This sheet music collection of 20 folk songs is notated for 13-note (one octave, C to C chromatic scale) instruments with Handbells on one staff and Boomwhackers� on a second staff creating an instrumental ensemble (requires one set of each instrument). Handbells play the melody while the Boomwhackers� keep a steady beat with three-note chords. 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.

The songs in this digital book are ordered by difficulty with the easiest songs presented first. The songs progressively incorporate more challenging rhythms, some requiring rapid chord changes. Many of the songs include two verses. The first verse is ?easy? with fewer notes. The second verse is ?intermediate? and expands the melody by adding more notes (sometimes including harmony notes). If you want to learn (practice) only the ?easy? verse, an optional ending is provided or it can be skipped to perform the two verses together.

Though this sheet music is notated for Handbells and Boomwhackers�, these arrangements are playable by any 13-note, C to C chromatic scale (one octave) instrument such as a xylophone or glockenspiel. The melody could also be played by a recorder.

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 and eighth 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 this song.

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 or two notes to each person. Instrument assignment suggestions are provided 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, children?s ministries


Each of the 20 arrangements in this collection is also available separately with accompanying preview pages and audio samples.

Titles included in this collection:
Alphabet Song
Be Kind to Your Loved Ones
B-I-N-G-O
Doo-dah-day!
Good Morning, Merry Sunshine
He?s Got the Whole World In His Hands
Hickory Dickory Dock
Hokey Pokey
Hot Cross Buns
I Love the Mountains
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Little Robin Red-breast
Old MacDonald
On Top of Old Smokey
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Simple Gifts
Skip to My Lou
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
The Water Is Wide

Boomwhackers� is a registered trademark of Rhythm Band Instruments, LLC, Fort Worth, TX. Used by permission.

This book is PERFECT for a young player who's looking the next step after they've nailed the basics of the guitar. This 1st Volume of 10 arrangements of popular nursery rhymes and children's songs takes the player on a journey of progressive techniques. Starting with a basic bass line, you will learn songs with a variety of techniques ranging from arpeggios, to chromaticism, to the basics of percussive guitar.

Notes for each song are included to help the player understand how the arrangement is put together.

Songs include: Fr�re Jacques; The Farmer In The Dell; London Bridge Is Falling Down; Three Little Kittens; Row Row Row Your Boat; Hickory Dickory Dock; The Grand Old Duke of York; Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed; Twinkle Twinkle Little Star; BINGO!

The arrangements in Christmas: Songs on the Black Keys are great for new beginner piano students who can read using finger numbers on the black keys, but aren\'t ready to make the jump to reading with all alpha notes. For example, songs like \"O Christmas Tree\" introduce the B and F keys, but keeps the rest of the fingers on the black keys.

Every song has an illustration of the hand position. Notes are color-coded by hand-- green for right hand and red for left hand. Illustrations of each hand are also included at the start of each song which is vital for those pre-school kids that still have trouble telling right from left. The result is a set of songs attractive and playable for beginners of all ages.

Lyrics included with most songs. Some songs contain religious content. Check my profile for the secular version.

26 pages, landscape. Easy for pre-readers and beginners.

Preschool. Finger numbers. Pre-staff / prestaff, pre-reader / prereader, pre-reading / prereading. Beginner. Late beginners.


Contents:
1. Jolly Old St. Nicholas
2. Up on the Housetop
3. Go Tell It on the Mountain
4. Jingle Bells
5. We Three Kings
6. O Christmas Tree
7. O Come All Ye Faithful
8. Dance of the Reed Flutes
9. Arabian Dance - duet
10. Chinese Dance - duet
11. Deck the Halls

A-Hunting We Will Go

A Tisket A Tasket

Ach du Lieber Augustin

Alphabet Song

Animal Fair

Au Claire de la Lune

Baa Baa Black Sheep

Be Kind to Your Web-Footed Friends

Billy Boy

Bingo

Buckeye Jim

Buffalo Gals

Farmer in the Dell

Frere Jacques

Go In and Out the Window

Grandfather's Clock

Hey Diddle Diddle

Hickory Dickory Dock

Hot Cross Buns

Humpty Dumpty

Hush, Little Baby

Jack and Jill

Lavender's Blue

Lazy Mary, Will You Get Up?

Little Bo-Peep

Little Boy Blue

Little Jack Horner

Little Miss Muffet

Little Tommy Tucker

London Bridge

Looly Loo

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Michael Finnegan

Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley Grow

Oh Dear, What Can the Matter Be?

Old King Cole

Old McDonald Had a Farm

Rock-A-Bye Baby

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Schnitzelbank

41. Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me

42. Sing a Song of Sixpence

43. Skip To My Lou
44. Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay!

45. Ten Little Indians

46. The Blue Bells of Scotland

47. The Mulberry Bush
48. Three Blind Mice
49. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

50. Zum Gali Gali