[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Favorite Holiday Music?

[Amanda Farris]

On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Michelle wrote:

Well w/o being able to play it for you online Michelle, I'm hoping you
know the notes as do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do

>  Kirkpatrick's is the one that opens
> > with a rising fourth (c-f-f-g-a-f-f), while Murray's first line is

I know this tune, but I don't know what key this is in to translate it.

> > descending scale(c-c-b flat-a-a-g-f-f-e-d-c).

I believe this is the Luther/Mueller version.
So you could sing it as:
SO-SO-FA-MI-MI-RE-DO-DO-TI-LA-SO (assuming this is in the key of F major)

>
> I love Away in a Manger, but what does all that alphabet stuff mean?
> I mean, I know it's the notes and everything, but I am musically
> retarded and don't understand!  Could someone explain it to me?
>
> Michelle <--- there's a reason I'm a firefighter and not anything
> artistic!

Don't worry. I sang for 12 years, and it wasn't until year 6 that I
learned how to read music.

Hugs,
Amanda

"Oooh fuuudge! Only I didn't say "Fudge." I said THE word, the big one,
the queen-mother of dirty words, the "F-dash-dash-dash" word!"
                                                     -A Christmas Story

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