Do Re Mi, an Illustrated Song
Posted on: October 16, 2014
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Do Re Mi / Doe a Deer
Words and Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Illustrated by Miriam Bos
Published by QuartoKnows
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Do Re Mi Fisher Price Music Box Pocket Radio
Words and Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Illustrated by Fisher Price Company
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Do Re Mi / Doe a Deer
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
From the Musical THE SOUND OF MUSIC
For classroom use only.
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Do Re Mi Poster for Sing Books
You can use this poster when singing Do Re Mi / Doe a Deer
do re me poster 4 sbwe
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DO RE MI (Poster by Andrea Loren)
Words and Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein
Poster by Andrea Lauren
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Related Books
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Do Re Mi – If you can Read Music, Thank Guido d’Arezzo
Written by Susan L. Roth (in association with Angelo Mafucci)
Illustrated by Susan L. Roth
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About the Song
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Do Re Me wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do-Re-Mi
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On the NIH Environmental Services music website for kids:
http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/songs/movies/doremimp3.htm
This link has the words and a midi-player to sing along
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A video of the movie soundtrack recording, sung by Julie Andrews
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps52qEFiLbg
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A video of original Broadway soundtrack recording, sung by Mary Martin and Ensemble
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gv4FMlnCR8
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The song from live TV production in 2014, sung by Carrie Underwood and Ensemble
http://www.nbc.com/sound-of-music/video/do-re-mi/n43927
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This video of the flash mob dance to Do Re Mi in the Antwerp train station gives me shivers of joy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQLCZOG202k
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For materials created by ELEG for SBWE, check out the DO RE MI RAINBOW BELLS:
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Do Re Me Rainbow Bells Code Sheets by ELEG for SBWE
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2015/06/13/do-re-me-rainbow-bells/
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Do Re Mi Bells Color Code Bubbles by ELEG for SBWE
To view or print this page, click here:
do re mi fa sol la ti do bells
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Starting at the very beginning with DO RE MI and second graders at Tuckahoe Elementary School, with the classes of Ms. Campbell and Ms. Howard. Thanks to Ms. Campbell for the Tweet! September 2017
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Addendum, 6/16/2015
DOE A DEER WISHES:
It is great fun to sing this song. I’ve been using a paired down arrangement. Eventually, I’d like to create a slightly altered arrangement with new sing along track that includes the music and lyrics for:
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything…
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Addendum, 1/15/2018
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Do Re Mi / Doe a Deer
Words and Music by Rodgers and Hammerstein
Words by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
Illustrated by Miriam Bos
Published by QuartoKnows
At the same time as I stumbled upon an adorable illustrated rendition of MY FAVORITE THINGS, I also found that QuartoKnows.com had published a beautiful version of the song DO RE ME. Both of these illustrated songs are part of a series, promisingly called “Broadway Baby.” I hope QuartoKnows publishes a lot more titles for that series!
The illustrations by Miriam Bos are rendered in gorgeous colors, all done in a retro, Tyrolean feel as they dash around, play, and sing in an alpine setting. The book is charming beyond belief and it is will be great fun to use it for sharing this marvelously sing-alongable ditty from the Great American Songbook.
I especially love that the children are purposefully multiculural. There are children from many cultural backgrounds in the classrooms I visit and this has made me keenly aware of the images of children depicted in the books I sing. It’s been difficult to find illustrations in which the children depicted were anything but white. But with QuartoKnows publications of MY FAVORITE THINGS and DO RE ME, every kid I sing with will be able to find a character in the books with whom they can identify.
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Illustrator Miriam Bos’ webpage for this book:
https://miriambos.com/do-re-mi-broadway-baby/
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SING BOOKS WITH EMILY
9/10/2018
DO RE MI, an Illustrated Song
It’s raining cats and dogs this morning in Arlington, VA, so I thought a “re, a drop of golden sun,” might be just the thing. Do Re Mi is an almost universally recognized song even if its musical origin is not known to those signing it.
At the time I decided to song it for kids, there was no illustration for the lyrics. So I made one myself. This book I made isn’t going to win any prizes, but it also doesn’t seem to detract from kids enjoyment singing it. Last year, however, publisher Quarto Knows Jr, published a beautiful illustration of the song that has a different set of lyrics than what I have music for. I can’t wait to use it, but I’ll have to get music made for singing it first.
The song draws kids in with strong visual images and opportunities for participation. It’s easy to hum along with and learning the words comes quickly. This is another song that is deceptively simple, but conveying an interesting introduction to the way Western music works. Ask a few questions and dig a little deeper and you can dive right in to the music history and notation. The link above contains at least one picture book to engage minds curious about where Do Re Mi came from.
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Related Posts
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GETTING TO KNOW YOU
16 Rodgers and Hammerstein Songs Illustrated into a picture book by Rosemary Wells with links to posts about the songs
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/a-few-favorite-singable-books-part-59-rodgers-hammerstein/
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RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN
Singable Picture Books of Rodgers & Hammerstein Songs
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2010/04/10/a-few-favorite-singable-books-part-59-rodgers-hammerstein/
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Do Re Mi, a fun song to sing and learn a little about music, too
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2014/10/16/do-re-mi-a-fun-song-to-sing-and-learn-a-little-about-music-too/
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SING-ALONG RESOURCES AND PRINTABLE MATERIALS
This is the place to find Print Materials Created by Emily
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/sing-along-resources-2/
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GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK
Singable Picture Books of the Great American Songbook and Michael Feinstein’s Foundation for the Preservation of the Great American Songbook
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/american-songbook-singable-picture-books-and-michael-feinsteins-foundation-for-the-preservation-of-the-great-american-songbook/
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Do Re Me Rainbow Bells Code Sheets by ELEG for SBWE
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2015/06/13/do-re-me-rainbow-bells/
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2017 Illustration for DO RE ME
https://singbookswithemily.wordpress.com/2018/01/15/2017-illustration-for-do-re-mi-from-the-sound-of-music/
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