Christmas Songs - Strum Together: Melody Lyrics and Chords: Mixed Songbook

SKU: HL.278101

ISBN 9781540029485. UPC: 888680752002. 9.0x12.0x0.222 inches.

The Strum Together series enables players of five different instruments – or any combination of them – to “strum together” on over 40 great songs. This easy-to-use format features melody, lyrics, and chord diagrams for standard ukulele, baritone ukulele, guitar, mandolin, and banjo. Songs include: Angels We Have Heard on High • Away in a Manger • Blue Christmas • Deck the Hall • The First Noel • Go, Tell It on the Mountain • A Holly Jolly Christmas • It Came upon the Midnight Clear • Jingle Bells • Mele Kalikimaka • O Come, All Ye Faithful • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer • Silent Night • Up on the Housetop • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • and more.

SKU: HL.1123536

ISBN 9781705181966. UPC: 196288109716. 9.0x12.0x0.274 inches.

Gather all your fretted friends to join the fun with this collection of 53 songs arranged with lyrics, melody lines, and chord frames for standard ukulele, baritone ukulele, guitar, mandolin, and banjo! The arrangements work with any combo of the instruments so you and your friends will be strumming and singing Disney classics in no time. Strum Together books are great resources for players who are ready to experience the fun of making music together! This edition features: Beauty and the Beast • Can You Feel the Love Tonight • Chim Chim Cher-ee • The Climb • Go the Distance • I've Got No Strings • It's a Small World • Kiss the Girl • Mickey Mouse March • Rumbly in My Tumbly • Some Day My Prince Will Come • A Spoonful of Sugar • Supercalifragilisticexpia lidocious • When You Wish upon a Star • and more!

SKU: CF.YPS223

ISBN 9781491156643. UPC: 680160915187. 9 x 12 inches.

Notes to the Conductor This adaptation of Christmas Carol Trilogy was arranged to accompany the choral arrangement of the same title by Russell Robinson. It can be played with Robinson's vocal arrangements with band and chorus together or as a stand-alone piece for band. If performed together with a chorus, it is recommended that the performers play one to two dynamic levels lower than written (depending on the size of the chorus) so as not to overpower the singers. Please see the chart below for further explanation.   Written Dynamic (To be used if band alone) Large Chorus (1 dynamic lower) Small Chorus (2 dynamics lower) mf f ff mp mf f   p mp mf     Another possibility for performance is for a small group of wind instruments with chorus. Here, performers would play the written dynamics. Below are a few recommended chamber ensembles that would work with a variety of choruses, though there are several other alternatives. In any case, the conductor should be careful to choose a set of instruments that is both balanced in register (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) and in role (melody, countermelody, bass line, etc.) Option 1 (Woodwind Sextet) Flute (Oboe) Clarinet 1 Clarinet 2 Alto Saxophone Tenor Saxophone (Bassoon) Baritone Saxophone (Bass Clarinet) Option 2 (Brass Quintet) Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2 Horn Trombone (Baritone) Tuba (Baritone Saxophone) A final option is to perform with one player per instrumental part. In all instances, the conductor should pay close attention to the balance of the percussion instruments.
Notes to the Conductor This adaptation of Christmas Carol Trilogy was arranged to accompany the choral arrangement of the same title by Russell Robinson. It can be played with Robinson’s vocal arrangements with band and chorus together or as a stand-alone piece for band. If performed together with a chorus, it is recommended that the performers play one to two dynamic levels lower than written (depending on the size of the chorus) so as not to overpower the singers. Please see the chart below for further explanation. Written Dynamic(To be used if band alone)Large Chorus(1 dynamic lower)Small Chorus(2 dynamics lower)mffffmpmff pmpmf   Another possibility for performance is for a small group of wind instruments with chorus. Here, performers would play the written dynamics. Below are a few recommended chamber ensembles that would work with a variety of choruses, though there are several other alternatives. In any case, the conductor should be careful to choose a set of instruments that is both balanced in register (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) and in role (melody, countermelody, bass line, etc.)Option 1 (Woodwind Sextet)Flute (Oboe)Clarinet 1Clarinet 2Alto SaxophoneTenor Saxophone (Bassoon)Baritone Saxophone (Bass Clarinet)Option 2 (Brass Quintet)Trumpet 1Trumpet 2HornTrombone (Baritone)Tuba (Baritone Saxophone)A final option is to perform with one player per instrumental part. In all instances, the conductor should pay close attention to the balance of the percussion instruments.

SKU: CA.246600

ISBN 9790007253158.

What would Christmas time be without music-making together? Advent, Christmas, and winter songs play an important role for all beginners on a melody instrument, because with these they can show off their progress on the instrument during the first year. And nothing is better suited to this than well-loved and popular pieces such as Christmas classics. The six volumes in our new series for instrumental teaching, developed in collaboration with the Landesakademie fur die musizierende Jugend in Baden-Wurttemberg, all contain 20 easy carols arranged in progressive level of difficulty. Experienced instrumental teachers have made a selection of carols for each instrument according to specific criteria. These can be mastered as part of music school lessons after just a few weeks and months. All the carols have been chosen and transposed so that the range and fingering combinations do not exceed the level of difficulty for the first three years of learning. The piano accompaniment is of moderate difficulty. For many of the carols, an ad lib upper or lower part is included which can also be played by instrumental pupils. The volumes are therefore suitable for individual as well as group tuition. The arrangements are based on the piano and instrumental books from the CHRISTMAS CAROLS project (Carus 2.403/03 und 2.404/03) which is part of the LIEDERPROJEKT, the charitable project to further singing with children. The books contain singing texts for all the carols, providing a full range of options for singing and playing together at Christmas. All the books include the printed music of the piano accompaniment. Digital playalong tracks are available for all the books. Further editions for flute, recorder, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet.