Play Xylophone by Letter

Book excerpt: Our sheet music is not for a specific xylophone, but it is universal and suitable for most 8-25 note xylophones. This book is aimed at those new to music and musical instruments, whether child or adult. It allows for simple and easy learning that requires no previous knowledge ofreading music. The letter notation makes it possible for you or your kids to confidently begin playing. Our other books make it easy to play xylophone with colored circle/letter notation. This book, however, includes classic note symbols so that students can begin to learn the reading of musical notes, including musical notation showing note length, connection, etc. Most songs in this sheet music book can be played within one octave on thexylophone using only 8 notes. Several songs need 1.5 or 2 octaves or a 10-15note xylophone. This percussion instrument develops not only a musical ear, but alsogross and fine motor skills, and cognitive skills such as letter recognition, matching, and patterns. List of songs adapted for xylophone: 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.