Through music, we are brought together and we can gain a better understanding of people from all corners of the Earth. I call this series “I Don’t Read Music” since I am targeting beginners of all ages: children, teens, parents, and grandparents. This e-book includes 54 popular, rhythmic, and easy-to-play folk songs and melodies from all over the world. Since this e-book is aimed at the absolute beginner without any knowledge of reading music, I do not use the classical music staff and do not show the note duration. Each song here is written without classic musical notation but only with circles and numbered notes inside. First of all, I recommend following the QR-code which you will find on each page, listening to the song on YouTube, and then trying to repeat what is heard in the recordings. It will help to understand the rhythm pattern and duration. Keep in mind that folk music traditionally is not learned from sheet music or notes. Instead, it is learned by repetition and through being passed from generation to generation. I believe in this method of teaching, which is easier and more enjoyable. For learning purposes, all songs have been simplified and adapted especially for kalimba. Most songs have been transposed for one octave. So you can use an 8-note kalimba, but if you want to play all 54 songs, you should have a 10- or 17-note kalimba. Getting to know music from around the world can be one of the most exciting and appealing ways to be introduced to new and different cultures. Music is a universal language, meaning that it transcends borders and opens up an entirely new way of thinking. Table of contents North America Alice the Camel Ani Couni Chaouani Aura Lee Chicken on a Fance Post Bim Bum Biddy Buckeye Jim Li’l Liza Jane The Farmer in the Dell Kum-Ba-Yah Peace like a River Land of the Silver Birch My Paddle Latin America Brinca la Tablita Cucaracha DoDo Petit PoPo Tingalayo Cumpleanos Feliz Lost my Gold Ring Africa Banuwa Che Che Koolay Do-Do-Ki-Do Funga Alafia Kanzenzenze Labe-igi-Orombo Obwisana Sansa Kroma Shosholoza Siyanibingelela Welcome Song Europe Five Little Duck Five Little Monkeys Hush Little Baby Old Mother Hubbard This Old Man See-Saw Margery Daw Donde estan las Llaves Au Clair de la Lune Pirouette Cacahuete Frere Jacques (Are You Sleeping?) Un Petit Cochon Vous Diraije Maman (Twinkle Little Star) Giro-Giro-Tondo Mein Hut (My Hat) O, Tannenbaum Asia Kalinka Ekmek Buldum Kum Bachur Atzel Anile, Anile Gayatri Mantra Maha Mrityundjaya Mantra Zhao Peng You Hotaru Koi Australia and Oceania Epo-i-Tai-Tai-e Kangaroo, Skippy Roo

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

Welcome to the enchanting world of kalimba music! Here’s everything you need to begin creating beautiful melodies. No prior musical experience or ability to read sheet music is necessary to start playing right away. Playing is as simple as following the numbers. Simple melodies for 8, 10- or 17-key kalimba This sheet music is designed to be adaptable for any kalimba, whether you have a compact 8-note instrument or a larger 17-note version. Play right away with numbered notes Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba. The duration of the notes is shown by the parentheses following the circles. The more parentheses after the circle, the longer the note’s duration. A whole note has three parentheses, and the durations of other notes are illustrated in the accompanying picture. A dot after the note indicates an additional half-parenthesis duration. A dot above a note indicates a higher octave, as is common on kalimba keys. It’s important to note that the circles do not represent semitones, as kalimbas are typically not tuned in semitones. Every page includes QR codes that link to the appropriate song. While these examples might not feature our simplified melodies, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm. This songbook includes the following songs: Alabama Gal Alice the Camel All Join hands and Circle to the Left Animal Fair Barbara Polka Barnyard Song Bend and Stretch Big Clocks Bim Bum Biddy Bluebird Bought Me A Cat Buckeye Jim Cackle Cackle Mother Goose Camptown Races Chicken on a Fence Post Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Come Back Home My Little Chicks Creeping Creeping Little Flea The Crocodile Diddle Diddle Dumpling Do Your Ears Hang Low Elevator Song Finger Family Five Little Ducks Five Little Monkeys Five Little Speckled Frogs Frog Went A-Courtin’ Georgie Porgie Go Tell Aunt Rhody Goosey, Goosey Gander Halloween Song Hickety Pickety My Black Hen I Go Up the Apple Tree I Love Little Kitty I Went to Visit a Farm One Day I’m A Little Teapot I’m A Nut Jig Jog Johnny Works With One Hammer Kangaroo Skippy Roo Ladybird, Ladybird Lazy Mary Lightly Row Li’l Liza Jane Little Sally Water My Hat My Paddle O Christmas Tree Oh How The Lovely Is The Evening Old Mother Hubbard One Elephant One Potato One Two Buckle My Shoe Peace Round See-Saw Margery Daw Simple Simon Soft Kitty Star Light Teddy Bear Ten Little Pigs The Cuckoo and the Donkey The Farmer in The Dell Land of The Silver Birch There Was A Crooked Man There Was A Princess Long Ago This Little Light of Mine This Little Pig Went to Market This Old Man Three Blue Pigeons Three Little Kittens Tommy Thumb Too Ra Loo ra Loo Ral Trees Grow Tall Two Little Blackbirds Sitting on a Hill Two Little Dicky Birds When Goldilocks Went to the House of the Bears Where Is Thumbkin? Why Doesn’t My Goose

This is a combined version of the two Neurotracing Exercise books, converted to black and white for printing. Bilateral coordination, also known as bilateral integration, is the ability to use both sides of the body in a coordinated movement. It includes symmetrical movements, where both sides of the body do the same action simultaneously, reciprocal movements, where movements are rhythmically repeated with one side of the body and then another, and movements that require a leading and supporting hand. Interhemispheric interaction is the coordination of both the right and left hemispheres of the brain. While the right side of the brain manages attention, processing of visual shapes and patterns, emotions, and implied meanings, the left side is responsible for logical functions. A proper balance and efficient exchange between the right and left sides of our brains allows us to perform maximally in our multifunctional world. A lack of proper interhemispheric interaction can result in difficulties in the: writing and speaking & handwriting practice development spatial orientation remembering and recalling information performing tasks that require both hands (putting on clothes for example) speech and motor planning disorders mathematical and counting skills solving spatial problems balance and orientation life activities requiring the use of both hands brain challenges as a dysgraphia tool for kids Many gross and fine motor everyday activities require good bilateral coordination – from dancing and sports to using utensils and drawing. There is a correlation between bilateral motor skills and academic success. The coordination exercises may stimulate thinking and paying attention. The tracing exercises in this album can be used to strengthen neural connections to ensure that both the left and right sides of the brain are appropriately coordinated. These kinesiological exercises are based on three basic principles of strengthening interhemispheric connections: Diversity, when the brain actively develops when we perform unusual activities Simultaneity of action, when both hemispheres participate in the process Working with both hands strengthens neural connections and creates new ones. Healthy interhemispheric connections ensure the proper development of a child’s intellect, memory, attention, speech, imagination, thinking, and perception. This e-book includes 12 types of exercises. Most of them can be done initially by tracing the finger and then with pencils or markers. It is not necessary to do these exercises consecutively. You can do the exercises randomly, but I recommend repeating each exercise several times. The tracing exercises in this e-book were designed for individuals from age 5 to adults. As you progress through the e-book, the exercises become more difficult, challenging the brain even further and producing even more benefits.