Pentatonic Collections

1) Traditional Irish Folksong, “Slane,” mm. 1-8 [Image | MuseScore | MP3]

2) "Wanagi Wacipi Olowan. Song of the Spirit-Dance (Ghost-Dance Song)," No. 1. Native American Dakota Song. Transcribed by Natalie Curtis [Image | MuseScore]

3) Suzanne Collins, Jeremiah Fraites, Wesley Schultz, "The Hanging Tree," from the film Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 (2014) [Image | MuseScore | Youtube: Audio] 

4) "Wanaġi Wacipi Olowaƞ. Song of the Spirit-Dance (Ghost-Dance Song)," No. 2. Native American Dakota Song. Transcribed by Natalie Curtis. [Image | MuseScore]

5) The Temptations, "My Girl" (1965), verse 1 [Image | MuseScore]

6) Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz, “Colors of the Wind,” from the film Pocahontas (1995) [Image | MuseScore | Youtube: 0:23–0:47]

7) Traditional Scottish Folksong, “Skye Boat Song,” Main theme song for the Netflix series, Outlander. [Image | MuseScore]

8) Florence Price, “Cabin Song,” from 3 Sketches for Little Pianists, no. 1, mm. 1–8 (1937) [Image | MuseScore]

9) Florence Price, “Old Boatman,” mm. 1–8, violin melody (1933) [Image | MuseScore (mm. 1– 16)]

10) Deep Purple, “Smoke on the Water,” verse 1 [Image | MuseScore | PDF | Youtube: 0:51-1:08] 

11)  Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things,” chorus, from Fireworks & Rollerblades (2024) [Image | MuseScore | PDF | Youtube: 1:26–1:47] 

12)  Rick James, “Super Freak,” verse 1, from Street Songs (1981) [Image | PDF | MuseScore | Youtube: 0:13–0:29] 

13)  Traditional Folksong (Native American). “Community Ring Dance.” Informant/Performer: Leon Manuel (1959). Copied from The American Folk Song Collection (Kodály Center), kodalycollection.org.  For more information about the song and a recording see the website here. [Image | PDF | MuseScore ] 

14)  Traditional Folksong (Native American), “Hunting Song,” mm. 2–5. Copied from The American Folk Song Collection (Kodály Center), kodalycollection.org.  For more information about the song, see the website here. [Image| PDF | MuseScore ] 

15)  Traditional Folksong: Sioux (Native American), “Lullaby” [Image | PDF | MuseScore ] 

16)  Traditional Folksong (Taroko and Tayal Tribes), arr. Tsai Yu-Shan, “ Harvest Song,” from Three Taiwanese Indigenous Songs, mm. 1–10 [Image | PDF | MuseScore ] 

17) Alex Warren, “Ordinary,” verse and prechorus, from AW2* (2025), written by Adam Yaron, Alex Warren, CAL & Mags Duval [Image | PDF | MuseScore | Braille | YouTube 0:07–0:35]  

18) Avett Brothers, “I and Love and You,” verse 1, from I and Love and You (2009), written by Seth Avett & Scott Avett [PDF | Image | MuseScore | Braille | YouTube 0:07–0:54] 

1)  Traditional Folk Song: China, “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7” [Image | MuseScore]

2) Traditional Song, China, "Shì Shàng Zhǐ Yǒu Mā Mā Hǎo" (Mom is the Best in the World), mm. 1– 8 [Image | MuseScore | PDF] 

Song info, translation, and video recording here. 

3) Traditional Song: The Suiyuan Province, China, “Rainbow Sister” [Image | MuseScore] 

4) Traditional Song, China, “Mō Lì Huā” (Jasmine Flower) [Image | MuseScore | PDF] Song info, translation, and audio recording here.

5) Li Yi-Ruo, “Kāng Dìng ” [Image | MuseScore | PDF] Song info, translation, and video recording here.

6) Traditional Song: The Yunnan Province, China, “If the Rain Doesn't Fall” [Image | MuseScore]

1) Traditional Song: The Szechwan Province, China, “Why Don't You Come Home” [PDF | Image | MuseScore] 

2) Traditional Song: Hopei Province, China, “Poor Sze Bbei” [PDF | Image | MuseScore]
Directions: Sing as a duet with a partner or as a sing and play. 

3) Traditional Song: Shansi Province, China, “Welcome Spring” [PDF | Image | MuseScore ]

4) Traditional Song: The Szechwan Province, China, “Cool Breezes” [PDF | Image | MuseScore] 

5) Traditional Song: Shinchiang Province, China, "The Vagabond's Song" [PDF | Image | MuseScore]

6) Traditional Song, China, "Song of Mount Ali," mm. 7-15 [PDF | Image | MuseScore]

7) Traditional Song, China, “Jasmine Flower” [PDF | Image | MuseScore]

8) Traditional Folksong (Kansu Province, China), “Bad Faith,” mm. 1–6 [PDF | Image | MuseScore]