Dance Formations

Down the River

Down the River - Text Q and A Improv 1 Recorder Melody

Singing Game - Verse Q and A Improv 2 Recorder-Vocal Score

Singing Game - Chorus Recorder Fingerings Part-Singing

Rhythm Practice Recorder Rhythm Two-Part Vocal Score

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 Down the River - Text

The river is up and the channel is deep,

the wind is steady and strong.
Oh won't we have a jolly good time,
as we go sailing along.

Down the river, Oh down the river,

Oh down the river we go---!
Down the river, Oh down the river,
Oh down the Ohio!

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Singing Game -
Verse

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Singing Game - Chorus

1. The head couple joins hands,

sashays down the center and then
stays at the bottom of the set.

2. As the top couple sashays past

each couple, each outside couple
takes one side step toward the top
of the set.

3. The new head couple sashays

down the center and is the new
bottom couple of the set.

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Rhythm Practice

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 Rhythm

Down the ri - ver, Oh, down the ri - ver, Oh, down the ri - ver we
go_______.

Down the ri - ver, Oh, down the ri - ver, Oh, down the O - hi - o.

Text

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Question and Answer Improvisation

Q 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Q 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Question and Answer Improvisation

5 6 7 8

5 6 7 8

5 6 7 8

5 6 7 8

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Recorder Fingerings

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 Recorder Rhythm
Letter
Names

D B G A B

D B C C B

D D D D C C C C A C B

D D D D C C C C D D B

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 Recorder Melody
Letter
Names

D B G A B

D B C C B

D D D D C C C C A C B

D D D D C C C C D D B

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 Recorder Vocal Score

The ri- ver is up and the chan-nel is deep, the wind is stea-dy and strong. Oh,

won't we have a jol- ly good time as we go sail-ing a- long.

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 Recorder Vocal Score

Down the riv - er, Oh, down the riv - er, Oh, down the riv - er we go._______

Down the riv - er, Oh, down the riv - er, Oh, down the O - hi - o.

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 Part-Singing
Descant

Riv - er's wide and

strong.

Sing and sail a - long .

Down the ri - ver, down the ri - ver, down we go .

Down the ri - ver, sail - ing down the O - hi - o.

The river is up and the channel is deep,
the wind is steady and strong.
Oh, won't we have a jolly good time,
as we go sailing along.
Down the river, Oh, down the river,
Oh, down the The river we go---!
Down the river, Oh, down the river,
Oh, down the Ohio!
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 Two-Part Vocal Score

Ri - - ver's wide and strong.

The ri-ver is up and the chan-nel is deep, the wind is stea-dy and strong. Oh,

Sing and sail a - long.

won't we have a jol - ly good time as we go sail-ing a - long.

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 Two-Part Vocal Score

Down the ri - ver, down the ri - ver, down we go.

Down the ri - ver, Oh, down the ri - ver, Oh, down the ri - ver we go._______

Down the ri - ver, sail - ing down the O - hi - o.

Down the ri - ver, Oh, down the ri - ver, Oh, down the O - hi - o.

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