Track

Title

Demo

Tempo-mm  

Meter

Phrase

Reps of the pattern

Time

Other

1

 Baa Baa Black Sheep

120

Duple

88

8

2:14

Short stop time:  sheep baas

2

 Hickety Pickety

100

Duple

888

4

2:00

12 measures in a phrase: stop time

3

Hickety Pickety 

120

Duple

888

4

1:42

12 measures in a phrase / with triplets: stop time

4

 Little Miss Muffet

170

3/4

88

4

1:11

Rhythm can alternate with Tom Tom the Piper’s Son

5

 Sing a Song of Six Pence

50

6/8

88

4

1:30

Can use a tap pattern in duple or triple: with bird sounds

6

 Fe! Fi! Fo! Fum!

95

6/8

88

8

1:28

Instruments drop out but beat continues

7

 Bobby Shafto

120

Duple

88

8

2:14

Can tap rhyme pattern slow 8 times or double time

8

 To Market To Market

170

Triple feel

88

8

1:27

Stop Time

9

 Polly Put the Kettle On

100

Duple

8888

4

1:22

Can use for step time

10

 Pussy Cat Pussy Cat

50

6/8

88

8

1:23

Meows

11

 One two Buckle My Shoe

110

Duple

884

8

1:34

10 measures in phrase

12

 Hey Diddle Diddle

100

Triple Feel

88

9

1:32

No Stop time

13

 Star Light

120

Duple

88

16

2:12

8 reps if slow pattern 16 if fast

14

 Simple Simon Samba

110

Duple

8888

4

1:20

Short stop times: can use for improvisation

15

 Hickory Dickory Dock

50

6/8

88

10

1:36

Clock strikes 1: stop time: can use for improvisation

16

 Diddle Diddle Dumpling

120

Duple

8888

8

2:14

Stop time: Slow count: good for 88 patterns

17

 Georgie Porgie

120

Duple

88

8

2:14

Rhyme tapped slow then fast: triplets: stop time at end…

18

 London Bridge

120

Duple

8888

8

2:12

Stop time

19

Peter Piper mm 100 

100

Duple

6666

4

1:06

No Stop time

20

 Peter Piper mm120

120

Duple

6666

8

1:41

Long stop time near end…

21

 Old King Cole

110

Duple

8888

16

2:26

Stop time near end / good for 88 patterns

22

 Twinkle Twinkle

120

Duple

88 & 888

9

1:59

Phrases alternate. “stars” not always in same place or use stanza pattern of 322/322/322/32

23

 Five Four Rhythm

125

5/4

8

8

1:24

No rhyme association

24

 Old Mother Hubbard

120

Duple

88

8

1:39

Stop time: Dog Barks