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by Karen Zethmayr

This harmony, using only three different pitches, can be learned during the first half of Book 1. The rhythm is "just like Mississippi" but with the accent on the last note. We call it "come on and play."


One reason I use sing along favorites is that our group plays in retirement homes where residents are fond of singing as a social outlet.

This arrangement is not for resale. It will be available in a collection of suplementary materials. More information from grandma@grandmaskite.com.

Click here for a midi that makes the melody more prominent for those who are learning it.

This is just the chorus of the song by Harry Dacre, 1892
followed by a parody that was around in the 50s

Daisy, Daisy,
Give me your answer do!
I'm half crazy,
All for the love of you!
It won't be a stylish marriage,
I can't afford a carriage
But you'll look sweet upon the seat
Of a bicycle made for two.

Michael, Michael,
This is my answer true:
You're half crazy,
If you think that will do!
If you can't afford a carriage,
There won't be any marriage,
'Cause I'll be switched if I'll get hitched
On a bicycle made for two.

The song as Dacre wrote it, verses and all, can be found on
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/daisy.htm

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Suzuki is
Hands On
Education

•Parent Letter Topics
Bow hold:
•Pencil exercises I
•Pencil exercises II
Left hand strength and flexibility:
•1 Little Elephant
•4 Little Elephants Jumping on a Web
•Number card "pick up" game
Position in Motion:
•"Home built" violins with activities
Reading readiness:
"Who Ran Away?"
"Twinkle Rhythm Flash Cards"
Supplementary Music and Midis
 Twinkle Rag
Daisy Daisy
Daisy sheet music

 

  

Other Suzuki resources Grandma's Kite:

Pencil exercises, set one for bow hold
Pencil exercises, set two for bow hold
Changing strings
One Little Elephant (left finger strength and flexibility)
Left hand number card "pick up" game
"Home built" violins and ways to use them in group sessions
Reading readiness game "Who Ran Away?"
Reading readiness game "Rhythm Flash "
"Reading Readiness in Music"
Supplementary Music and Midis

Twinkle Rag – a twinkle variation with a new twist on half of the rhythm in Variations A and D. Same four sixteenth notes in a ragtime setting

Daisy Daisy uses a three four twist on "Mississippi without the hot dog." The whole accompaniment is open D and G. The song and bass line can be played as a violin / 'cello duet or on the piano.

For more information on the Monroe Street Fine Arts Center Suzuki program, see Monroe Street Fine Arts Center, http://www.msfac.org/, 2526 Monroe Street, Madison, WI, 608-232-1510, or email grandma@grandmaskite.com.

For more information on Middleton School of Performing Arts, see http://msfac.org
 
Email Karen Zethmayr grandma@grandmaskite.com • Teaching Resume • Design Resume
 
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