Blin' Man Stood On De Way An' Cried

This is a beautiful African American Spiritual in la pentatonic scale.
Great for acquainting students with minor tonality.
Fantastic for working with the minor chord 'l,-d-m'. This chord is used in both ascending and descending patterns.

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Blin' Man Stood On De Way An' Cried		Theme:	Spiritual	Games:
Partner:		Form:	Binary	Song Type:

Scale:

la Pentatonic

CSP:

C - D

Age:

Upper Primary - Middle Secondary

Tones:

Rhythm:

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Melodic:

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Origin: African American

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