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
There are 5 games in this e-book that help your children or students learn and remember musical notes, their location on the staff and on the keyboard. You have to cut and assemble them yourself.
Game #1 - Do-Re-Mi Dominos. Note names and symbols are taught by the correspondence between the notes (Do, Re, Mi, Fa, etc.) and their location on the musical staff.
Game #2 - CDEF Note Game teaches the correspondence between note letter notations (C, D, F, G etc.) and their locations on the musical staff.
Game #3 - Find a Pair Card Game. There are two sets of cards, one with note staff location and the other with note keyboard location. Cards need to be matched appropriately. The correct choice can be confirmed with the note name, which is on the reverse of all cards.
Game #4 - Treble Clef Dominos teaches the correspondence between Treble clef notes and their place on the keyboard.
Game #5 - Bass Clef Dominos teaches the correspondence between Bass clef notes and their place on the keyboard.
Cut out the cards for each game from the e-book, and play individually or in pairs.
Dominos rules: Play this game alone or with others.
Lay out dominoes face down, and shuffle. Each player takes 7 dominoes. Player 1 lays down any domino. Next to it, Player 2 lays a domino which is its counterpart. Make sure the two joined dominoes represent the same musical note. If you do not have a domino to match, pick one from the pile. Whoever plays all dominoes first wins. Game also ends when there are no more possibilities. When playing alone, try to connect all dominoes.
These games are ideal for use at a music school or as a home activity.
This e-book aims to help beginners play the French horn. The e-book includes 45 diagrams with fingering positions and staff notation for 3 different types of French horns. The musical notes cover almost 6 octaves.
The most basic type of French horn (because of its lightweight, easy playability, and low cost) is the single horn. Also, it is the most popular choice for beginning students.
The main difference between single and double French horns is the number of valve slides per rotor. In general, single horns have one valve slide per rotor, while double horns have two. Two tubing sets make the double horn heavier and more complicated to use than the single French horn.
These fingering charts are suitable for F and Bb single horns and F/Bb double horns.
While the F single French horn has 3 buttons, both the F/Bb double french horn and the Bb single French horn have 4 buttons, the extra being for the thumb. The numbers of buttons that are colored are those that need to be pressed to play the given note.
You can print and cut out the charts to use them as flash cards or mount them on the wall as posters.
The size of the cut-out is 6.5x10 inches (16x25 cm).
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 number-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 number-coded notations have been added and complex notes 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 steel tongue drum and the handpan 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 primary purpose is relaxation, meditation, and traveling through your inner world.
No previous training or skills are necessary to enjoy these fascinating instruments.
For tongue drums that have numbered musical notation, numbers 1 to 7 represent the keys of the diatonic major scale. For example, a C Major scale would be:
1 =C (do), 2 =D (re), 3 = E (mi), 4= F (fa), 5 = G (sol), 6 = A (la), 7 =B (ti / si), 8 (i) = C (do)
Your drum can be numbered from 1 to 8, where 8 is note C of the next octave. I use the number 1 with a dot above the digit for this note because the most popular models of tongue drums use this enumeration.
All songs in this e-book have been written with numbers because most modern tongue drums have numbers engraved or painted on their keys.
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.
Because most tongue drums include and are tuned to involve the notes of the main octave, all songs from this e-book are possible to play in one octave.
You may need to skip some songs if you have less than one octave of keys on your drum. Each tongue drum is very different and it is impossible to accommodate songs for all kinds of tongue drums in one e-book.
There are the following hymns and spirituals in this e-book:
30 Songs you can play for your baby immediately on any instrument you may have at home without any musical background.
Hi. Now you are parents. Or grandparents.
The second is much easier but does not free you from the duty of singing lullabies and other funny kids’ songs to your little ones.
Do you feel forced to sing them? It’s not easy, is it? Especially if you’re tone-deaf. Did your schoolmates study violin while you were playing hooky from music class? Now with the kids, you’re stuck and everyone expects you to be a lullaby singer.
Well, I have a solution for you.
If your only singing has been in the shower, let us help you become a real musician. And you can do it with any instrument. Even a toy piano, if it is tuned.
If you are a musician, this e-book is not for you. You can go play your instrument in an orchestra. Kids like simple music.
I offer you a guaranteed time-tested set of cool kids’ songs. These are famous kids’ songs (which you’ll recognize) and also some musical nursery rhymes threw in.
What do you need for your musical success? Equipment for starters.
It could be any key instrument like a piano, melodica, kalimba, marimba, synthesizer, xylophone, glockenspiel, or a color bell set with 8 bells or more.
Drums, tambourines, castanets, and music rattles are also welcome.
The main argument for the idea of not being able to play in a band with your child immediately is I CANNOT READ MUSIC SHEET. Don’t worry! You don’t have to!
I made my pictures large and as simple as possible. You’ll easily play by circles. No musical staff or notes. Your listeners are not very critical and won’t know the difference. Kids are the best listeners in the world.
Important!
You will be able to begin to play right away if the keys of your instrument have letter notations on the keys (like kalimba or xylophone).
For other instruments, you just need to get and apply stickers with letter notations. Just 8 stickers will be enough. Write the notes with a marker - A B C D E F G and C8.
Easy play songs were adapted especially for beginners.
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.
Songs:
Hot Cross Buns
Are you sleeping?
Mary had a Little Lamb
The wheels on the Bus
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
Le Cucaracha
Oh! Susannah
Itsy Bitsy Spider
The First Noel
Yankee Doodle
Row, row, row your Boat
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Amazing Grace
Silent Night
Beethoven. For Elise
Rain, rain, go away
Alphabet Song
A Ram Sam Sam
Little Jack Horner
It’s Raining
Baa-Baa Black Sheep
Ring around the Rosie.
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.
I wrote color and letter-coded sheet music for 20 funny kids’ songs.
Attention:
This learning sheet music will be most useful for the xylophones with the color scheme in the picture:
C = red, D = orange, E = yellow, F = green, G = light blue, A = blue, B = violet, C8 = white.
If the colors of the keys of your instrument don’t match the colors of the notes in our book, we offer an uncolored version as an alternative. You can mark the circles with the color that matches your bells or the keys of your xylophone using a PDF editor or print the pages and color them with pencils.
Even tone-deaf adults can play these songs.
I put the melodies in order from simple to complex.
All kid’s songs were adapted for a one-octave instrument. That is why most songs are simplified.
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 kids songs:
Hot Cross Buns
Are you sleeping?
Mary Had A Little Lamb
The Wheels On The Bus
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 Mery Christmas
Brahms’s Lullaby
Ode to Joy
Happy Birthday
La Cucaracha
Oh! Susanna
Itsy Bitsy Spider
The First Noel
Yankee Doodle
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Jolly Saint Nicholas
BONUS: 21. Amazing Grace
There are simple popular songs: kids learning (ABC), sleeping, Christian, church, animals.
Usually, the kalimba is considered an adult instrument, but with my visual, your kids will easily begin to play as well.
The easiest way to begin is to play with the letter notes.
This sheet music e-book will help you begin to play music simply and easily, with no required knowledge of reading notes.
If you are a beginner, playing by notes can be difficult. It is easier to follow circles with note letters.
This sheet music e-book is suitable for 8-,10- and 17-note kalimbas.
The letter-coded stickers are not included in this e-book.
All songs were adapted especially for the kalimba, which is a diatonic musical instrument and has no flat keys.
Most funny kids’ songs will be played within the main octave.
You can experiment with the neighboring octaves yourself.
List of kids songs:
Hot Cross Buns
Are you sleeping?
Mary had a little Lamb
The wheels on the Bus
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
Le Cucaracha
15.Oh, Susannah
Itsy Bitsy Spider
The First Noel
Yankee Doodle
Row, row, row your Boat
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Amazing Grace
There are simple popular songs: kids learning (ABC), sleeping, Christian, church, animals.
Most of these melodies are rather unique compared to my other e-book with the most popular and simple kids’ songs “Tongue Drum Songbook for Beginner: Play Simple Kids Songs by Number”), but most of these songs will keep your audience listening with great interest and enjoyment.
They are simple enough for any beginner musician, even one who has never played an instrument or read sheet music. You can play immediately just by following the numbers.
I use numbers notation beside the classic music score system because most modern tongue drums have numbers engraved or painted on their keys, and because it is easier to play for absolute beginners who cannot read sheet music.
Also, I added a QR code to all songs. Follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play.
Most songs from this e-book are possible to play in one octave because a lot of tongue drums include and are tuned to involve the notes of the main octave.
The steel tongue drums also called the tong drum, tank drum, gluck-o-phone, hapi, yoga drum, lotus, or mandala drum) and the handpan (also called the hank drum, UFO drum, zen drum, meditation, healing, or chakra drum) are quite modern musical percussion instruments. They are primarily used to express feelings, emotions, and other bodily sensations. No classical music training or musical theory study is necessary to play them. The aim is to creatively experiment with sounds in order to meditate, bring about feelings of relaxation, and have the experience of traveling through your inner self.
This e-book provides popular melodies to add to your experimentation.
You don’t need classical music training or knowledge of music theory to play them.
This e-book includes very simple, popular children’s and folk songs.
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.
Contents:
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
This e-book is for kids or adults who are absolute beginners in music. I tried to write it as simply as possible. That is why I use an “easy-to-play” visual aid so any beginner can play music quickly.
Neither kids nor their parents have to read sheet music or have a musical background. No previous knowledge is necessary. None at all.
Every song has a large and simple, color and letter-coded visual, along with traditional sheet music. The instruction is designed so that children begin with simple circles and gradually advance to reading notes using sheet music. I try to make this transition as easy as a game, where children advance to higher levels themselves.
There is a total of 22 songs and 3 options to help children to begin to play right away.
PLAYING BY COLOR CIRCLE
PLAY BY LETTER
PLAY WITH THE MUSICAL STAFF
The player can first follow the circles and then repeat with the classic note symbols and staff. The helpful letters are always above the notes.
There are 3 parts to this e-book. They are equal to 3 levels.
Level 1
Songs that are played in one octave. All songs here appear twice: once written with circles and the next time with classic music notes. This will help kids remember the staff notes.
For example:
Mary Had a Little Lamb - Ver 1 - Circles
Mary Had a Little Lamb - Ver 1 - Notes
Level 2
In this part, you will find one version with both circles and notes and a more advanced version of the song with notes and musical notation.
For example:
Hot Cross Buns - Ver 1 - CIRCLES
Hot Cross Buns - Ver 1 - NOTES
Hot Cross Buns - Ver 2 - NOTES (Here the player will play songs in a different key and learn to transpose.)
Generally, the version of the song written with sheet music is a little bit more complex than a letter-coded version. Such versions already have music notations such as rests or beams, etc. You can find an illustrated explanation of the notation at the end of this e-book.
Level 3
Here, the first two songs are versions of the same melody (different combinations of notes) written with circles and notes. This is important so that the beginner can see how the same melody can be played in different keys.
First of all, this e-book is addressed to newcomers to any keyboard instrument (such as Piano or Synthesizer). I offer 22 one-hand piano songs.
Also, it is a perfect self-training guide for children and beginner adults to mastering the challenges of percussion instruments such as kalimba, marimba, xylophone, glockenspiel, or even color bell set.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Level 1
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Ode to Joy
The Wheels on the Bus
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Ten Little Fingers
London Bridge
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The First Noel
Brahms Lullaby
Row Row Your Boat
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Silent Night
Oh Susannah
Level 2
Hot Cross Buns
Are You Sleeping?
Old McDonald
Level 3
Jingle Bells
La Cucaracha
Yankee Doodle
Happy Birthday
Amazing Grace
Music Note Values
Musical Puzzles
This e-book was written to help the absolute beginner, whether child or adult 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.
Important! The keys’ color of your musical instrument must be the same as the color of the scheme below. The color chromatic scale in this e-book corresponds to the popular Chroma-Notes® color system.
C (Do) - Red
D (Re) - Orange
E (Mi) - Yellow
F (Fa) - Light Green
G (Sol) - Aquamarine
A (La) - Purple
B (Ti) - Dark Pink
C8 (Do) - Red
There are 3 levels in this e-book.
Level 1. Play by a 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).
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 a 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.
Contents
Level 1
Hot Cross Buns
London Bridge is Falling Down
The Wheels on the Bus
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Row, Row, Row your Boat
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Are You Sleeping?
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Happy Birthday
Ten Little Fingers
Jingle Bells
La Cucaracha
Brahms Lullaby
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Ode to Joy
Level 2
Ding Dong DiggiDiggiDong
Acka Backa
Miss Mary Mack
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
A Hunting We Will Go
The Mulberry Bush
Old Mother Hubbard
Humpty Dumpty
Level 3
It’s Raining
Alphabet Song
My Hat
This Old Man
Five Little Ducks
Baby Bumble Bee
Cobbler, Mend My Shoes
Appendix
Music Symbols
Music Note Values
Match the Letters to the Keys
Guess, What Songs Are They Singing?
What Songs These Trains Are Carrying?
The sheet music e-book consists of 2 sections:
The first, with 20 color-coded kids songs written especially for such a xylophone (pictured on the e-book cover).
This e-book was written to help beginners, whether children or adults, 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 sheet music of funny kids songs was written especially for this xylophone.
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.
This learning sheet music will be most useful for the instrument with the color scheme below:
C = red, D = orange, E = yellow, F = green, G = light blue, A = white, B = violet, and C8 = red
List of kids songs:
Hot Cross Buns
Are you sleeping?
Mary had a Little Lamb
The wheels on the Bus
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
Le Cucaracha
Oh! Susannah
Beethoven – For Elise
Silent Night
Yankee Doodle
Row, row, row your Boat
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas.
There are simple popular songs: kids learning (ABC), sleeping, Christian, church, animals.
The second part of the book has the “Three Little Pigs” fairy tale with a musical score.
I offer a lot of activities that can be done with any percussion instrument or any sound made with home utensils, for example, while listening to the story.
This fairy tale encourages a child’s musical activity, even if they have never played music before.
German composer Orff believed that each child should not be a passive listener, but an active co-creator.
Not only can you and your kids play using a percussion instrument musical set, but also with any other musical sounds you can come up with.
I hope you’ll enjoy these funny kids’ songs and percussion music actions and activities.
This 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.
I made my sheet music large and as simple as possible. You’ll play cool kids songs by circles. No musical staff or notes.
Playing music can be as simple and enjoyable as a game.
Some songs were adapted for a one-octave instrument. That is why most songs are simplified.
That is my goal to give you what’s necessary to play beautiful music while having fun.
This e-book is just as suitable for the chromatic xylophone as it is for the diatonic.
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.
The 2 last songs require a chromatic xylophone since they have flat notes.
For some melodies, I grouped circles to show the rhythm.
Most songs are simple, popular and funny, some songs are Christian, they are perfectly suitable for a church choir or orchestra.
Recommended for ages 3 and up.
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
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 Mery Christmas
Brahms’s Lullaby
Ode to Joy
Happy Birthday
La Cucaracha
Oh! Susanna
Itsy Bitsy Spider
The First Noel
Yankee Doodle
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Jolly Saint Nicholas
Amazing Grace
Silent night
Beethoven - For Elise
Also, my kids’ sheet music is suitable for piano, melodica, kalimba, marimba, synthesizer, glockenspiel, bells, and any pitched toy instrument with at least 8 notes.
This sheet music e-book will help you begin to play music simply and easily, with no required knowledge of reading notes.
If you are a beginner, playing by notes can be difficult. It is easier to follow letters.
Traditional Kalimba Tablature are called Tabs. Each tab should match the number of tines on your kalimba. For example, if your kalimba has 8 tines, you need to search for “8-note kalimba tabs.”
My sheet music is not Tabs and it is not for a specific kalimba, but it is universal and suitable for any 8-17 note kalimbas.
Follow the letters… and begin to play! Even if you don’t know musical notes, you will confidently be able to play easily using the letter notation!
This e-book might include only letters and it will be enough to begin to play, but I decided to add classic note symbols to help teach them and show musical notation.
All songs were adapted especially for the kalimba, which is a diatonic musical instrument and has no flat keys.
Most songs will be played within one octave.
Attention: Songs have been transposed for a DIATONIC range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified.
List of songs adapted for kalimba:
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
Part 2
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Alphabet Song
This book includes complete melodies as well as substantial segments of uncomplicated, famous traditional folk songs from 30 different countries. Their goal was to assist you in acquainting your students with the musical traditions of diverse nations and cultures.
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. The main purpose is relaxation, meditation, and traveling through your inner world.
No previous training or skills are necessary to enjoy these fascinating instruments. It is impossible to play them incorrectly. Anyone can play them: those who want to develop a good sense of rhythm and an ear for music, those who are seeking relaxation after a hard day at work, and those who want to introduce something unusual into their lives and explore their inner selves.
This e-book is aimed at those who want to add popular melodies to their experimentation.
I use numbers above the classic notes because most modern tongue drums have numbers engraved or painted on their keys. This is great for the absolute beginner who cannot read sheet music.
Because most tongue drums include and are tuned to involve the notes of the main octave, all songs from this e-book are possible to play in one octave.
Attention: Songs have been transposed for a DIATONIC range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified. If you have flat keys on your instrument, I recommended you to use the classic sheet music for piano.
Contents
Introduction
A Ram Sam Sam - Moroccan Folk Song
Ahrirang - Korean Song
Anile, Anile - Indian Tamil Song
Au Clair de la Lune - French Folk Song
Bound for South Australia - Australian Folk Song
Bim Bum Biddy - American Song
Che Che Koolay - Ghanian Folk Son
Cumpleaños Feliz! - Colombian Song
¿Dónde Están las Llaves? - Spanish Folk Song
Debka Hora - Hebrew Song
Epo I Tai Tai e - New Zealand Maori Song
Frère Jacques - French Song
Giro Giro Tondo - Italian Folk Song
Gretel, Pastetel - German Song
Hotaru Koi - Japanese Folk Song
Kalinka - Russian Folk Song
Kanzenzenze - Congolese Folk Song
Kum Ba Yah - African American Spiritual
Kum Bachur Atzel - Jewish Song
La Cucaracha - Mexican Song
Lost My Gold Ring - Jamaican Folk Song
Mein Hut - German Song
Pounto to Dakhtilidy - Greek Folk Song
Singapura, Oh Singapura - Singaporean Song
The Grand Old Duke of York - English Folk Song
Tongo - Song from Samoa (Polynesia)
Un Petit Cochon - French Song
Vous Diraije Maman - French Song
Zhao Peng You (Looking looking for my friend) - Chinese Song
Zimbole - African Song
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.
International songs are one of the most exciting and appealing avenues to introducing children to new and different cultures through music.
I’ve gathered 45 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 universal and suitable for any 8-, 10- or 17- note kalimba or mbira.
Some melodies might have been changed and simplified to be played within one octave. If your thumb piano has flat keys, I recommend you to use 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.
In many ways, music is a universal language, crossing borders and opening up a whole new world to your mind.
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
Shchedrik. Song from Ukraine
Singapura, Oh Singapura. Song from Singapore
Tingalayo. Song from Trinidad and Tobago
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
This sheet music e-book will help you begin to play music simply and easily, with no required knowledge of reading notes.
If you are a beginner, playing by notes can be difficult. It is easier to follow letters.
Traditional Kalimba Tablature is called Tabs.
Each tabs should match the number of tines on your kalimba. For example, if your kalimba has 8 tines, you need to search for “8-note kalimba tabs.”
My sheet music is not Tabs and it is not for a specific kalimba, but it is universal and suitable for any 8-17 note kalimbas.
Follow the letters… and begin to play! Even if you don’t know musical notes, you will confidently be able to play easily using the letter notation!
This e-book might include only letters and it will be enough to begin to play, but I decided to add classic note symbols to help teach them and show musical notation.
All songs were adapted especially for the kalimba, which is a diatonic musical instrument and has no flat keys.
Most songs will be played within one octave.
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 the songs adapted for the Kalimba:
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.
There are two volumes of my songbook. I present the easiest songs in the first volume and the slightly more advanced songs in the second.
You, your kids, or your 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 chromatic 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 la Ronda Ronda
Acka Backa
Apple, Apple on the Tree
Are You Sleeping?
Baby Bumble Bee
Bell Horses
Bounce High, Bounce Low
Brahms Lullaby
Busy Buzzy Bee
Bye, Baby Bunting
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Doggie Doggie
Five Little Ducks
Frog in the Meadow
Happy Birthday
Hot Cross Buns
I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas.
It’s Raining
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Jack and Jill
Jingle Bells
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
La Cucaracha
London Bridge
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
Miss Mary Mack
My Hat
Ode to Joy
Oh We Can Play on the Big Bass Drum
Old Bald Eagle
Old McDonald
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Row Row Your Boat
Ten in the Bed
Ten Little Fingers
The Baker
The Closet Key
The First Noel
The Wheels on the Bus
This Old Man
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
When the Saints Go Marchin In
This e-book is for kids or adults who are absolute beginners in music. I tried to write it as simply as possible. I use an “easy-to-play” visual aid so any beginner can play music quickly. No previous knowledge is necessary.
Every song has a large and simple letter-coded visual, along with traditional sheet music. The instruction is designed so that children begin with simple circles and gradually advance to reading notes using sheet music. I try to make this transition as easy as a game, where children advance to higher levels themselves.
There are 22 songs and 2 options to help children begin to play right away.
PLAYING BY LETTER CIRCLE
PLAY WITH THE MUSICAL STAFF
The player can first follow the circles and then repeat with the classic note symbols and staff. The helpful letters are always above the notes.
There are 3 parts in this e-book. They are equal to 3 levels.
Level 1
Songs that are played in one octave. All songs here appear twice: once written with circles and the next time with classic music notes. This will help kids remember the staff notes.
Level 2
In this part, you will find one version with both circles and notes and a more advanced version of the song with notes and musical notation.
For example:
Hot Cross Buns - Version 1 - CIRCLES
Hot Cross Buns - Version 1 - NOTES
Hot Cross Buns - Version 2 - NOTES (Here, the player will play songs in a different key and learn how to transpose.)
Generally, the version of the song written with sheet music is a little bit more complex than a letter-coded version. Such versions already have music notations such as rests or beams, etc. You can find an illustrated explanation of the notation at the beginning of this e-book.
Level 3
Here, the first two songs are versions of the same melody (different combinations of notes) written with circles and notes. This is important so that the beginner can see how the same melody can be played in different keys.
First of all, this e-book is addressed to newcomers to the recorder instrument. Also, it is a perfect self-training guide for children and beginner adults to mastering the challenges of flute or recorder.
Table of contents
Level 1
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Ode to Joy
The Whills on the Bus
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Ten Little Fingers
London Bridge
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
we Wish You a Merry Christmas
The First Noel
Brahms Lullaby
Row Row Your Boat
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Silent Night
Oh Susannah
Level 2
Hot Cross Buns
Are You Sleeping?
Old McDonald
Level 3
Jingle Bells
La Cucaracha
Yankee Doodle
Happy Birthday
Amazing Grace
Music Note Values
Musical Puzzles
This color illustrated learning e-book 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.
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. I added letter names to the classic musical notes to make it possible for you to confidently begin playing.
Also, I added QR codes to all songs so you can follow the link and hear the rhythm before playing.
List of Traditional American Folk Songs
A-tisket, A-tasket
Alice the Camel
I Like to Eat (Apples and Bananas)
Baby Bumble Bee
Bill Grogan’s Goat
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
Skip, Skip, Skip to my Lou
Ten in the Bed
Ten Little Fingers
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
The Bee and the Pup
The Big Sheep
The Second Story Window
When Sammy Put the Paper on the Wall
Zudio
Learn how to play music in a quick and easy way, without knowledge of reading sheet music. Playing by notes is difficult for beginners, but here you can play simply following numbers. This learning e-book will help you begin to play music simply and easily.
This is a universal songbook and it is suitable for any 8-, 10- or 17- note kalimbas and mbiras. This thumb piano songbook for beginners includes not only numbers but also classic sheet music and it is helpful in developing music literacy.
Most of these melodies are rather unique. These are lesser-known songs that you and your kids will certainly love. Although this songbook includes basically kids’ songs, you will find several Christian hymns and Christmas carols.
In addition, you can find another e-book for kalimba with the most popular simple kids’ songs “KALIMBA. Play by Letter: 22 easy to play songs for beginners”.
Also, I added a QR code to all songs. You can follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play.
Some melodies might be changed and simplified to be played within one octave. If your thumb piano has flat keys, please use the classic music score for piano.
List of 50 songs for kalimba:
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
I Love Little Kitty
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
Jack and Jill
Little Jack Horner
Old Mother Hubbard
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
25. A-tisket, A-tasket
26. I Like to Eat (Apples and Bananas)
27. Baby Bumble Bee
28. Bill Grogan’s Goat
29. Bim Bum Biddy
30. Charlie Over the Ocean
31. Chattanooga Choo Choo
32. Chumbara
33. Ding Dong Diggidiggidong
34. Frog in the Meadow
35. Go Get the Axe
36. Heigh Di Ho
37. I Fed My Horse
38. Jack-o-lantern
39. Old Bell Cow
40. Old Blue
41. Old Brass Wagon
42. Over the River and Through the Woods
43. Pizza Pizza Daddy-o
44. Ten in the Bed
45. Ten Little Fingers
46. The Bear Went Over the Mountain
47. The Bee and the Pup
48. The Big Sheep
49. When Sammy Put the Paper on the Wall
50. Zudio
The kalimba (aka mbira, finger or thumb piano) came from Africa. It is a perfect instrument for playing any kind of ethnic music.
Native Americans have never known the thumb piano. The kalimba came from Africa, but it is perfectly suitable for any tribal songs.
Here are 28 traditional Native American songs 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.
Here you can find traditional songs, handed down from generation to generation: ceremonial (such as corn grinding or moccasin game songs) and a medicinal song.
Also, I added a QR code to all songs. Follow the link and find this song on YouTube, so that you can listen to the rhythm before beginning to play.
Here, I have collected only simplified diatonic melodies.
Contents
Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 1)
Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 2)
Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 3)
Medicine Song. Apache Song
Bebi Notsa. Creek folk song
Buffalo Dance. Kiowa folk song
Chippewa Lullaby. Chippewa folk song
Corn Grinding Song. Zuni folk song
Dust of the Red Wagon. Ute folk song
Eagle Dance Song. Algonquin folk song
Epanay. Sioux folk song
Hiya Hiya. Pawnee folk song
Happy Song. Navajo 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
Moccasin Game Song. Navajo folk song
Nessa, Nessa. Ojebwe Lullaby
Mos Mos. Hopi folk song
My Paddle. Folk song
O Hal’lwe. Nanticoke folk song
Okki Tokki Unga. Inuit fishing song
Sioux Lullaby. Sioux folk song
Wanagi Wacipi Olowan. Dakota folk song
Wioste Olowan. Dakota folk song
We N’ De Ya Ho Cherokee Morning song
Zuni Sunset Song. Zuni folk song