB form	1a 2b 2c 2e 6a 6e 7a

Grade 4

Songs	Concepts	National Standards
Bamboo Flute (Hsiao)	mood	1a 2b 4b 5b 6b 6c 7a 9a 9b
Dry Bones	repeated notes, sequence	1a 2a 2b 3b 4b 6b
Happiness Runs	harmony	1a 1d 2a 2b 2f 4b 6b
Harambee	tone color, percussion	1a 2b 3b 4b 6b 6c 6e
I'm Gonna Sing	phrases	1a 1b 2a 2b 3b 5a 5b 5c 6b 6d 6e 9a
Joe Turner Blues	blues	30 2a 2b 3a 3b 3c 4b 5a 5b 6b 6d 6e 9a 9b
La cucaracha	meter in 3	2a 2b 5a 6b 6c 6d 6e
Leron, Leron	repeated rhythm patterns	2a 2b 3b 5a 6b 6e
Old Texas	melody, echo	1a 2a 2b 3a 4b 6b
Onchimbo	solo-chorus singing	1a 2a 2b 3a 6b 7a
Paddy Works on the Railway	6/8 meter	1a 2a 2b 4b 6b 6e 9a 9b
Stars of the Heavens (las estrellitas del cielo)	style	2a 2b 6b 6d 7a 9a 9b
Sweet Betsy from Pike	AB form	1a 2a 2b 3b 3c 6a 6b 9b
The Tortilla Vendor (El tortillero)	meter in 3	1a 5a 6b 6e
You're a Grand Old Flag	tone color	1a 2a 2b 5a 6c 6d 6e 9a 9b