Click the score. This melody from Hide ‘n’ Go Seek is a Minor Third interval. There are three musical steps between the notes C (Olly Olly Ox) and the A (-en Free). It is the third smallest interval, behind the semitone and the wholetone. Nobody knows what the phrase originates from, but the melody [...]
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Melodic Development at the Playground (y’know?!)
In my previous post, I conceived of “Relay” and “Challenge” as Minor Thirds, but now that I think about it, and really try to recall the pitches of twenty years past, I believe they were actually Whole Tones. Like this: The Minor Third sounds like this: Out there on the playground, melodies have [...]
Suicide Songs
Hey babies. Here’s a few more Playground melodies from the handball game “Suicide”, or “Butts Up”. When a ball lands out of bounds, the player who fetches it can sing a “Relay” to beseech her fellow players to cut off her throw to the wall. A “Challenge” is sung by the other players [...]
Playground Melodies
English is atonal. Adults are monotonal. But the kids are all singsong   This here mocking melody has many variations – neeners, nahs, and ners. It is sung to the tune of Ring around the Rosie. The dominant interval is a Minor Third, between the G (poo) and the E (poo). The following 2 note [...]
