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 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.
Contents
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
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).
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
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 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
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?
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 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.
I collect 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 the most songs for one octave, 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.
Contents
Alphabet Song
Bobby Shafto
Cobbler, Mend My Shoe
Chumbara
Ding Dong DiggiDiggiDong
Five Little Monkeys
Humpty Dumpty
I Love Little Kitty
Jack and Jill
My Hat
Old Mother Hubbard
Rain, Rain, Go Away
The Big Sheep
This Old Man
Ten in the Bed
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.
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
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 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?
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
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 flute simply and easily. The e-book includes 76 brightly colored pictures with fingering positions for the flute, with pitch names and staff notations.
The musical notes included are:
C C#/Db D D#/Eb E F F#/Gb G G#/Ab A A#/Bb B
of the 4th, 5th and 6th octave.
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). Each note has its own piece of paper. You can post these cut-outs on the wall or use them as you like.
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 illustration. You will choose the style that is more understandable and comfortable.
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
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
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. We 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 in this 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 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 book is addressed to newcomers to any keyboard instrument (such as Piano or Synthesizer, not only Melodica).
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
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
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
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