This collection of ?Easy String Trios? contains 10 familiar Christmas carols arranged for VIOLIN, VIOLA, and CELLO. These fun-to-learn arrangements are a welcome addition to the repertoire for beginning string students and suitable for holiday concerts and worship services.

All notes for each instrument are playable in the first position making these arrangements an excellent choice for early-intermediate string players. For each song, there is a combined score (grand staff) with all three parts on each page plus separate 1-staff scores for the VIOLIN, VIOLA, and CELLO.

Each song is also available separately with accompanying preview pages and audio samples.

Song titles included in this collection:
Angels from the Realms of Glory
Angels We Have Heard on High
Deck the Halls
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
He Is Born the Divine Christ Child
I Saw Three Ships
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Joy to the World
O Sing a Song of Bethlehem

This collection of ?Easy String Trios? contains 10 familiar Christmas carols arranged for 2 VIOLINS and 1 CELLO. These fun-to-learn arrangements are a welcome addition to the repertoire for beginning string students and suitable for holiday concerts and worship services.

All notes for each instrument are playable in the first position making these arrangements an excellent choice for early-intermediate string players. For each song, there is a combined score (grand staff) with all three parts on each page plus separate 1-staff scores for the VIOLIN 1, VIOLIN 2, and CELLO.

Each song is also available separately with accompanying preview pages and audio samples.

Song titles included in this collection:
Angels from the Realms of Glory
Angels We Have Heard on High
Deck the Halls
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
He Is Born the Divine Christ Child
I Saw Three Ships
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Joy to the World
O Sing a Song of Bethlehem

This collection of ?Easy String Duets? contains 10 familiar Christmas carols arranged for VIOLIN and CELLO. These creative and fun-to-learn arrangements are a welcome addition to the repertoire for beginning string students and suitable for holiday concerts and worship services.

All notes for both the VIOLIN and CELLO are playable in the first position making these arrangements an excellent choice for early-intermediate string players. For each song, there is a combined score (grand staff) with both the VIOLIN and CELLO parts on each page plus separate 1-staff scores for the VIOLIN and CELLO.

Each song is also available separately with accompanying preview pages and audio samples.

Song titles included in this collection:
Angels from the Realms of Glory
Deck the Halls
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
He Is Born the Divine Christ Child
I Saw Three Ships

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Joy to the World
O Sing a Song of Bethlehem
Once in Royal David?s City

This collection of ?Easy String Duets? contains 10 familiar Christmas carols arranged for 2 VIOLINS. These creative and fun-to-learn arrangements are a welcome addition to the repertoire for beginning string students and suitable for holiday concerts and worship services.

All notes for both VIOLIN parts are playable in the first position making these arrangements an excellent choice for early-intermediate string players. For each song, there is a combined score (grand staff) with both VIOLIN parts on each page plus separate 1-staff scores for each VIOLIN.

Each song is also available separately with accompanying preview pages and audio samples.

Song titles included in this collection:
Angels from the Realms of Glory
Angels We Have Heard on High
Deck the Halls
Go, Tell It on the Mountain
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
He Is Born the Divine Christ Child
Joy to the World
I Saw Three Ships
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Once in Royal David?s City

This collection contains 10 Christmas carols arranged for 2-part ensembles using only 8-note instruments. Each song in this collection is notated for handbells on one part and Boomwhackers® on a second part. For each song, there is a combined score with both parts on a grand staff plus a separate 1-staff score for each individual part. A note and chord reference chart is also provided for each song.

This set of scores uses colored noteheads corresponding to the Boomwhackers® color scheme. If you have a set of bells or tubes with a different color scheme, ?Chroma-Notes Stick Ons? can be purchased and applied so the instruments match the Boomwhackers® color scheme. This set of scores is also available (separate purchase) in black and white which will print clearer if you do not have access to a color printer.

Only filled noteheads (quarter and eighth notes) are used so the notes are full color and easier to see (this does not indicate the bells need to be silenced immediately before the next beat). Also, only quarter rests are used to help visualize the number of beats per measure. Lyrics and chord names are provided as well to aid in the learning and teaching of these songs.

Though this sheet music is notated for Handbells and Boomwhackers®, these arrangements are playable by any 8-note, C major diatonic scale (one octave) instrument such as a xylophone or glockenspiel.

The number of ringers and whackers needed will vary depending on the skill level of the participants. For more advanced players, each person could be assigned two or three notes. For beginners, it is best to assign one note to each person. Note assignment suggestions are included for each song.

Other suggestions and uses:
* have both parts played by bells or both parts played using only Boomwhackers®
* form a choir using multiple sets of bells and/or Boomwhackers® (this would amplify the sound and allow more people to participate)
* use as part of the music education for children at school, home, or church
* these colorful, inexpensive instruments can be enjoyed by all ages and add a fun, unique element to activities and programs: senior centers, family reunions, church retreats, home school groups, just to name a few


Each of the 10 Christmas Carol arrangements is also available separately with accompanying preview pages and audio samples.

Titles included in this collection:
Angels We Have Heard on High
As Lately We Watched
Come, All Ye Shepherds
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
The First Noel
Here We Come A-Caroling
Joy to the World
O Come, Little Children
O Thou Joyful Day
Sing We Now of Christmas

This collection contains 10 familiar Christmas carols arranged for a one octave, 13-note chromatic scale Handbell choir with Piano accompaniment. For each song, the Piano provides an introduction then the Handbells play the melody and occasional 2-part harmony. Each song also includes an optional repeat and second ending in case a longer song is desired.

For each song, there is a combined score with both instruments (Handbells and Piano) on a grand staff plus two separate scores for the Handbells (one in standard format with black and white notes and the second with color-coded notes). A color-coded note chart is also provided for each song which shows the Handbell notes used as well as the number of times each note is played. The note distribution is helpful when assigning notes to ringers. You may want to assign fewer notes to beginners or evenly distribute the bells between all ringers.

The color-coded scores are enlarged so the colors are easier to distinguish and all sharps and flats are displayed (shown in the key of C) as reminders for beginning ringers. Also, only filled noteheads (quarter and eighth notes) are used so the notes are full color and easier to see (this does not indicate the bells need to be silenced immediately before the next beat).

As noted above, one of the Handbell scores for each song is color-coded for easier note reading for beginning ringers. These separate color-coded scores use the ?Chroma-Notes? Colored Music System.? If you have a set of Handbells with a different color scheme, ?Chroma-Notes Stick Ons? can be purchased and applied so the Handbells match this color scheme.

The number of ringers needed will vary depending on the skill level of the participants. For more advanced players, each person could be assigned two or three notes. For beginners, it is best to assign one or two notes to each person. Note assignment suggestions are included for each song and range from 4 to 8 ringers.

These familiar Christmas carols are perfect for small groups and especially beginning ringers. Most songs can be performed with as few as 5 people (4 ringers and 1 piano player). The Piano accompaniment is written for an intermediate player.

Permission is granted to make up to 10 copies of each score. For more than 10 copies, please purchase additional sets.

Each song is also available separately with accompanying preview pages and audio samples. For each song, a piano accompaniment and/or rehearsal track (MP3 format) is available as a separate purchase.

Song titles included in this collection:
Angels We Have Heard on High
Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella
Ding Dong! Merrily on High
Joy to the World
O Come, All Ye Faithful
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
O Thou Joyful Day
Simple Gifts
The First Noel
We Three Kings

Here is a beautiful and flowing instrumental trio arrangement (for FLUTE and VIOLIN duet with PIANO accompaniment) of the contemporary Christmas favorite ?Mary, Did You Know?? by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene. The FLUTE and VIOLIN alternate leading with the melody throughout all three verses and the bridge.

Though notated with FLUTE on part 1 and VIOLIN on part 2, the ranges are also accessible for other combinations of C instruments such as two VIOLINS. The range for each part is as follows: Part 1 (FLUTE) ? G4 to A5; Part 2 (VIOLIN) ? A3 to D5. For the violin on either part, all notes are playable in the first position making this piece an excellent choice for early intermediate string players.

The purchase price includes these printing options:
1. a grand staff (8 pages) with all parts on each page
2. separate scores for the FLUTE and VIOLIN (2 pages each) and PIANO (4 pages)
3. a combined FLUTE and VIOLIN score (3 pages)