This illustrated learning e-book (black and white version) will help you begin to play music by letter simply and easily. The recorder songbook includes not only letters but also classic sheet music and it is helpful in developing music literacy. Most of the presented melodies are rather unique. Although my songbook includes basically kids’ songs, you will find several Christian hymns and Christmas carols. This e-book includes complete melodies as well as substantial segments of uncomplicated, famous traditional folk songs. In addition, you can find another e-book for the recorder musical instrument with the most popular songs from around the world “Recorder for Beginners. 50 Easy-to-Play Songs from Over the World”. Attention: Some melodies might be changed and simplified for beginners to be played within one octave. Letter names have been added to the classic musical notes to make it possible for you to confidently begin playing. Also, QR codes have been added to all songs so you can follow the link and hear the rhythm before playing. Traditional British Folk Songs Alphabet Song Amazing Grace Baa Baa Black Sheep Bobby Shafto Cobbler, Mend My Shoe Cock-a-Doodle-Doo Dr. Foster Fiddle-Dee-Dee Five Little Monkeys Here We Go Looby Loo Hey Diddle Diddle I Love Little Kitty It’s Raining, It’s Pouring Jack and Jill Little Jack Horner Old Mother Hubbard One, Two Three, Four Pat-a-Cake Rain, Rain, Go Away Rig-a-Jig-Jig Ring Around the Rosie Wishy-Washy Wee See-Saw Margery Daw Silent Night The First Noel This Old Man To Market, To Market Traditional American Folk Songs A-tisket, A-tasket I Like to Eat (Apples and Bananas) Baby Bumble Bee Bill Grogan’s Goat Bim Bum Biddy Charlie Over the Ocean Chattanooga Choo Choo Chumbara Ding Dong Diggidiggidong Frog in the Meadow Go Get the Axe Heigh Di Ho I Fed My Horse Jack-o-lantern Old Bell Cow Old Blue Old Brass Wagon Over the River and Through the Woods Pizza Pizza Daddy-o Ten in the Bed Ten Little Fingers The Bear Went Over the Mountain The Bee and the Pup The Big Sheep When Sammy Put the Paper on the Wall Zudio

Are you a beginner who wants to play Christmas songs, hymns, folksongs, and spirituals but have never played music or cannot read sheet music? Don’t worry! With my simple, picture-based sheet music, you can start playing immediately. The songs and melodies have been adapted especially for beginners, using number-coded circles instead of musical staff or notes. The sheet music is suitable for 10-17 note kalimbas and the most modern kalimbas already have engraved numbers and letters representing the name of the notes. The notes become higher as you move away from the center and alternate from right to left. The songs cover two or three octaves and I use dots to indicate different octaves. The standard 17-note kalimba contains 3 octaves: a full 2nd small octave, a 3rd small octave, and 3 notes from the 4th small octave. The 2nd small octave goes from C4 to C5 and is depicted in my sheet music as simple numbers. The notes from the 3rd small octave have numbers with one dot above each number. The three notes C6, D6, and E6 in the 4th octave are indicated by numbers with two dots above them. The numbers and dots will help you to begin to play immediately. Follow the numbers and enjoy the music! Note: Some melodies have been changed and simplified for a diatonic range. Christmas songs are a unique music genre traditionally associated with the celebration of Christmas. They can be divided into several categories, including carols, hymns, and secular songs. Regardless of the specific type, Christmas songs are an important part of the holiday season for many people and are often enjoyed by families and friends as they come together to celebrate the occasion. This e-book includes 43 Christmasand gospel songs: Away in a Manger Christ Was Born on Christmas Day Desk the Halls Go, Tell It on the Mountain Jingle Bells Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Joy to the World! The Lord is Come O, Holy Night O Sanctissima! Silent Night, Holy Night The First Noel Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star We Wish You a Merry Christmas Amazing Grace Babylon’s Falling Elijah Rock Every Time I Feel the Spirit God Is So Good Great Big Stars Great Day Holy, Holy, Holy I’ve Got Joy Joy I’ve Got Peace Like a River Jesus Loves Me Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley Just As I Am Kumbaya, My Lord Michael Row the Boat Ashore Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen Praise Him, All You Little Children Shall We Gather at the River Sinner Man Am I a Soldier of the Cross Somebody’s Knockin’ at Your Door Swing Love, Sweet Chariot The Little Light of Mine There’s a Meeting Here Tonight We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder We Are Marching (Siyahamba) We Shall Overcome When the Saints Go Marching In Who Built the Ark? Will the Circle Be Unbroken?

The most difficult thing about playing Native American songs is their irregular rhythms. It might change several times during a song because rhythm is generally more important than melody. 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 that 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 These traditional American folk songs are possible to play on the piano, Melodica, glockenspiel, xylophone, or synthesizer keyboard, but remember that traditional American music never involved or included a piano or other keyboard instrument. I added a QR code to each song. Follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play. 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 - Ojibwe 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 consists of 2 sections. The first is with the “3 Little Pigs” fairy tale. This game illustrates how any simple story or fairy tale can be accompanied by musical activity. The Three Little Pigs fairy tale with Musical Score was written using the Orff music approach. Each event in this story is accompanied by musical activity. Orff believed that each child should not be a passive listener, but an active co-creator. You and your kids can play using a percussion instrument musical set, and any other musical sounds you can come up with. The second part has games to be played with a tambourine. These games develop phonetic listening and kids’ rhythmic skills, which are required for reading and writing. My tambourine e-book helps develop both by developing phonetic listening in children. Children will play the tambourine to the beat of the music. Popular kids’ songs are written with an image of a tambourine and rhythmic notes at the word where they need to beat. You can accompany the child with a xylophone, piano, voice, etc. This great exercise develops phonetic listening, a sense of rhythm, and the simple playing of a musical instrument.

You have never played music or you cannot read sheet music, but you want to play famous and inspiring hymns and spirituals. Don’t worry! You will begin to play right away. This e-book was written to help the absolute beginner to play in a simple and easy way that requires no knowledge of reading music. If you are a beginner, playing by note can be difficult. It is easier to follow color-coded circles with note letters. The melodies have been transposed to one octave and simplified. Also, the letter-coded notations have been added and complex notations and symbols have been reduced. Such simplification makes it possible for people to play melodies, especially those who can’t read music or who have never played music before. The keys color of your musical instrument must be the same as the color chromatic scale in this e-book which corresponds to the Chromanotes color system. Popular in the US, the Chroma-Notes Colored Music System mixes the three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue. Mixing them gives three colors in between (orange, green, and violet) and mixing the 6 colors gives the new color tones. In total, there are 12 colors, which include all 12 notes of the chromatic scale, and one color blends into the next. The first 3 chroma-note colors are identical to the chakra color (C - red, D - orange, E - yellow). The note F is light green, note G - blue-green, A - blue-violet or magenta, and B - violet. I use here the Boomwhackers color system commonly used by American music teachers. All songs from this e-book are possible to play on an 8-note one-octave instrument. This e-book is aimed at your first musical experience no matter what age you are. There is no wrong time or not enough preparation to take up spiritual pursuits. Contents Babylon’s Falling Bring Me a Little Water, Sylvia Elijah Rock Every Time I Feel the Spirit God is So Good Great Big Stars Great Day He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands Kumbaya, My Lord Michael Row the Boat Ashore Peace Like a River Sinner Man My Lord What a Morning We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder We Are Marching (Siyahamba) When the Saints Go Marchin’ In Who Built the Ark?

Este e-libro fue escrito para ayudar al principiante, ya sea niño o adulto, a aprender a tocar el xilófono de una manera simple y sencilla que no requiere conocimientos de lectura musical. Simplemente siguiendo los círculos con letras, sonarás como un músico experimentado. Reproducir música puede ser tan simple y divertido como un juego. Ese es nuestro objetivo: darte lo necesario para reproducir música hermosa mientras te diviertes. Incluso los adultos sordos al tono pueden tocar estas canciones usando este visual. Para un buen sonido, es necesario aprender a sujetar libremente los mazos y golpear ligeramente las teclas del xilófono, apuntando al centro de cada tecla. Este instrumento de percusión desarrolla no solo los oídos, sino también habilidades motoras gruesas y finas y habilidades cognitivas como el reconocimiento de letras, la correspondencia y los patrones. Este e-libro es tan adecuado para el xilófono cromático como para el diatónico. La mayoría de las canciones de este e-libro de partituras se pueden reproducir dentro de una octava en el xilófono usando solo 8 notas. Contenido Dos por diez Fray Felipe María Tenía un Corderito LAS RUEDAS DEL AUTOBÚS ESTRELLITA, ¿DÓNDE ESTÁS? En la granja de mi tío Ho ¿Conoces al Hombre Bollo? Este puente va a caer Cascabel Feliz Navidad a Todos Johannes Brahms. Canción de Cuna Himno de la alegría ¡Cumpleaños feliz! La Cucaracha Oh Susana INCY WINCY ARAÑA La primera Navidad Yankee Doodle REMA TU BARCO Alegre viejo San Nicolás Sublime Gracia Noche de Paz Beethoven. Para Elise

This e-book was written to help absolute beginners, whether kids or adults, learn to play in a simple and easy way that requires no knowledge of reading music. 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. 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. I recommend the color bell set and 8-15 note color glockenspiel for your child’s first musical experience. There are 3 levels in this Bell’s e-book. Level 1: Play by color circle. Each song here is written with color circles and letter notes inside. The circles are grouped by rhythm. The duration of the whole, dotted half, and half notes are depicted by the arches after the circles (2, 3, or 4 beats). The songs here are very familiar and simple. Level 2: Get acquainted with the musical staff. Learn the places of each note on a staff. No note durations (note length) here. Level 3: Play by classic note on a musical staff. Here is the “adult” musical notation: clef, duration, rests, and connection of the notes, but the helpful color circles and letters are still above the notes. Each song was adapted for the newbie and has just 8 notes (one octave). At the end of the e-book, you will also find simple puzzles that will make reading notes easier. 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. Let’s jingle and jangle with the animals in the jungle! Contents LEVEL 1 Jingle Bells London Bridge is Falling Down The wheels on the Bus Mary had a little lamb Are you sleeping? We wish you a Merry Christmas Brahms Lullaby Happy Birthday Beethoven. Ode to Joy Row, row, row your Boat Hot Cross Buns Old MacDonald Had a Farm Do you know the Muffin Man? La Cucaracha Ten Little Fingers LEVEL 2 Miss Mary Mack A Hunting We Will Go The Mulberry Bush Acka Backa LEVEL 3 Five Little Ducks My Hat Baby Bumble Bee Cobbler, Mend My Shoes This Old Man Appendix Rhythmic Symbols Music Note Values Guess, What Songs Are They Singing? What Songs These Trains Are Carrying? Match the Letters to the Keys

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. No previous knowledge is necessary. None at all. If you don’t know musical notes well, you can PLAY BY LETTER. There are 7 sections and 43 songs. All songs are adapted for beginners and can be played with just one hand. Some songs in this e-book have several versions, with one of them being more advanced. This will allow you to see how the same melody can be played in different keys. Whatever your age, it is never too late to begin to play the piano (or any keyboard instrument). For middle-aged people, learning a musical instrument can be a great digital detox, and it also can unlock the door to a new interest or forgotten emotions. Songs from Around the World Lost My Gold Ring Cherry Blossom Au Clair de la Lune Gretel, Pastetel A Ram Sam Sam Debka Hora La Cucaracha Oh Susannah Traditional Kids Songs Skip, Skip, Skip to My Lou This Old Man Baby Bumble Bee Rain, Rain, Go Away It’s Raining Row Row Your Boat Itsy Bitsy Spider Happy Birthday Ring Around the Rosie Christmas Songs Jolly Old Saint Nicholas We Wish You a Merry Christmas Jingle Bells The First Noel Amazing Grace Silent Night Nursery Rhyme Songs London Bridge Mary Had a Little Lamb Do You Know the Muffin Man? Humpty Dumpty Cobbler, Mend My Shoe Little Jack Horner Classic composer songs Beethoven Ode to Joy Brahms. Lullaby Mozart. 3 Songs on One Melody Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Baa Baa Black Sheep Alphabet Song Repetitive Songs My Hat I like to Eat (Apples and Bananas) Ten Little Fingers The Bear Went Over the Mountain The Wheels on the Bus Old Mother Hubbard Play Songs in Different Keys Hot Cross Buns Are You Sleeping Old McDonald

The word “mantra” is derived from Sanskrit and simply means a sacred sound. Mantras are used in different traditions, from Hindu to Buddhist, Sikh to Jain. I collected here the most famous and important mantras all over the world. The most well-known mantras originate from the Sanskrit, Pali, and Gurmukhi languages. Here, I also include mantra-like prayers from the Christian and Islamic traditions. This songbook is suitable for any keyboard musical instrument: piano, synthesizer, accordion, melodica, even for percussion instruments such as xylophone or marimba. The sheet music in this volume can be used for either singing/chanting or playing on a musical instrument. After chanting a mantra over an extended period of time, you will achieve clarity of mind and a higher level of awareness. Also, I added a QR code to all songs. Follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play. CONTENTS: Mantra of Avalokiteshvara - Buddhism Green Tara Mantra - Buddhism Tibetan Healing Mantra - Buddhism Tibetan Lotus Sutra Mantra - Buddhism Tibetan Namo Budhaya - Buddhism Namo Tassa Bhagawato (Vandana) - Buddhism Theravada Om Ma Tri Mu Ye Sa Le Du - Buddhism Tibetan Om Mane Padme Hum - Buddhism Shakyamuni Mantra - Buddhism The Medicine Buddha Mantra - Buddhism Tibetan Ti-Sarana - Buddhism Theravada White Tara Mantra - Buddhism Tibetan La Illaha Illallah -Islam Sufism Jesus Prayer - Christian Asato Ma Sadgamaya - Hinduism Gayatri Mantra - Hinduism Govinda Jaya Jaya - Hinduism Guru Brahma - Hinduism Hare Krishna - Hinduism Kali Durge Namo Namah - Hinduism Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra - Hinduism Om Mata Kali - Hinduism Om Namah Shivaya - Hinduism Om Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah - Hinduism Om Shakti Om - Hinduism Shiva Shiva Shambho - Hinduism Navkar Mantra - Jainism Adi Mantra - Sikhism Moola Mantra - Sikhism Siri Gayatry Mantra (Ra Ma Da Sa) - Sikhism

The African songs here are written using European notation, and it should be understood that songs cannot be written as authentically as the music is played in its original form. African music does not implement temporality or major or minor chords. Therefore, the sheet music for African songs here is like a rough draft of the original music. You won’t be able to play an African song by the sheet music alone. This is true for jazz and the blues, and it is just as true for African folk music. African music always assumes improvisation, adding variations and syncopation. Its main task is not to be reproduced, but to get everyone involved, since music, by definition, is the expression of emotional states with the help of sounds of a certain frequency and rhythm. This e-book was written for keyboard, but remember that traditional African music never involved or included a piano or other keyboard instrument. An indication of the country of origin of the song is an approximation because many traditional cultures cross current national borders. The language in which the song is sung is more important, and it can be used in various countries. Most songs 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. Since African music assumes improvisation and variation, I recommend using this sheet music only as a guide. The most important thing is to listen and repeat the recordings linked to the QR code.

This recorder songbook will help you begin to play music by letter simply and easily. The color-illustrated learning book includes not only letters but also classic sheet music and it is helpful in developing music literacy. Most of the presented melodies are rather unique. Although my songbook includes basically kids’ songs, you will find several Christian hymns and Christmas carols. In addition, you can find another e-book for the recorder musical instrument with the most popular songs from around the world “Recorder for Beginners. 50 Easy-to-Play Songs from Over the World”. Attention: Some melodies might be changed and simplified for beginners to be played within one octave. Letter names have been added to the classic musical notes to make it possible for you to confidently begin playing. Also, QR codes have been added to all songs so you can follow the link and hear the rhythm before playing. List of Traditional British Folk Songs Alphabet Song Amazing Grace Baa Baa Black Sheep Bobby Shafto Cobbler, Mend My Shoe Cock-a-Doodle-Doo Dr. Foster Fiddle-Dee-Dee Five Little Monkeys Here We Go Looby Loo Hey Diddle Diddle I Love Little Kitty It’s Raining, It’s Pouring Jack and Jill Little Jack Horner Old Mother Hubbard One, Two Three, Four Pat-a-Cake Rain, Rain, Go Away Rig-a-Jig-Jig Ring Around the Rosie Wishy-Washy Wee See-Saw Margery Daw Silent Night First Noel Old Man To Market, To Market

Este e-libro fue escrito para ayudar al principiante, ya sea niño o adulto, a aprender a tocar música de una manera simple y sencilla que no requiere conocimientos de lectura musical. Simplemente siguiendo los círculos con letras, sonarás como un músico experimentado. Este e-libro de partituras es adecuado para las notas de kalimbas de 8,10 y 17. Todas las canciones fueron adaptadas especialmente para la kalimba, que es un instrumento musical diatónico y no tiene teclas planas. Puedes experimentar con las octavas vecinas tú mismo. Canciones: Dos por diez Fray Felipe María Tenía un Corderito LAS RUEDAS DEL AUTOBÚS ESTRELLITA, ¿DÓNDE ESTÁS? En la granja de mi tío Ho ¿conoces al vendedor de panecillos? Este puente va a caer Cascabel Feliz Navidad a Todos Johannes Brahms. Canción de Cuna Beethoven. Himno de la alegría ¡Cumpleaños feliz! La Cucaracha Oh Susana INCY WINCY ARAÑA La primera Navidad Yankee Doodle REMA TU BARCO Alegre viejo San Nicolás Sublime Gracia

You have never played music before or you cannot read sheet music, but you want to play famous and inspiring hymns and spirituals. Don’t worry! You will begin to play right away. I made my pictured sheet music as simple as possible. You’ll play by letter-coded circles. No musical staff or notes. The easy-to-play songs and melodies were adapted especially for beginners. The melodies have been transposed to one octave and simplified. Also, the letter-coded notations have been added and complex notations and symbols have been reduced. Such simplification makes it possible for people to play melodies, especially those who can’t read music or who have never played music before. Additionally, it makes it possible to play on the most primitive instruments, such as a child’s xylophone, bell sets, chime bars, and even a kid’s piano. You will be able to begin to play right away if the keys of your instrument have letter notations on the keys. Some percussion instruments already have them. They are printed by suppliers (for example, a simple xylophone or kalimba). For other instruments, you just need to get and apply stickers with letter notations. For most songs, just 8 stickers will be enough. Most songs from this e-book are possible to play on an 8-note instrument, so a one-octave instrument, for example, a 10-key kalimba, 8-key xylophone, small tongue drum, handbells, or even toy piano will be enough. But some songs here involve the neighboring with the main octave notes. For these songs, you will need a 2-3 octave instrument. It might be the kalimba with 17 keys, 15+ key xylophone, melodica, synthesizer, or piano. All of them need to have special note stickers for beginners. These transparent removable stickers are available on Amazon for 88/61/54/49 key instruments and they can really help in your musical experience. I don’t use most musical symbols and notations here: the length of the notes, bars, beams, etc. This e-book is aimed at your first musical experience no matter what age you are. There is no wrong time or not enough preparation to take up spiritual pursuits. Table of Contents Amazing Grace Babylon’s Falling Christ Was Born on Christmas Day Elijah Rock Every Time I Feel the Spirit Go, Tell It on the Mountain God Is So Good Great Big Stars Great Day He’s God the Whole World in His Hands Holy, Holy, Holy I’ve Got Joy Joy I’ve Got Peace Like a River Jesus Loves Me Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley Joy to the World! The Lord is Come! Just As I Am Kumbaya, My Lord Michael Row the Boat Ashore Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen Praise Him, All You Little Children Shall We Gather at the River Silent Night, Holy Night Sinner Man Soldier of the Cross Somebody’s Knockin’ at Your Door Song of Praise Swing Love, Sweet Chariot The Little Light of Mine There’s a Meeting Here Tonight We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder We Are Marching (Siyahamba) We Shall Overcome When the Saints Go Marching In Who Built the Ark? Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Usually, a guide for kalimba offers the possibility of playing by letter or by number, with letters being more common. The modern kalimba often has engraved letters representing the name of the notes. Under the engraved letter (or above the number), you can find one or two dots. These dots represent the octave above the center octave. I also put dots under the letters in the sheet music if they use an octave other than the main kalimba octave. In this e-book, I recommend playing by letter and/or color. Even if the signs are not engraved on the keys, normally, however, each kalimba has letter-coded stickers included in the set. Usually, they are not color-coded and since my e-book doesn’t include stickers, I suggest making color-coded stickers yourself. This is very easy and you can do it with very small pieces of colored paper. My sheet music is not for a specific kalimba but is universal and suitable for 8-17 note kalimbas. I made my pictured sheet music as simple as possible, songs have been transposed for a diatonic range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified. You’ll quickly begin to play by letter-coded circles. The e-book has two parts. The first one contents folk songs, the second one has popular hymns and spirituals. Table of contents Part 1. Folk Songs Au Clair de la Lune Aura Lee Barbara Allen Billy Boy Billy the Kid Boil Them Cabbage Down Buckeye Jim Buffalo Gals Colorado Trail Cotton Eyed Joe East Virginia Blues Good Night Ladies House of the Rising Sun Jolly Good Fellow Lavender’s Blue Li’l Liza Jane Midnight on the Stormy Deep My Bonnie New River Train Ninety Nine Bottles Oh! Susannah On Top of Old Smokey Peace Like a River Shenandoah Part 2. Gospel Songs Amazing Grace Babylon’s Falling Christ Was Born on Christmas Day Elijah Rock Every Time I Feel the Spirit Go, Tell It on the Mountain God Is So Good Great Big Stars Great Day He’s God the Whole World in His Hands Holy, Holy, Holy I’ve Got Joy Joy I’ve Got Peace Like a River Jesus Loves Me Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley Joy to the World! The Lord is Come! Just As I Am Kumbaya, My Lord Michael Row the Boat Ashore Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen Praise Him, All You Little Children Shall We Gather at the River Silent Night, Holy Night Sinner Man Soldier of the Cross Somebody’s Knockin’ at Your Door Song of Praise Swing Love, Sweet Chariot The Little Light of Mine There’s a Meeting Here Tonight We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder We Are Marching (Siyahamba) We Shall Overcome When the Saints Go Marching In Who Built The Ark? Will the Circle Be Unbroken

Cut out the gestures charts and use them as a visual aid for yourself, your kids or your students. The size of the cut-out will be 8.5x11 inches (22x28 cm). Each note here has its own page in the e-book. You can post these cut-outs on the wall and your children can understand and use them on their own. Solfege (or Sol-fa), Glover, Curwen, and Kodaly hand signs are used in music to represent the different pitches of a tonal scale. By associating hearing and reading of pitches with playing/singing, they establish a physical association between these elements. A singer makes a specified shape with their hand to represent each tone of the seven-note solfege system. This e-book presents the full range of solfege hand signs, both diatonic and chromatic. The following hand signs are included: do, di, re, ri, me, mi, fa, fi, se, sol, si, le, la, li, te, ti, do The solfege hand sign system was first developed by John Curwen and then modified by Kodály to add chromatic alterations together with upward and downward head movements. Kodaly’s modification allowed children to see the actual height and depth of the pitches. This kinesthetic method of developing aural skills encourages inner hearing – hearing words, melodies, and sounds in our minds without the actual sounds being present. You can make the signs with one hand or both based on your and your students’ preference. One side of the page shows the Kodaly hand sign together with note name and staff position. The reverse shows a human figure illustrating the hand position. Do = In front of the belly button Re = In front of the chest Mi = Shoulder level Fa = Mouth level Sol = Eye level La = Forehead level Ti = Top of head level High Do = Just above head level The hand signal for a chromatic note will be at the level between the diatonic note that is before it and after it. Additionally, I include the tonal chromatic ladder to help you visualize the sequences and intervals between the tones in musical scales. This will help with playing and singing.

Usually, a guide for kalimba offers the possibility of playing by letter or by number, with letters being more common. The modern kalimba often has engraved numbers and letters representing the name of the notes. The numbered musical notation is a cipher notation system used mostly in Asia, including China. In this e-book, I recommend playing by letter and/or color. Even if the signs are not engraved on the keys, normally, however, each kalimba has letter-coded stickers included in the set. Usually, they are not color-coded and since my e-book doesn’t include stickers, I suggest making color-coded stickers yourself or color the including stickers. This is very easy and you can do it with very small pieces of colored paper. My sheet music is not for a specific kalimba but is universal and suitable for 8-17 note kalimbas. This e-book includes 35 gospel songs. Many spirituals “sorrow songs” are slow and melancholic and are ideally suitable for kalimba. I made my pictured sheet music as simple as possible, songs have been transposed for a diatonic range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified. You’ll quickly begin to play by letter-coded circles. Contents Amazing Grace Babylon’s Falling Christ Was Born on Christmas Day Elijah Rock Every Time I Feel the Spirit Go, Tell It on the Mountain God Is So Good Great Big Stars Great Day He’s God the Whole World in His Hands Holy, Holy, Holy I’ve Got Joy Joy I’ve Got Peace Like a River Jesus Loves Me Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley Joy to the World! The Lord is Come! Just As I Am Kumbaya, My Lord Michael Row the Boat Ashore Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen Praise Him, All You Little Children Shall We Gather at the River Silent Night, Holy Night Sinner Man Soldier of the Cross Somebody’s Knockin’ at Your Door Song of Praise Swing Love, Sweet Chariot The Little Light of Mine There’s a Meeting Here Tonight We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder We Are Marching (Siyahamba) We Shall Overcome When the Saints Go Marching In Who Built The Ark?

This book contains Kodaly’s hand system, along with recorder fingering charts, for each note. This correspondence between note, hand sign, and finger position on the recorder is further enhanced by the inclusion of chromatic notes. e set includes 18 pictures with fingering positions for the soprano recorder, with pitch names and notations. The musical notes included are: C С# D D# E F F# G G# A Bb B C D E F F# G Low F, Low F#, High F, and High F# have different fingering for Baroque and Germanic recorders. These charts are suitable for both styles of a soprano recorder. One side of the page shows the recorder fingering chart with note name and staff position, and the reverse side depicts the Kodaly (Curwen) hand sign for the corresponding note. Both sides are chroma note color-coded. Cut out the fingering charts and use them as visual aids for yourself, your kids, or your students. Use one side if you are learning or teaching the recorder fingerings and the opposite side for singing and solmization. The size of the cut-out will be 7x10 inches (181x260 mm).

This e-book aims to help beginners play the piccolo simply and easily. The e-book includes 36 piccolo diagrams with fingering positions, along with pitch names and staff notations and 36 illustrations of the fingering location on the piccolo itself. The piccolo is about half the size of a flute, and it sounds one octave higher. It plays the highest notes of the woodwind family. The piccolo also is a transposing instrument, and the piccolo’s sheet music is never written at the pitch it actually sounds. Instead, the piccolo sounds one octave higher than its written pitch. The musical notes in this e-book cover almost 3 octaves from D4 to C7 (written). The resulting sound on the piccolo is from D5 to C8. Here are the primary fingerings (basic charts). Note that the e-book does not include Trill or Tremolo fingerings. You can print and cut out the charts to use them as flash cards or mount them on a wall as posters. Each note here has its own piece of paper. One side of the page shows the connection between the dots and their fingering on a diagram, and the reverse side depicts the same fingering illustration on the piccolo itself. Under the piccolo pictures, you will also find the fingering combinations depicted with the names of the keys. You may choose a style that is more understandable and comfortable for you. I hope these fingering charts will be a valuable visual aid for you and your kids or students. The size of the cut-out is 6.5x10 inches (16x25 cm).

The xylophone is the most important traditional folk instrument on the African continent, alongside the drum. Usually, African scales differ from Western ones. The African xylophones mostly have 5, 6, or 7-note (pentatonic, hexatonic, heptatonic) scales, while Western instruments typically have a diatonic scale. Rhythm is the most distinguishing characteristic of African music and it always prevails over the melody. The songs in this e-book have been adapted and can be played on all models of popular wooden xylophone, metal glockenspiel (metallophone), or resonator blocks. Even a simple kids’ xylophone will be adequate to play most of these songs. Some songs here have been simplified for beginners. The same song played on a wooden xylophone and on a metallophone will result in very different sounds. Due to their clear rhythmic patterns, African songs are an ideal material for any kind of musician. You will find both diatonic and chromatic scores. Some melodies have been especially transposed to a diatonic range to allow you to play them on the most popular models of xylophone. This e-book is aimed at those new to music and musical instruments and I put letter notation above the notes to make it possible for you to confidently begin playing. Since African music assumes improvisation and variation, I recommend using this sheet music only as a guide. The most important thing is to listen and repeat the recordings linked to the QR code, so you can listen to the rhythm before beginning to play. Amawole - Song from Congo 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 Bilanga Na Ngai - Song from Congo Che Che Koolay - Song from Ghana Coco Laye-LayeSong from Congo Do Do Ki Do. Song from Cameroon Eh Soom Boo Kawaya. Song from Nigeria Erile Baboye. Song from South Africa Famba Naye. Song from Zimbabwe Funga Alafia. Song from Ghana Iro Ye. Song from Benin Kanzenzenze. Song from Congo Kokoleoko. Song from Liberia Kotiko. Song from Congo Kuya Mbio. Song from Tanzania L’abe igi Orombo. Song from Nigeria Makun. Song from Mali Manamolela. Song from South Africa Mayo Nafwa. Song from Zambia Mbele Mama. Song from South Africa Ning Wendete. Song from Kenya Noyana. Song from South Africa Obwisana. Song from Ghana Olélé Moliba Makasi. Song from Congo 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 Si Si Kumbale. 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 Tue Tue - Song from Ghana 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

Trill is a musical embellishment you can use in songs and melodies. Trill is defined as a fast movement between 2 notes. Normally the movement is between the note that you want to trill from and the next note directly above it in the given scale. Here you will find 65 trill fingerings from the note A of the 3rd octave to Gb of the 7th octave. These fingerings are identical on all types of saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass) unless otherwise noted, and they are designed for the rapid alternation between two notes that are, as mentioned above, a semitone or a whole tone apart. Keys to be trilled are indicated by a red arrow. Please remember that when multiple keys are to be trilled, the keys should be pressed and released simultaneously. But some fingerings have an alternate pressing and releasing of the keys. Please note the notation under the fingerings.