Turkey In The Straw
Old-time tune in G major
You may remember this as a summer camp song “Do Your Ears Hang Low?”
Though it’s usually considered an American tune, the melody may be of European origin. O’Neill’s Music of Ireland has a version with a Celtic feel. I did follow up lessons on adding American style variation and Irish style variation.
Preparation
Warm-up Exercises
Intervals
A1-3
AL2-E0
A3-EL2
G major scale: G0-1-2-3-D0-1-2-3, D3-A0-1-L2-3-E0-1-L2
D3-A0-D3-0
D3-0-G2-3
D3-A0-1-3
A part, first quarter
A part
First quarter: (A1-0)-D3-3-A0-D3-0-G2-3-D0-1-0-G2-0
A part, second quarter
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A part, third quarter
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A part, fourth quarter
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B part, first quarter
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B part, second quarter
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B part, third quarter
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B part, fourth quarter
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Further Practice
Practice the song at your own pace with this drone track.
Drone in G – No Beat