M: Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start.When you read you begin with? Gretl: ABC.
M: When you sing you begin with Do Re Mi.
M: Do Re Mi, the first three notes just happen to be: Do Re Mi.
M: Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti. Let's see if I can make it easier.
Doe, a deer, a female deer.
Ray, a drop of golden sun.
Me, a name I call myself.
Far, a long, long way to run.
Sew, a needle pulling thread.
La, a note to follow Sew.
Tea, a drink with jam and bread.
That will bring us back to Doe, oh, oh, oh.
(repeat.)
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do! So, Do!
M: Now children, Do Re Mi Fa So, and so on are only the tools we use to build a song. Once you have these notes in your heads you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up. Like this: So Do La Fa Mi Do Re. You do that?
Children: So Do La Fa Mi Do Re.
M: So Do La Ti Do Re Do.
Children: So Do La Ti Do Re Do.
M: Now, put it all together.
Children: So Do La Fa Mi Do Re, So Do La Ti Do Re Do.
M: Good!
Frederick: But it doesn't mean anything.
M: So we put in words. One word for every note. Like this: When you know the notes to sing, you can sing almost anything. Together!
Children: When you know the notes to sing, you can sing almost anything.