Thanks for the analysis! Just a fun fact: Renee is my grandmother. She remembers her contribution a little differently than Marian recorded in her biography. Renee was in the first grade when she came up with her melody. A student teacher in Renee's class shared a simple poem with the class and asked if anyone would like to compose a melody for the poem. Renee came up with the tune and then sang the words and her song to her family after school. Leroy was delighted and made a big fuss over it. The first few bars of the oboe part are Renee's original song to the poem she learned at school: Swinging, Swinging Here we go up Here we go down Swinging, Swinging Here we go up and down. Then together father and daughter came up with some additional words and music before returning to Renee's tune. Up so high in the treetops Down so low in the garden Swinging, Swinging Here we go up, Here we go down.
Thanks for the analysis! Just a fun fact: Renee is my grandmother. She remembers her contribution a little differently than Marian recorded in her biography. Renee was in the first grade when she came up with her melody. A student teacher in Renee's class shared a simple poem with the class and asked if anyone would like to compose a melody for the poem. Renee came up with the tune and then sang the words and her song to her family after school. Leroy was delighted and made a big fuss over it. The first few bars of the oboe part are Renee's original song to the poem she learned at school:
Swinging, Swinging
Here we go up
Here we go down
Swinging, Swinging
Here we go up and down.
Then together father and daughter came up with some additional words and music before returning to Renee's tune.
Up so high in the treetops
Down so low in the garden
Swinging, Swinging
Here we go up,
Here we go down.