This store provides books designed specifically to support early child development. The majority of my collection are songbooks and fingering charts for various musical instruments, made for beginners, including those who have never played music before.
I offer music for students of different levels and skills. Children who never studied music before will begin to play right away following color-coded and letter-coded circles. It is as simple as a game – no musical staff knowledge is requi
This store provides books designed specifically to support early child development. The majority of my collection are songbooks and fingering charts for various musical instruments, made for beginners, including those who have never played music before.
I offer music for students of different levels and skills. Children who never studied music before will begin to play right away following color-coded and letter-coded circles. It is as simple as a game – no musical staff knowledge is requi
The kalimba or mbira is a traditional and typical African instrument. It consists of metal keys attached by a wooden support structure. Normally, the African mbira has 4-20 keys, but there also exist mbiras with 45 keys. One of the ethnic groups of people of Zimbabwe, the Rosvi, are called “Mbira people”.
Any folk song presupposes dance, but in Africa, dance is impossible to separate from a song. Music and dance accompany African birth, growing up, initiation, marriage, the birth of children, death, as well as most social activity, such as hunting, planting, and gathering.
Music is often associated in Africa with magic. As the African proverb says: “the spirit cannot ascend to heaven without a song”.
This educational e-book will help you begin to play music simply and easily. If you are a beginner, playing by notes can be difficult. It is easier to play the finger piano by following numbers. Learn how to play music in a quick and easy way, without knowledge of reading sheet music. My sheet music is universal and suitable for any 8-, 10- or 17- note kalimbas and mbiras.
Follow the numbers and begin to play!
Some melodies might have been changed and simplified to be played in the diatonic range. If your thumb piano has flat keys, it is recommended that you use the classic sheet music for piano.Also, I added a QR code to all songs. You can follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play.
List of 31 African songs for kalimba:
Achta ta ta ta ta. Song from Morocco
Askari Eee. Song from Tanzania
Atadwe. Song from Ghana
Banaha. Song from Congo
Banuwa. Song from Liberia
Bebe Moke. Song from Congo
Before Dinner. Song from Congo
Che Che Koolay. Song from Ghana
Coco Laye-Laye. Song from Congo
Do Do Ki Do. Song from Cameroon
Eh Soom Boo Kawaya. Song from Nigeria
Funga Alafia. Song from Ghana
Kanzenzenze. Song from Congo
Kotiko. Song from Congo
L’abe igi orombo. Song from Nigeria
Manamolela. Song from South Africa
Mayo Nafwa. Song from Zambia
Obwisana. Song from Ghana
Plouf Tizen Tizen. Song from Algeria
Sansa Kroma. Song from Ghana
Sélinguenia. Song from Kenya
Shosholoza. Song from South Africa
Sindi. Song from Burkina Faso
Siyahamba. Song from South Africa
Siyanibingelela. Song from South Africa
Stick Passing Song. Song from Uganda
Umele. Song from South Africa
Wa Wa Wa. Song from Congo
Welcome Song. Song from Uganda
Zimbole. Song from South Africa
Zomina. Song from Togo
My sheet music is not for a specific xylophone, but it is universal and suitable for most 8-25 note xylophones.
This e-book is aimed at those new to music and musical instruments, whether child or adult. It allows for simple and easy learning that requires no previous knowledge of reading music.
The letter notation makes it possible for you or your kids to confidently begin playing. My other e-books make it easy to play the xylophone with colored circle/letter notation. This e-book, however, includes classic note symbols so that students can begin to learn the reading of musical notes, including a musical notation showing note length, connection, etc.
Most songs in this sheet music e-book can be played within one octave on the xylophone using only 8 notes. Several songs need 1.5 or 2 octaves or a 10-15 note xylophone.
This percussion instrument develops not only a musical ear, but also gross and fine motor skills, and cognitive skills such as letter recognition, matching, and patterns.
Attention: Songs have been transposed for a DIATONIC range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified. If you have flat keys on your instrument, please use the classic music score for the piano.
List of songs adapted for xylophone:
Part 1
Skip, Skip, Skip to My Lou
Humpty Dumpty
My Hat
I like to Eat (Apples and Bananas)
Cobbler, Mend My Shoe
Lost My Gold Ring
This Old Man
Baby Bumble Bee
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
Cherry Blossom
Ring Around the Rosie
Rain, Rain, Go Away
A Ram Sam Sam
Little Jack Horner
It’s Raining
Au Clair de la Lune
Debka Hora
My Bonnie
House of the Rising Sun
Part 2
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Alphabet Song
This e-book aims to help beginners play the trombone. Like all brass instruments, the trombone changes pitch when the physical length of the tubing the air passes through changes. The trombone has a special extendable slide that functions as the valves do on other brass instruments. The trombone changes length when the player extends the main slide. When the slide gets longer, the pitch goes lower.
The e-book includes 32 trombone diagrams with fingering positions, along with pitch names and staff notations. Each note here has its own page in the e-book. The musical notes in this e-book cover almost 3 octaves from E2 to B4.
The trombone’s slide has seven positions: the 1st position is when the slide is pulled closest to you and 7th is when it is fully extended. However, the slide has no markers indicating these positions. On each page, the slide position in red corresponds to the particular note depicted. When there are two red numbers for the same note, it means that there are two variations for the slide position to create that note.
I hope these fingering charts will be a valuable visual aid for you.
This sheet music e-book was written to help the beginner, whether child or adult, learn to play music in a simple and easy way that requires no knowledge of reading music.
Just by following the circles with letters, you will sound like an experienced musician.
Playing music can be as simple and enjoyable as a game.
That is my goal to give you what’s necessary to play beautiful music while having fun.
This learning sheet music will be most useful for the bell set with the color scheme in the picture:
C = red, D = orange, E = yellow, F = green, G = light blue, A = blue, B = violet, C8 = white.
All popular kids’ songs I’ve adapted for a one-octave instrument. That is why most songs are simplified.
Attention: Songs have been transposed for a DIATONIC range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified. If you have flat keys on your instrument, please use the classic music score for piano.
List of kids songs:
Hot Cross Buns
Are you sleeping?
Mary had a little lamb
The wheels on the Bus
5.Twinkle. Twinkle little star
Old MacDonald had a farm
Do you know the Muffin Man?
London Bridge is Falling Down
Jingle Bells
We wish you a Merry Christmas
Brahm’s Lullaby
Ode to Joy
Happy Birthday
La Cucaracha
Oh, Susannah
Yankee Doodle
Row, row, row your Boat
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Amazing Grace
The First Noel
There are simple popular songs: kids learning (ABC), sleeping, Christian, church, animals.
This sheet music book will be most useful for the bell set which matches the notes’ colors of the bells in the picture.
This e-book aims to help beginners play alto recorder simply and easily.
The set includes 48 pictures (21 notes) with fingering positions for the alto recorder, with pitch names and notations.
The musical notes included are:
F G A Bb B C D Eb E F F# G A Bb B C Db D Eb E F
Several notes have alternate fingerings.
You can cut out the pages and use them as a visual aid for you, your kids, or if you are a teacher, for your students. The size of the cut-out is 6.5x10 inches (16.5 x 25.5 cm).
One side of the cut-out shows the connection between the dots and their fingering, and the reverse side depicts the same fingering scheme shown on a flute with numbered holes.
You can choose the style that is more understandable and comfortable for you.
This e-book aims to help beginners play soprano recorder simply and easily. The e-book includes 46 brightly colored pictures with fingering positions for the soprano recorder, with pitch names and staff notations.
The musical notes included are:
C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F# G G#/Ab A A#/Bb B C D E F F# G
Low B has 2 alternate fingerings, which are the same for both Baroque and German recorders. Low F, Low F#, High F, and High F# have different fingering for Baroque and German recorders. These charts are suitable for both popular styles of a soprano recorder. Cut out the fingering charts and use them as a visual aid for you, your kids or your students.
The size of the cut-out is 6.5x10 inches (16x25 cm). This is an almost life-size recorder fingering chart and each note here receives its own piece of paper. You can post these cut-outs on the wall or use them as you like. One side of the poster shows the connection between the dots and their fingering, and the reverse side depicts the same fingering scheme shown on a pipe with numbered holes. You or your child will choose the style that is more understandable and comfortable.
The melodica is a perfect instrument for playing mantric melodies.
If you don’t have a traditional Indian harmonium (or pump organ), the melodica is the most suitable instrument: light, portable, most versatile among small instruments, reliable, and easy to learn. The melodica includes 34-38 keys which make it possible to play rather complex music.
The Melodica is a free-reed instrument whose original sound is closer to a harmonica or an accordion, but mostly to an Indian harmonium. The harmonium arrived in India during the mid-19th century, but it is an important instrument in many genres in India, mostly the spiritual.
Mantras use the energy of sacred sound to bring benefit to the human body and psyche. Their main purpose is to harmonize the energy of our heart, mind, and body. The creation of this balance of energy has been used for centuries to access and open the human heart and mind, and connect them to physical and spiritual powers.
Here you will find the most famous and powerful mantras, mostly in Sanskrit, from different traditions: Hindu, Buddhist, or Sikh.
Most mantras have been simplified for beginners, and letter names have been added under the musical notes to make it possible for you to confidently begin playing. If you love yoga, meditation, or are interested in Indian culture, playing mantras will evoke a deep resonance in your heart.
Mantras can be accompanied by any chromatic instrument, and my easy-to-play sheet music with audio track links will support you in your musical experience, whether it be music playing, individual yoga, or meditation. I am certain that this practice will help you to work through your negative emotions.
Contents
Adi Mantra of Kundalini Yoga
Ayodhya Vasi Ram
Devi Devi Devi Yagan Mohini
Gauri Gauri Gange Rajeshwari
Gayatri Mantra
Govinda Jaya Jaya
Green Tara Mantra
Guru Brahma
Hara Hara Mahadeva
Hare Krishna
Hari Hari Bol
Jai Radha Madhav Kunjabihari
Jaya Durga Kali
Jaya Ho Mata
Jyota Se Jyota
Kali Durgai Namo Namah
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
Namo Tassa Bhagawato (Vandana)
Namosthute
Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundaye Viche Namaha
Om Bhagavan
Om Mane Padme Hum
Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya
Om Shakti Om
Om Shri Durgayai Namaha
Rama Bolo
Shankara Karunakara
Shiva Shankara
Shiva Shiva Mahadeva
Shiva Shiva Shambho
Shivananda Namah Om
Shivaya Parameshwaraya
Siri Gayatry Mantra (Ra Ma Da Sa)
Ti-Sarana
This e-book will help you begin to play music on a Soprano Recorder simply and easily, with no previous knowledge of reading notes.
The e-book includes 18 large pictures with Fingering Positions for the Soprano Recorder, with Pitch Names and Notations. These charts are suitable for both popular styles of a soprano recorder.
The musical notes included are: C D E F F# G A Bb B C D E F G
This is the standard notation used for general elementary classrooms.
Low B has 2 alternate fingerings. Low F, Low F#, and High F have different fingering for Baroque and Germanic recorders.
The reverse of most pages with fingering charts depicts the sheet music for a simple song, with a letter above each note.
You can cut out the fingering charts and use them as a visual aid for your kids, or if you are a teacher, for your students. The size of the cut-out will be is 5.3x8.46 inches (13.5 x21.5 cm).
The printing file size is 5.7 x 8.7 inches. Using standard Letter-size paper, you should select Fit to Page when printing.
Songs:
Mary Had a Little Lamb
The Wheels on the Bus
London Bridge Is Falling Down
Five Little Ducks
Cobbler, Cobbler Mend My Shoe
Ring around the Rosie
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Baby Bumble Bee
This e-book includes complete melodies as well as substantial segments of uncomplicated, famous traditional folk songs from different countries around the world. Their goal was to assist you in acquainting your students with the musical traditions of diverse nations and cultures.
Music brings us together. I can better understand the people from all corners of the world, in all their wonderful diversity.
I’ve gathered 37 different national songs adapted especially for kalimba including lyrics, classic sheet music, number-coded notation, and online audio tracks. The songbook is colorfully designed with national patterns. You will enjoy folk music, children’s songs, hymns, popular melodies, and dances.
This educational e-book will help you begin to play music simply and easily. If you are a beginner, playing by notes can be difficult. It is easier to play the finger piano by following numbers.
My sheet music is not Tabs (specific sheet music for the kalimba) and it is not for a particular kalimba. Rather, it is universal and suitable for any 8-, 10- or 17-note kalimba or mbira.
This kalimba songbook with international songs includes notation, not only in numbers, but also classic sheet music. Some melodies might have been changed and simplified to be played within one octave. If your thumb piano has flat keys, it is recommended that you use the classic sheet music for piano.
Also, I have added a QR code to all songs. You can follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play.
Contents
A Barata Diz Que Tem. Song from Portugal
Annie Laurie. Song from Scotland
Baidin Fheilimi. Song from Ireland
Bella Ciao. Song from Italy
Mama Paquita. Song from Brazil
Brinca la Tablita. Song from Mexico
Buckeye Jim. Song from the United States
Burung Kakak Tua. Song from Malaysia
Kozachok. Russian Dance
Chi Chi Bud Oh. Song from Jamaica
Dodo Petit Popo. Song from Trinidad and Tobago
Ekmek Buldum. Song from Turkey
El Coqui. Song from Puerto Rico
Mage Podi Thara. Song from Sri Lanka
A Ram Sam Sam. Song from Morocco
Ahrirang. Song from Korea
Anile, Anile. Song from India
Au Clair de la Lune. Song from France
Bound for South Australia. Song from Australia
Bim Bum Biddy. Song from the United States
Che Che Koolay. Song from Ghana
Cumpleaños Feliz! Song from Colombia
¿Dónde Están las Llaves? Song from Spain
Debka Hora. Song from Israel
Epo i Tai Tai e. Song from New Zealand
Frère Jacques. Song from France
Giro Giro Tondo. Song from Italy
Gretel, Pastetel. Song from Germany
Hotaru Koi. Song from Japan
Kalinka. Song from Russia
Kanzenzenze. Song from Congo
Kum Ba Yah. Song from the United States
Kum Bachur Atzel. Song from Israel
La Cucaracha. Song from Mexico
Lost My Gold Ring. Song from Jamaica
Mein Hut. Song from Germany
Pounto to Dakhtilidy. Song from Greece
This e-book aims to help beginners play the trumpet. The e-book includes 31 trumpet diagrams with fingering positions, along with pitch names and staff notations. Each note here has its own page in the e-book.
The musical notes in this e-book cover almost 3 octaves from A#4 to C6.
The sounds produced by the trumpet are a part of many forms of music, from jazz to classical.
While modern trumpets have three piston or rotary valves, early trumpets had none. The purpose of the valves is to lengthen the tubing when engaged, allowing a lower pitch.
By adding lengths of tubing to the trumpet, each valve performs a different function. The first valve lowers the pitch by two semitones, while the second and third lower it by a semitone and three semitones, respectively. When up, the trumpet valve allows air to pass straight through, but when pressed, a section of tubing is opened. In order to take full advantage of the sounds that can be produced, the valves play a key role.
I present the easy-to-play songs in this songbook for beginners.
You, your kids or students will have the opportunity to jump right into the music immediately. Music bells create an amazing sound and there is no need to worry about being in tune or finger position. It’s a great instrument for beginners of any age.
The unique advantage of bell sets is the fact that each note is created by an individual bell, so the notes that are not used in a particular song can be removed and the student has a greater chance for success. A handbell orchestra acts as one instrument, with each musician responsible for their particular notes, sounding their assigned bells whenever those notes appear in the music.
Give each participant one or two bells and ask them to join in a simple melody. Independently, whether the player has musical knowledge or not, the band will sound harmoniously with just a little bit of training. Most solfeggio teachers advise that it’s better to begin not with a piano, but with a simpler and more accessible instrument.
However, like other “serious” musical instruments, bells can help in
teaching note duration,
understanding different pitches,
recognizing different musical scales, and
the acquisition of a sense of rhythm and melody.
If you are a beginner, playing by note can be difficult. It is easier to follow color-coded circles with note letters. Just by following the color circles, you will sound like an experienced musician.
All songs were written with circles in the musical staff, and there are no stems or flags - only notes on the line - to keep it simple. This e-book was written with beginners in mind.
Important!
My color-coded scale corresponds to the chakra system. Each chakra is said to vibrate at a different frequency and is associated with a particular color and particular music note.
The color of the bells or resonator blocks must be the same as the color of the bells below.
C (Do) - red,
D (Re) - orange,
E (Mi) - yellow,
F (Fa) - green,
G (Sol) - light blue,
A (La) - blue,
B (Ti) - violet,
C8 (Do) - white
List of Songs
A Hunting We Will Go
A Sailor Went to Sea
Amazing Grace
Bim Bum Biddy
Bobby Shafto
Chumbara
Cobbler, Mend My Shoe
Cock-a-Doodle Doo
Cotton Eyed Joe
Ding Dong DiggiDiggiDong
Doctor Foster
Fiddle-Dee-Dee
Five Little Monkeys
Here Come a Blue Bird
Here We Go Looby Loo
Humpty Dumpty
I Love Little Kitty
Kookaburra
Lavender’s Blue
Li’l Liza Jane
Little Jack Horner
Long-legged Sailor
Ninety-Nine Bottles
Oh Susannah
Old Blue
Old Mother Hubbard
One, Two, Three, Four
Pat a Cake
Peace Like a River
Ring Around the Rosie
Rub-a-Dub-Dub
See-Saw Margery Daw
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
The Bee and the Pup
The Big Sheep
The Mulberry Bush
Tinga Layo
To Market, To Market
Wishy Washy Wee
Yankee Doodle
I collected very simple and well-known songs and melodies with easy rhythms. You can begin to play in just two steps. First, you will play using circles that contain either a number, without having to consider note duration, key, or time signatures. These numbers correspond to those on the keys of your tongue drum. So, you just need to follow the numbers.
You can get an idea of how the song might be played by listening to the YouTube clip of the same song, which you can access with the QR code below each song. Then, if you find that you can play the song with more confidence, you can try using the second page of the same song, with the actual notes. There, the same melody is written in a traditional manner with all the necessary musical symbols. However, I simplified the melodies in this step as well, transposing most songs for one octave, and leaving the numbers under the notes. I hope that playing these simple melodies will bring you a new relaxation and meditation experience filled with a lot of joy.
Playing traditional music notes is difficult for people who have no musical knowledge. You need to know the rhythmic value of each note, its place on the staff, note duration, and its combination with other notes. To be aware of all this simultaneously demands music experience and advanced skills. Nevertheless, even if you have never studied music, you can begin to play complicated melodies, and also experiment with your tongue drum in a meditative way.
The steel tongue drum (aka tong drum, tank drum, gluck-o-phone, hapi drum, mandala, or lotus drum) and the handpan (aka hank drum, UFO drum, zen drum) are percussion musical instruments designed to help you focus on your feelings, sensations, and body. You don’t need classical music training or knowledge of music theory to play them.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Handpan
The Steel Tongue Drum
Main Differences between the Steel Tongue Drum and the Handpan
Playing the Steel Tongue Drum
Hand Playing Technique
Play by Number
Songs
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baby Bumble Bee
Cock-a-Doodle Doo
Five Little Ducks
Fiddle-Dee-Dee
Frog in the Meadow
I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas
It’s Raining
Little Jack Horner
Old Blue
One, Two, Three, Four
Ring Around the Rosie
See-Saw Margery Daw
The Bee and the Pup
To Market, To Market
Appendix
How to Read Music
Flutes are a part of the Native American tradition.
Original instruments have from zero to 7 finger holes, and each flute master designs their own instrument in order to find their own unique sound.
Flutes, along with percussion instruments, were used for ceremonial and healing purposes.
These songs were adapted here for Recorder musical instrument.
Songs for American tribes are traditionally a method of communicating with their ancestors and supernatural powers. Music is used to help grow a harvest, bring rain, bring victory in battle or cure the sick.
Music is seldom performed for its own sake and as a rule, the tribes tried to repeat sounds which were heard in nature (whispering winds, rain sounds, etc). That is why the rhythm prevailed and words were not so important. Some songs such as ceremonial or medicinal ones often were inspired by dreams. Here you can find traditional songs, handed down from generation to generation.
I wrote the note numbers above the notes because our sheet music is aimed at absolute beginners. Just follow numbers and enjoy.
Also, I added a QR code to each song. Follow the link and find this song on YouTube, so that you can listen to the rhythm before beginning to play.
For which recorders are these songs suitable?
These traditional American folk songs can possibly be played on a Soprano recorder, and several songs can be played on an Alto model.
Table of Contents
Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 1)
Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 2)
Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 3)
Bebi Notsa. Creek folk song
Buffalo Dance. Kiowa folk song
Chippewa Lullaby. Chippewa folk song
Corn Grinding Song. Zuni folk song
Creek Duck Dance. Creek folk song. (Version 1)
Creek Duck Dance. Creek folk song. (Version 2)
Dust of the Red Wagon. Ute folk song
Eagle Dance Song. Algonquin folk song
Epanay. Sioux folk song
Happy Song. Navajo folk song
Hiya Hiya. Pawnee folk song
Ho Ho Watanay. Iroquois Lullaby. (2 versions)
Hosisipa. Sioux folk song
Hwi Ne Ya He. Presumably an Apache song
Happiness Song. Navajo folk song
Inuit Ice Cream. Inuit folk song
Inuit lullaby. Inuit folk song
Kayowajineh. Seneca Canoe song
Medicine Song. Apache Song
Moccasin Game Song. Navajo folk song
Mos Mos. Hopi folk song
Muje Mukesin. Ojibwe traditional song
My Paddle. Folk song
Nessa, Nessa. Ojibway Lullaby
O Hal’lwe. Nanticoke folk song
Okki Tokki Unga. Inuit fishing song
Pleasure Dance. Choctaw folk song
Sioux Lullaby. Sioux folk song
Song of the Deer Dancing. Chippewa folk song
Song to the Sun. Zuni folk song
Uhe’ Ba Sho. Omaha folk song
Wanagi Wacipi Olowan. Dakota folk song
Wioste Olowan. Dakota folk song
We n’ De Ya Ho. Cherokee Morning song
Ya Ya We. Wichita song
Zuni Sunset Song. Zuni folk song
This e-book was created with the intention of assisting absolute beginners, regardless of whether they are children or adults, in learning to play in a straightforward and uncomplicated manner, without requiring any knowledge of reading sheet music. For beginners, playing by following musical notes can be challenging, while it is comparatively easier to follow number-coded circles with corresponding note numbers.
In the contemporary context, kalimbas typically feature engraved letters and numbers that represent the notes. The dots positioned above the numbers indicate the next octave. The majority of songs in this songbook utilize eight notes and can be played on a 10 or 17-key kalimba.
In African musical traditions, singing is often intertwined with dancing, placing greater emphasis on rhythms rather than melody or harmony. African songs, characterized by their distinct rhythmic patterns, serve as excellent material for musicians of various backgrounds.
The primary purpose of this e-book is not mere reproduction, but to actively engage everyone, as music, by its very definition, involves the expression of emotional states through the use of sounds with specific frequencies and rhythms.
While an indication of a song’s country of origin is provided, it should be understood that many traditional cultures transcend current national borders. The language in which a song is sung holds more significance and can be utilized in multiple countries. Most songs included in this e-book have been simplified to accommodate beginners.
Since African music often involves improvisation and variation, it is recommended to utilize this sheet music as a guide rather than a rigid framework. The most crucial aspect is to actively listen to and replicate the recordings accessible through the provided QR code.
Contents
Obwisana
Do Do Ki Do
Plouf Tizen Tizen
Sansa Kroma
A Ram Sam Sam
Sélinguenia
Shosholoza
Kanzenzenze
Zimbole
Banuwa
Bebe Moke
Kumbaya, My Lord
Siyahamba
Bambali
Bele Mama
Stick Passing Song
Che Che Koolay
Siyanibingelela
Atadwe
Funga Alafia
This e-book includes complete melodies as well as substantial segments of uncomplicated, famous traditional folk songs from different countries around the world. Their goal was to assist you in acquainting your students with the musical traditions of diverse nations and cultures.
I’ve gathered 50 different national songs adapted for the recorder musical instrument including lyrics, classic sheet music, letter-coded notations, and online audio tracks.
This musical e-book is suitable for kids or adult beginners. The songbook is designed with national patterns. You will enjoy folk music, children’s songs, hymns, and popular melodies.
This learning e-book will help you begin to play music simply and easily.
My recorder solo sheet music is universal, songs are written with classic musical notations and letters inside the notes.
Some melodies have been changed and simplified to beginners.
Also, I have added a QR code to all songs. You can follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play.
In many ways, music is a universal language, crossing borders and opening up a whole new world to your mind.
Contents
Au Clair de la Lune Song from France
Annie Laurie Song from Scotland
Bella Ciao Song from Italy
Bim Bum Biddy Song from the United States
Che Che Koolay Song from Ghana
Cherry Blossom Song from Japan
Dodo Petit Popo Song from Trinidad and Tobago
El Coqui Song from Puerto Rico
Epo I Tai Tai e Song from New Zealand
Frère Jacques Song from France
Giro Giro Tondo Song from Italy
House of the Rising Sun Song from the United States
A Barata Diz Que Tem Song from Portugal
¿Dónde Están las Llaves? Song from Spain
Baidin Fheilimi Song from Ireland
Bound for South Australia Song from Australia
Brinca la Tablita Song from Mexico
Chi Chi Bud Oh Song from Jamaica
¡Cumpleaños Feliz! Song from Colombia
Debka Hora Song from Israel
Ekmek Buldum Song from Turkey
Gretel, Pastetel Song from Germany
Hotaru Koi Song from Japan
Anile, Anile Song from India
Buckeye Jim Song from the United States
Ahrirang Song from Korea
Burung Kakak Tua Song from Malaysia
Kalinka Song from Russia
A Ram Sam Sam Song from Morocco
Kanzenzenze Song from Congo
Kum Ba Yah Song from the United States
Old Mother Hubbard Song from England
La Cucaracha Song from Mexico
Land of the Silver Birch Song from Canada
Kozachok Dance from Russia
Kum Bachur Atzel Song from Israel
Lost My Gold Ring Song from Jamaica
Mage Podi Thara Song from Sri Lanka
Mama Paquita Song from Brazil
My Bonnie Song from Scotland
Mein Hut Song from Germany
Oh! Susanna (by St.Foster) Song from the United States
Pounto to Dakhtilidy Song from Greece
Shchedrik Song from Ukraine
Singapura, Oh Singapura Song from Singapore
The Grand Old Duke of York Song from England
Un Petit Cochon Song from France
Vous Diraije Maman Song from France
Zhao Peng You Song from China
Zimbole Song from South Africa
The steel tongue drum (aka tong drum, tank drum, gluck-o-phone, hapi, or steeldrum) and the handpan (aka hank drum, UFO drum, zen drum, meditation, healing, or chakra drum) are percussion musical instruments designed to help you focus on your feelings, sensations, and body. You don’t need classical music training or knowledge of music theory to play them. The main purpose is relaxation, meditation, and traveling through your inner world. This e-book is aimed at those who want to add popular melodies to their experimentation.
The Famous African Songs were adapted here for Tongue Drum and Handpan. I believe that African songs, due to their clear rhythmic patterns, are ideal for tongue and hang drums.
These songs are possible to play on most drum models.
I wrote the note numbers above the notes because my sheet music is aimed at absolute beginners. Just follow numbers and enjoy.
Also, I added a QR code to most songs. Follow the link and find this song on YouTube, so that you can listen to the rhythm before beginning to play.
For which tongue drum are these songs suitable?
Each tongue drum is very different and it is impossible to accommodate songs for all kinds of tongue drums in one e-book.
The songs which have been collected in this e-book can be played on most drum models. If you have less than 1 octave of keys on your drum, you may need to skip some songs. However, if your drum has many sharp notes, you will need a e-book that contains chromatic songs.
Here, I have collected only simplified diatonic melodies.
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Achta ta ta ta ta. Song from Morocco
A Ram Sam Sam. Song from Morocco
Askari Eee. Song from Tanzania
Atadwe. Song from Ghana
Banaha. Song from Congo
Banuwa. Song from Liberia
Bebe Moke. Song from Congo
Before Dinner. Song from Congo
Che Che Koolay. Song from Ghana
Coco Laye-Laye. Song from Congo
Do Do Ki Do. Song from Cameroon
Eh Soom Boo Kawaya. Song from Nigeria
Famba Naye. Song from Zimbabwe
Funga Alafia. Song from Ghana
Iro Ye. Song from Benin
Kanzenzenze. Song from Congo
Kotiko. Song from Congo
L’abe igi orombo. Song from Nigeria
Manamolela. Song from South Africa
Mayo Nafwa. Song from Zambia
Obwisana. Song from Ghana
Plouf Tizen Tizen. Song from Algeria
Sansa Kroma. Song from Ghana
Sélinguenia. Song from Kenya
Shosholoza. Song from South Africa
Si Ma Ma Ka. Song from Ghana
Sindi. Song from Burkina Faso
Siyahamba. Song from South Africa
Siyanibingelela. Song from South Africa
Stick Passing Song. Song from Uganda
Umele. Song from South Africa
Wa Wa Wa. Song from Congo
Welcome Song. Song from Uganda
Zimbole. Song from South Africa
Zomina. Song from Togo
My sheet music includes fingering positions, letter-coded notation, and song lyrics for a 4-hole ocarina. Although your ocarina has just 4 holes, this small instrument can produce 8 natural notes, the full range from C to C, and 5 flat or sharp notes: a total of 13 notes.
This songbook is suitable for a 6-hole ocarina also, in this case, 2 holes on the back side of the instrument should be always covered with thumbs.
The fingering positions are shown in the e-book graphically on an image of a standard-shaped ocarina with four holes. Each hole on the ocarina is represented by circles. The circles filled in black indicate which holes should be covered while playing. The open circles mean they should be uncovered. The bottom circles correspond to the holes on the ocarina which are closest to your mouth. Circles on the left are played using the left hand and are played with the index and middle fingers, while those on the right side are played with the same fingers on the right hand.
Ocarinas always have 1 hole which is never covered. This is the place where sound is released from the ocarina, which is called the whistle.
The 4-hole ocarina is a simple beginner instrument. It is cheap and portable, has a simple structure and form, and is easy to begin to play.
Ocarinas are made from a variety of materials. The most popular models are made of plastic, porcelain, ceramic, or wood.
My sheet music is based on a 4-hole ocarina tuned in C Major.
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A Tisket, a Tasket
Au Clair de la Lune
Bingo
Bye Baby Bunting
Happy Birthday to You
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Hickory Dickory Dock
Holy, Holy, Holy
Hot Cross Buns
I’m a Little Teapot
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Little Bunny Foo Foo
London Bridge
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Ode to Joy
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Pop Goes the Weasel
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Ring Around the Rosy
Rock-a-bye Baby
Row Row Row Your Boat
Skip to My Lou
Ten Little Fingers
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
The Muffin Man
The Wheels on the Bus
This Old Man
Three Blind Mice
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Mantras use the energy of sacred sound to bring benefit to the human body and psyche. Their main purpose is to harmonize the energy of our heart, mind, and body.
This is done through vibration, content, and repetition. The creation of this balance of energy has been used for centuries to access and open the human heart and mind and connect them to spiritual powers.
All mantras collected in this e-book originate from Hinduism. Music has a foundational place in Hindu mythology. It has played a role in the worship of deities and saints, and even in a non-religious context, such as yoga, meditation, and spiritual self-transformation. Also if are interested in Indian culture, playing mantras will evoke a deep resonance in your heart.
This songbook is suitable for any keyboard musical instrument: piano, synthesizer, accordion, melodica, even for percussion instruments such as xylophone or marimba.
This e-book is for adults who are absolute beginners in music. You don’t have to read sheet music or have any kind of musical background.
If you are a beginner, playing by notes can be difficult. It is easier to begin to play by following letters. You just need to get and apply stickers with the note letters on your piano keys.
Also, I added a QR code to all songs. Follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play.
Contents
Ayodhya Vasi Ram
Devi Devi Devi Yagan Mohini
Gauri Gauri Gange Rajeshwari
Gayatri Mantra
Govinda Jaya Jaya
Guru Brahma
Hara Hara Mahadeva
Hare Krishna
Hari Hari Bol
Jai Radha Madhav Kunjabihari
Jaya Durga Kali
Jaya Gurudev
Jaya Ho Mata
Jyota Se Jyota
Kali Durgai Namo Namah
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
Namah Kirtan - Jaya Guru
Namosthute
Narayana
Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundaye Viche Namaha
Om Asatoma Sat Gamaya
Om Bhagavan
Om Mata Kali
Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya
Om Shakti Om
Om Shri Durgayai Namaha
Rama Bolo
Shankara Karunakara
Shiva Shankara
Shiva Shiva Mahadeva
Shiva Shiva Shambho
Shivananda Namah Om
Shivaya Parameshwaraya
The kalimba came from Africa, but it is perfectly suitable for any kind of ethnic music. The kalimba has a rather meditative quality since each sound can be observed separately. Mindful observation of playing each note can even induce a trance state in the listener.
Although mantras are not typically played on the kalimba, you can have a unique spiritual experience nonetheless.
If you love yoga, meditation or are interested in Indian culture, playing mantras will evoke a deep resonance in your heart.
Here are 20 Indian mantras adapted for 10 and 17 key kalimbas. All songs are in easily readable diatonic arrangements with number notation. My aim is to make playing as simple as possible.
Even if you don’t have any musical background, you will begin to play very fast.
I added a QR code to all songs. You can follow the link and listen to the rhythm and the melody before beginning to play.
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Adi Mantra of Kundalini Yoga
Devi Devi Devi Yagan Mohini
Gauri Gauri Gange Rajeshwari
Gayatri Mantra
Green Tara Mantra
Hara Hara Mahadeva
Hare Krishna
Jai Radha Madhav Kunjabihari
Jaya Ho Mata
Kali Durgai Namo Namah
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
Namo Tassa Bhagawato
Om Bhagavan
Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya
Om Shakti Om
Shankara Karunakara
Shivananda Namah Om
Shivaya Parameshwaraya
Siri Gayatry Mantra
The power of the mantra lies in its ability to bring individuals to a state where they can reflect upon their inner selves. The use of repetitive sacred utterances allows one to access the divine.
Mantras allow individuals to access their inner selves in a very powerful way. Repeating sounds considered sacred allows one to access the divine. The word “mantra” is derived from Sanskrit and simply means a sacred sound.
In yoga practice, mantras play a key role. Typically, practitioners of yoga chant mantras at the beginning and end of a yoga session. Here, I have created a collection of mantras that are used in a variety of yoga traditions: Patanjali, Vinyasa, Kundalini Yoga. I also include several Buddhist mantras which are usually used at the end of a yoga session when Metta meditation is done.
This songbook is suitable for any keyboard musical instrument: piano, synthesizer, accordion, melodica, even for percussion instruments such as xylophone or marimba.
Also, I added a QR code to all songs. Follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play.
CONTENTS:
Adi Mantra. Kundalini Yoga
Asatoma Sadgamaya (version 1)
Asatoma Sadgamaya (version 2)
Ashtanga Vinyasa Opening Yoga Mantra
Ashtanga Vinyasa Closing Yoga Mantra.
Ganesha Mantra
Gayatri Mantra
Green Tara Mantra
Guru Brahma
Jay Mata Kali
Kali Durgai Namo Namah
Lakshmi Mantra
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
Moola Mantra. Kundalini Yoga
Om Aim Hrim Klim Chamundaya Viche Namaha
Om Mani Padme Hum
Om Namah Shivaya
Om Namo Bhagavate Sivanandaya
Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah
Om Shakti Om
Om Shri Durgayai Namaha
Shiva Shankara. Bhakti Yoga
Shiva Shiva Shambho
Shivananda Namah Om
Siri Gayatry Mantra (Ra Ma Da Sa). Kundalini Yoga
Surya Gayatri Yoga Mantra
Surya Namaskar
Triple Mantra. Kundalini Yoga
Yoga Sutra