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>>>We Went over 70,000 downloads, so the next goal is to get to 100,000. (Maybe even by the end of the year? < hope, hope >) When I was first invited to this webpage, I never thought it was possible, but now I have to admit that I am genuinely hopeful.
>>>Three songs have gone over 1,000 downloads now. I can't wait to find material that is at least as useful. Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated.
>>>Finally got the Sol-Feg files uploaded. I would love to get feedback on these.
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Product Number: 1012000375 Series: Guitar Solo Pages: 2
Description: The words for Happy Birthday are still in copyright, but the tune is in the public domain, so this is perfectly legal to play anywhere you want to. This is written with and without shorthand notation, in two different keys. I get requests from this whenever a student is asked to play for a Grand-parent or a mom or a dad. It is a pretty indispensable first year solo to learn for most serious young guitarists!
Description: Simple two part mix and match for beginning strings. They can rock out and go a little crazy with this one. You would not believe the joy on the cello player's faces when they get just as much time to play the melody as everybody else!
Product Number: 1012000502 Series: Lead Sheet Pages: 1
Description: This is a shuffle rock tune I used to do with my combo. I hope you enjoy singing it as much as I do.
Description: Another nice little first or second year guitar solo (or optional duet) I get a lot of requests from students around Christmas time, and I try to honor them. Every time I do, I end up with a bigger library. Talk about a win- win situation!
Description: Festive little tune with no Christmas songs in it at all. This arrangement contains "Boil That Cabbage down," "Jingle Bells" by James Pierpont (The Thanksgiving National Anthem) and "Auld
Lange Syne" (A traditional New Year Song) so if you have anyone who can't play Christmas music, they can still play this one. (Multicultural Elves Hard at Work)
Product Number: 1012000447 Series: Classroom Recorder Pages: 2
Description: There are five beginning recorder songs on this page, all with shorthand notation on the second page. Hot cross buns, (modified to be twice as long) Tongue Tied (With the famous Pepperoni pizza rhythm. It could also be the Peanut Butter Sandwich rhythm if you are not fond of Pepperoni) See me - See you (new note, letter C) Jingle Bells (new note, letter D) and Elephants on Tip Toes (if you hum the same note that you play, into the recorder, you get the elephant sound)
Product Number: 1012000431 Series: String Method Pages: 1
Description: This is a modified version of Hot Cross Buns in Five different keys, that everyone can play on all four strings. Later on, the Violins can learn it in C for the Violas and Cellos, and the Cellos can learn it in E for the Violins. It helps the student understand the relationship between strings and although I often have difficulty getting students to practice a song once, I usually have no difficulty at all getting students to learn a song in four different keys! I think it has something to do with the bragging factor.
Product Number: 1012000346 Series: Guitar Educational Pages: 1
Description: First Guitar sheet for solo or duet. There are three songs on this page:
1. Hot Cross Buns (Modified to make it slightly longer)
2. War Drums of the Plains
3. Mary Had a Little Lamb
This is specifically for younger ensembles, but I have used it with the older ones as well. Often the students will pull it out of the bin and ask to play it since they usually have younger brothers and sisters they want to play for or simply want more music to play.
The shorthand notation is included. The top number is the string, the bottom number is the fret and the finger, and the note name is provided below. This is especially useful if, like me, you do not see your students on a daily basis and they get stalled out while practicing. It is also good for students with special needs. I have a modified version that I am working on that simply gives the name of each string instead of the string number. It can be confusing for some students, but very useful for others.
Product Number: 1012000706 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 3
Description: This is a slightly more difficult version of the same song. You will need to use all four fingers to play this, or double on I. There is a tiny bit more harmony and the F chord is Barred. There is no shorthand notation for this file since, if you are ready to attempt this, you probably don't need it. If I am wrong however, let me know and I'll thump it out when I get a chance.
Product Number: 1012000705 Series: Guitar Ensemble Pages: 3
Description: This is a traditional Blues song in 6/8 time, using a P-I-M-A-M-I pattern with octave voicing in the other two parts. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Product Number: 1012004154 Series: Guitar Solo Pages: 2
Description: This is a traditional Shaker Hymn, but I listed it as simply traditional out of respect for the separation of Church and State that concerns so many school districts. It is published with and without shorthand notation and has a slight modal feel.
Description: This is a song that recorders love to play. The High C to D trill is a little bit harder than the G to A trill, but it all becomes worth it when you slide into home in the last two bars.
O Come Little Children is on the same page. It's all about saving the trees. There is no shorthand notation on the second sheet, but the note names are there. My students haven't needed the short hand by now, but if you have some that do, I would be glad to edit the file to include it.
Product Number: 1013000003 Series: String Ensemble Pages: 12
Description: I was going to wait until I rewrote this to post it, but some of my past students were complaining that they couldn't find it. This is the ong in the original form. I am going to add an echo effect eventually and probably write a score for it, but my former students said that they wanted this the way they remember it. This is a two part arrangement with and without shorthand notation. It uses the Hungarian scale, but it really sounds more Arabic. We have a lot of fun with it and it is a great way to encourage students to use low one (one down) while keeping the third finger in position. When I rewrite this, I will post version two separately so you can make your own comparisons.
