Recorder for Beginners. 55 Easy-to-Play Traditional American and English Songs

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

1. Alphabet Song
2. Amazing Grace
3. Baa Baa Black Sheep
4. Bobby Shafto
5. Cobbler, Mend My Shoe
6. Cock-a-Doodle-Doo
7. Dr. Foster
8. Fiddle-Dee-Dee
9. Five Little Monkeys
10. Here We Go Looby Loo
11. Hey Diddle Diddle
12. I Love Little Kitty
13. It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
14. Jack and Jill
15. Little Jack Horner
16. Old Mother Hubbard
17. One, Two Three, Four
18. Pat-a-Cake
19. Rain, Rain, Go Away
20. Rig-a-Jig-Jig
21. Ring Around the Rosie
22. Wishy-Washy Wee
23. See-Saw Margery Daw
24. Silent Night
25. The First Noel
26. This Old Man
27. To Market, To Market

Traditional American Folk Songs

1. A-tisket, A-tasket
2. I Like to Eat (Apples and Bananas)
3. Baby Bumble Bee
4. Bill Grogan’s Goat
5. Bim Bum Biddy
6. Charlie Over the Ocean
7. Chattanooga Choo Choo
8. Chumbara
9. Ding Dong Diggidiggidong
10. Frog in the Meadow
11. Go Get the Axe
12. Heigh Di Ho
13. I Fed My Horse
14. Jack-o-lantern
15. Old Bell Cow
16. Old Blue
17. Old Brass Wagon
18. Over the River and Through the Woods
19. Pizza Pizza Daddy-o
20. Ten in the Bed
21. Ten Little Fingers
22. The Bear Went Over the Mountain
23. The Bee and the Pup
24. The Big Sheep
25. When Sammy Put the Paper on the Wall
26. Zudio