Maria] Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start When you read you begin with
Gretl] A B C
Maria] When you sing you begin with Do Re Mi
Children] Do Re Mi
Maria] Do Re Mi
The first three notes just happen to be Do Re Mi
Children] Do Re Mi
Maria] Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Oh, let's see if I can make it easier... mmmm...
Chorus] 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 So
Tea, a drink with jam and bread And that will bring us back to Do oh oh oh
Maria and children] 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 So
Tea, a drink with jam and bread And that will bring us back to Do oh oh oh
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 So
Tea, a drink with jam and bread And that will bring us back to Do oh oh oh
Maria] Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do, So Do
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 Can you do that?
Children] So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
Maria] So Do La Ti Do Re Do
Children] So Do La Ti Do Re Do Good...
Brigitta] But it doesn't mean anything
Maria] So we put in words One word for every note, like this:
When you know the notes to sing You can sing most anything
Together] When you know the notes to sing You can sing most anything
Children] Do Mi Mi, Mi So So, Re Fa Fa, La Ti Ti
(repeat this 4 times while Maria is singing
Maria] When you know the notes to sing You can sing most anything
Maria] Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Ti Do
Children] So Do La Fa Mi Do Re So Do La Fa La So Fa Mi Re Ti Do... So Do