This systematic, Kodály-influenced approach uses excellent familiar folk and classical material which my students truly loved.
Karen Marshall, Music Teacher magazine
Dogs and Birds: Nursery Rhymes and Famous Melodies (Animal Notes Edition) - ebook:
- contains 23 popular melodies, providing fun for all the family
- includes Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, Happy Birthday to You, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Für Elise
- has animal symbols printed in every note-head
- can be started after finishing Book 1 Animals
- can be used in parallel with Book 2
- includes rhythm exercises to support the pieces
- has well-known melodies, which are good to perform from memory
Full List of Pieces in the Book:
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- Hot Cross Buns
- One, Two, Three, Four, Five
- London’s Burning
- Frère Jacques
- William Tell
- Westminster Chimes
- Mary Had a Little Lamb
- Yankee Doodle
- Sur le Pont d’Avignon
- Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
- The Grand Old Duke of York
- Ode to Joy
- Happy Birthday to You
- Can-Can
- New World Symphony
- Surprise Symphony
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Für Elise
- Minuet in G
- My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
- When the Saints Go Marching In
Download pdf of sample pages: Nursery Rhyme/Famous Melodies (Animal Notes Edition)
There is a blank notes edition of Nursery Rhymes and Famous Melodies which:
- helps the child to progress to using conventional music
- is best used together with the animal notes edition
- contains the same material but without animal symbols and colours
- can be purchased with the animal notes edition at a discount
- Ebook:
- 52 pages
- Composer:
- Elza and Chris Lusher
- Illustrator:
- Mark Chambers
- Publisher:
- Dogs and Birds
