Welcome to xylophone music! No musical background or sheet music knowledge is necessary to start playing immediately. This sheet music is suitable for any xylophone you have at home, whether it’s a small 8-note toy xylophone or a larger 25-note xylophone designed for adults. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note letter, representing each key on your xylophone or glockenspiel. Simply follow the letters to play the notes. If your xylophone features colored keys, you can also match the circles’ colors using a PDF editor or by coloring them with pencils. This allows you to play by either letter or color. It’s important to note that the circles do not denote semitones, note duration, or rhythmic patterns. The melodies provided here are simplified for a one-octave diatonic xylophone. Contents: A Sailor Went to Sea Buckeye Jim Doctor Foster Over the River Row Row Your Boat Rub-a-Dub-Dub The Wheels on the Bus

Welcome to xylophone music! No musical background or sheet music knowledge is necessary to start playing immediately. This sheet music is suitable for any xylophone you have at home, whether it’s a small 8-note toy xylophone or a larger 25-note xylophone designed for adults. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note letter, representing each key on your xylophone or glockenspiel. Simply follow the letters to play the notes. If your xylophone features colored keys, you can also match the circles’ colors using a PDF editor or by coloring them with pencils. This allows you to play by either letter or color. It’s important to note that the circles do not denote semitones, note duration, or rhythmic patterns. The melodies provided here are simplified for a one-octave diatonic xylophone. Contents: Baby Bumble Bee Cucaracha Fiddle-Dee-Dee Hotaru Koi Itsy Bitsy Spider The Bee and the Pup

Welcome to the world of xylophone music! Here’s all you need to know to start playing beautiful melodies. No musical experience or ability to read music is needed to begin playing immediately. This sheet music is compatible with any xylophone you have at home, whether it’s a small 8-note toy xylophone or a larger 25-note xylophone designed for adults. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note letter, aligning with each key on your xylophone or glockenspiel. To play, simply follow the letters. If your xylophone features colored keys, you can also match the circles’ colors using a PDF editor or pencils. This allows for playing by either letter or color. It’s important to note that the circles do not indicate semitones, note duration, or rhythmic patterns. The melodies provided here are simplified for a one-octave diatonic xylophone. Additionally, all pages contain QR codes linking to songs. While these examples do not represent our simplified melodies and are not played on a xylophone, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm. Contents: Banuwa Che Che Koolay Do-Do-Ki-Do Funga Alafia Kanzenzenze Labe-igi-Orombo Obwisana Sansa Kroma Shosholoza Welcome Song

Welcome to the world of xylophone music! Here’s all you need to know to start playing beautiful melodies. No musical experience or ability to read music is needed to begin playing immediately. This sheet music is compatible with any xylophone you have at home, whether it’s a small 8-note toy xylophone or a larger 25-note xylophone designed for adults. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note letter, aligning with each key on your xylophone or glockenspiel. To play, simply follow the letters. If your xylophone features colored keys, you can also match the circles’ colors using a PDF editor or pencils. This allows for playing by either letter or color. It’s important to note that the circles do not indicate semitones, note duration, or rhythmic patterns. The melodies provided here are simplified for a one-octave diatonic xylophone. Contents: Baa Baa Black Sheep Bell Horses I Love Little Kitty Mary Had a Little Lamb Old McDonald The Big Sheep Tingalayo Un Petit Cochon

Welcome to xylophone music! No musical background or sheet music knowledge is necessary to start playing immediately. This sheet music is suitable for any xylophone you have at home, whether it’s a small 8-note toy xylophone or a larger 25-note xylophone designed for adults. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note letter, representing each key on your xylophone or glockenspiel. Simply follow the letters to play the notes. If your xylophone features colored keys, you can also match the circles’ colors using a PDF editor or by coloring them with pencils. This allows you to play by either letter or color. It’s important to note that the circles do not denote semitones, note duration, or rhythmic patterns. The melodies provided here are simplified for a one-octave diatonic xylophone. Contents: Cock-a-Doodle Doo Fiddle-Dee-Dee I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas Rub-a-Dub-Dub The Bee and the Pup The Big Sheep Un Petit Cochon Vous Diraije Maman

This book includes complete melodies as well as substantial segments of uncomplicated, famous traditional folk songs from 30 different countries. Their goal was to assist you in acquainting your students with the musical traditions of diverse nations and cultures. The steel tongue drum (aka tong drum, tank drum, gluck-o-phone, Hapi drum, mandala, or lotus drum) and the handpan (aka hank drum, UFO drum, zen drum) are percussion musical instruments designed to help you focus on your feelings, sensations, and body. You don’t need classical music training or knowledge of music theory to play them. The main purpose is relaxation, meditation, and traveling through your inner world. No previous training or skills are necessary to enjoy these fascinating instruments. It is impossible to play them incorrectly. Anyone can play them: those who want to develop a good sense of rhythm and an ear for music, those who are seeking relaxation after a hard day at work, and those who want to introduce something unusual into their lives and explore their inner selves. This e-book is aimed at those who want to add popular melodies to their experimentation. I use numbers above the classic notes because most modern tongue drums have numbers engraved or painted on their keys. This is great for the absolute beginner who cannot read sheet music. Because most tongue drums include and are tuned to involve the notes of the main octave, all songs from this e-book are possible to play in one octave. Attention: Songs have been transposed for a DIATONIC range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified. If you have flat keys on your instrument, I recommended you to use the classic sheet music for piano. Contents Introduction A Ram Sam Sam - Moroccan Folk Song Ahrirang - Korean Song Anile, Anile - Indian Tamil Song Au Clair de la Lune - French Folk Song Bound for South Australia - Australian Folk Song Bim Bum Biddy - American Song Che Che Koolay - Ghanian Folk Son Cumpleaños Feliz! - Colombian Song ¿Dónde Están las Llaves? - Spanish Folk Song Debka Hora - Hebrew Song Epo I Tai Tai e - New Zealand Maori Song Frère Jacques - French Song Giro Giro Tondo - Italian Folk Song Gretel, Pastetel - German Song Hotaru Koi - Japanese Folk Song Kalinka - Russian Folk Song Kanzenzenze - Congolese Folk Song Kum Ba Yah - African American Spiritual Kum Bachur Atzel - Jewish Song La Cucaracha - Mexican Song Lost My Gold Ring - Jamaican Folk Song Mein Hut - German Song Pounto to Dakhtilidy - Greek Folk Song Singapura, Oh Singapura - Singaporean Song The Grand Old Duke of York - English Folk Song Tongo - Song from Samoa (Polynesia) Un Petit Cochon - French Song Vous Diraije Maman - French Song Zhao Peng You (Looking looking for my friend) - Chinese Song Zimbole - African Song

This e-book includes complete melodies as well as substantial segments of uncomplicated, famous traditional folk songs from different countries around the world. Their goal was to assist you in acquainting your students with the musical traditions of diverse nations and cultures. This e-book includes 53 popular, rhythmic, and easy-to-play folk songs and melodies from all over the world. Through music, we are brought together and we can gain a better understanding of people from all corners of the Earth. Getting to know music from around the world can be one of the most exciting and appealing ways to be introduced to new and different cultures. Music is a universal language, meaning that it transcends borders and opens up an entirely new way of thinking. You do not need to have any musical experience or be able to read music to use this e-book. It is aimed at your or your kid’s first musical experience with a toy musical instrument. Nowadays, toy xylophones are well-tuned and can be used to easily become introduced to the world of music. If you have this specific xylophone (pictured below), you can play all 53 songs. I chose the most popular model on the market, where the C and C8 notes are colored in blue. However, if your model is a little bit different, for example C is red, C8 is white or C and C8 both are red, this e-book will also work for you. Besides colored circles corresponding to the key color of your small xylophone, there are note letters inside each circle. Just follow the letter and play. If the colors of the keys of your instrument don’t match the colors of the notes in our book, we offer an uncolored version as an alternative. You can mark the circles with the color that matches your bells or the keys of your xylophone using a PDF editor or print the pages and color them with pencils. Table of contents North America Alice the Camel Ani Couni Chaouani Aura Lee Bim Bum Biddy Buckeye Jim Jacob’s Ladder Li’l Liza Jane Kum-Ba-Yah Michel Row Your Boat Over the River Peace Like a River Latin America Brinca la Tablita Cucaracha DoDo Petit PoPo Tingalayo Cumpleanos Feliz Lost my Gold Ring Los Pollitos Dicen Africa Banuwa Che Che Koolay Do-Do-Ki-Do Funga Alafia Kanzenzenze Labe-igi-Orombo Obwisana Sansa Kroma Shosholoza Welcome Song Europe Five Little Ducks Five Little Monkeys Hush Little Baby Old Mother Hubbard This Old Man See-Saw Margery Daw Buenos Dias Donde estan las Llaves Au Clair de la Lune Pirouette Cacahuete Frere Jacques (Are You Sleeping?) Un Petit Cochon Vous Diraije Maman (Twinkle Little Star) Giro-Giro-Tondo Oh Che Bel Castello Mein Hut (My Hat) Asia Kalinka Kum Bachur Atzel Anile, Anile Gayatri Mantra Maha Mrityundjaya Mantra Zhao Peng You Hotaru Koi Australia and Oceania Epo-i-Tai-Tai-e Kangaroo, Skippy Roo

I collected very simple and well-known songs and melodies with easy rhythms. You can begin to play in just two steps. First, you will play using circles that contain either a number, without having to consider note duration, key, or time signatures. These numbers correspond to those on the keys of your tongue drum. So, you just need to follow the numbers. You can get an idea of how the song might be played by listening to the YouTube clip of the same song, which you can access with the QR code below each song. Then, if you find that you can play the song with more confidence, you can try using the second page of the same song, with the actual notes. There, the same melody is written in a traditional manner with all the necessary musical symbols. However, I simplified the melodies in this step as well, transposing most songs for one octave, and leaving the numbers under the notes. I hope that playing these simple melodies will bring you a new relaxation and meditation experience filled with a lot of joy. Playing traditional music notes is difficult for people who have no musical knowledge. You need to know the rhythmic value of each note, its place on the staff, note duration, and its combination with other notes. To be aware of all this simultaneously demands music experience and advanced skills. Nevertheless, even if you have never studied music, you can begin to play complicated melodies, and also experiment with your tongue drum in a meditative way. The steel tongue drum (aka tong drum, tank drum, gluck-o-phone, hapi drum, mandala, or lotus drum) and the handpan (aka hank drum, UFO drum, zen drum) are percussion musical instruments designed to help you focus on your feelings, sensations, and body. You don’t need classical music training or knowledge of music theory to play them. Table of Contents Introduction The Handpan The Steel Tongue Drum Main Differences between the Steel Tongue Drum and the Handpan Playing the Steel Tongue Drum Hand Playing Technique Play by Number Songs Baa Baa Black Sheep Baby Bumble Bee Cock-a-Doodle Doo Five Little Ducks Fiddle-Dee-Dee Frog in the Meadow I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas It’s Raining Little Jack Horner Old Blue One, Two, Three, Four Ring Around the Rosie See-Saw Margery Daw The Bee and the Pup To Market, To Market Appendix How to Read Music

This e-book includes complete melodies as well as substantial segments of uncomplicated, famous traditional folk songs from different countries around the world. Their goal was to assist you in acquainting your students with the musical traditions of diverse nations and cultures. Music brings us together. I can better understand the people from all corners of the world, in all their wonderful diversity. I’ve gathered 37 different national songs adapted especially for kalimba including lyrics, classic sheet music, number-coded notation, and online audio tracks. The songbook is colorfully designed with national patterns. You will enjoy folk music, children’s songs, hymns, popular melodies, and dances. This educational e-book will help you begin to play music simply and easily. If you are a beginner, playing by notes can be difficult. It is easier to play the finger piano by following numbers. My sheet music is not Tabs (specific sheet music for the kalimba) and it is not for a particular kalimba. Rather, it is universal and suitable for any 8-, 10- or 17-note kalimba or mbira. This kalimba songbook with international songs includes notation, not only in numbers, but also classic sheet music. Some melodies might have been changed and simplified to be played within one octave. If your thumb piano has flat keys, it is recommended that you use the classic sheet music for piano. Also, I have added a QR code to all songs. You can follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play. Contents A Barata Diz Que Tem. Song from Portugal Annie Laurie. Song from Scotland Baidin Fheilimi. Song from Ireland Bella Ciao. Song from Italy Mama Paquita. Song from Brazil Brinca la Tablita. Song from Mexico Buckeye Jim. Song from the United States Burung Kakak Tua. Song from Malaysia Kozachok. Russian Dance Chi Chi Bud Oh. Song from Jamaica Dodo Petit Popo. Song from Trinidad and Tobago Ekmek Buldum. Song from Turkey El Coqui. Song from Puerto Rico Mage Podi Thara. Song from Sri Lanka A Ram Sam Sam. Song from Morocco Ahrirang. Song from Korea Anile, Anile. Song from India Au Clair de la Lune. Song from France Bound for South Australia. Song from Australia Bim Bum Biddy. Song from the United States Che Che Koolay. Song from Ghana Cumpleaños Feliz! Song from Colombia ¿Dónde Están las Llaves? Song from Spain Debka Hora. Song from Israel Epo i Tai Tai e. Song from New Zealand Frère Jacques. Song from France Giro Giro Tondo. Song from Italy Gretel, Pastetel. Song from Germany Hotaru Koi. Song from Japan Kalinka. Song from Russia Kanzenzenze. Song from Congo Kum Ba Yah. Song from the United States Kum Bachur Atzel. Song from Israel La Cucaracha. Song from Mexico Lost My Gold Ring. Song from Jamaica Mein Hut. Song from Germany Pounto to Dakhtilidy. Song from Greece

This e-book includes complete melodies as well as substantial segments of uncomplicated, famous traditional folk songs from different countries around the world. Their goal was to assist you in acquainting your students with the musical traditions of diverse nations and cultures. International songs are one of the most exciting and appealing avenues to introducing children to new and different cultures through music. I’ve gathered 45 different national songs adapted especially for kalimba including lyrics, classic sheet music, number-coded notation, and online audio tracks. The songbook is colorfully designed with national patterns. You will enjoy folk music, children’s songs, hymns, popular melodies, and dances. This educational e-book will help you begin to play music simply and easily. If you are a beginner, playing by notes can be difficult. It is easier to play the finger piano by following numbers. My sheet music is universal and suitable for any 8-, 10- or 17- note kalimba or mbira. Some melodies might have been changed and simplified to be played within one octave. If your thumb piano has flat keys, I recommend you to use classic sheet music for piano. Also, I have added a QR code to all songs. You can follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play. In many ways, music is a universal language, crossing borders and opening up a whole new world to your mind. Contents A Barata Diz Que Tem. Song from Portugal Annie Laurie. Song from Scotland Baidin Fheilimi. Song from Ireland Bella Ciao. Song from Italy Mama Paquita. Song from Brazil Brinca la Tablita. Song from Mexico Buckeye Jim. Song from the United States Burung Kakak Tua. Song from Malaysia Kozachok. Russian Dance Chi Chi Bud Oh. Song from Jamaica Dodo Petit Popo. Song from Trinidad and Tobago Ekmek Buldum. Song from Turkey El Coqui. Song from Puerto Rico Mage Podi Thara. Song from Sri Lanka A Ram Sam Sam. Song from Morocco Ahrirang. Song from Korea Anile, Anile. Song from India Au Clair de la Lune. Song from France Bound for South Australia. Song from Australia Bim Bum Biddy. Song from the United States Che Che Koolay. Song from Ghana Cumpleaños Feliz! Song from Colombia ¿Dónde Están las Llaves? Song from Spain Debka Hora. Song from Israel Epo i Tai Tai e. Song from New Zealand Frère Jacques. Song from France Giro Giro Tondo. Song from Italy Gretel, Pastetel. Song from Germany Hotaru Koi. Song from Japan Kalinka. Song from Russia Kanzenzenze. Song from Congo Kum Ba Yah. Song from the United States Kum Bachur Atzel. Song from Israel La Cucaracha. Song from Mexico Lost My Gold Ring. Song from Jamaica Mein Hut. Song from Germany Pounto to Dakhtilidy. Song from Greece Shchedrik. Song from Ukraine Singapura, Oh Singapura. Song from Singapore Tongo. Song from Polynesia The Grand Old Duke of York. Song from England Un Petit Cochon. Song from France Vous Diraije Maman. Song from France Zhao Peng You. Song from China Zimbole. Song from South Africa

Through music, we are brought together and we can gain a better understanding of people from all corners of the Earth. I call this series “I Don’t Read Music” since I am targeting beginners of all ages: children, teens, parents, and grandparents. This e-book includes 54 popular, rhythmic, and easy-to-play folk songs and melodies from all over the world. Since this e-book is aimed at the absolute beginner without any knowledge of reading music, I do not use the classical music staff and do not show the note duration. Each song here is written without classic musical notation but only with circles and numbered notes inside. First of all, I recommend following the QR-code which you will find on each page, listening to the song on YouTube, and then trying to repeat what is heard in the recordings. It will help to understand the rhythm pattern and duration. Keep in mind that folk music traditionally is not learned from sheet music or notes. Instead, it is learned by repetition and through being passed from generation to generation. I believe in this method of teaching, which is easier and more enjoyable. For learning purposes, all songs have been simplified and adapted especially for kalimba. Most songs have been transposed for one octave. So you can use an 8-note kalimba, but if you want to play all 54 songs, you should have a 10- or 17-note kalimba. Getting to know music from around the world can be one of the most exciting and appealing ways to be introduced to new and different cultures. Music is a universal language, meaning that it transcends borders and opens up an entirely new way of thinking. Table of contents North America Alice the Camel Ani Couni Chaouani Aura Lee Chicken on a Fance Post Bim Bum Biddy Buckeye Jim Li’l Liza Jane The Farmer in the Dell Kum-Ba-Yah Peace like a River Land of the Silver Birch My Paddle Latin America Brinca la Tablita Cucaracha DoDo Petit PoPo Tingalayo Cumpleanos Feliz Lost my Gold Ring Africa Banuwa Che Che Koolay Do-Do-Ki-Do Funga Alafia Kanzenzenze Labe-igi-Orombo Obwisana Sansa Kroma Shosholoza Siyanibingelela Welcome Song Europe Five Little Duck Five Little Monkeys Hush Little Baby Old Mother Hubbard This Old Man See-Saw Margery Daw Donde estan las Llaves Au Clair de la Lune Pirouette Cacahuete Frere Jacques (Are You Sleeping?) Un Petit Cochon Vous Diraije Maman (Twinkle Little Star) Giro-Giro-Tondo Mein Hut (My Hat) O, Tannenbaum Asia Kalinka Ekmek Buldum Kum Bachur Atzel Anile, Anile Gayatri Mantra Maha Mrityundjaya Mantra Zhao Peng You Hotaru Koi Australia and Oceania Epo-i-Tai-Tai-e Kangaroo, Skippy Roo

Welcome to the world of xylophone music! Here’s all you need to know to start playing beautiful melodies. No musical experience or ability to read music is needed to begin playing immediately. This sheet music is compatible with any xylophone you have at home, whether it’s a small 8-note toy xylophone or a larger 25-note xylophone designed for adults. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note letter, aligning with each key on your xylophone or glockenspiel. To play, simply follow the letters. If your xylophone features colored keys, you can also match the circles’ colors using a PDF editor or pencils. This allows for playing by either letter or color. It’s important to note that the circles do not indicate semitones, note duration, or rhythmic patterns. The melodies provided here are simplified for a one-octave diatonic xylophone. Additionally, certain pages contain QR codes linking to songs. While these examples do not represent our simplified melodies and are not played on a xylophone, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm. Contents: Buckeye Jim Five Little Ducks Kookaburra Los Pollitos Dicen Old Bald Eagle Sansa Kroma

Welcome to the world of xylophone music! Here’s all you need to know to start playing beautiful melodies. No musical experience or ability to read music is needed to begin playing immediately. This sheet music is compatible with any xylophone you have at home, whether it’s a small 8-note toy xylophone or a larger 25-note xylophone designed for adults. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note letter, aligning with each key on your xylophone or glockenspiel. To play, simply follow the letters. If your xylophone features colored keys, you can also match the circles’ colors using a PDF editor or pencils. This allows for playing by either letter or color. It’s important to note that the circles do not indicate semitones, note duration, or rhythmic patterns. The melodies provided here are simplified for a one-octave diatonic xylophone. Additionally, certain pages contain QR codes linking to songs. While these examples do not represent our simplified melodies and are not played on a xylophone, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm. Contents: Anile, Anile Alice the Camel Five Little Monkeys Frog in the Meadow Kangaroo, Skippy Roo One, Two, Three, Four

Welcome to xylophone music! No musical background or sheet music knowledge is necessary to start playing immediately. This sheet music is suitable for any xylophone you have at home, whether it’s a small 8-note toy xylophone or a larger 25-note xylophone designed for adults. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note letter, representing each key on your xylophone or glockenspiel. Simply follow the letters to play the notes. If your xylophone features colored keys, you can also match the circles’ colors using a PDF editor or by coloring them with pencils. This allows you to play by either letter or color. It’s important to note that the circles do not denote semitones, note duration, or rhythmic patterns. The melodies provided here are simplified for a one-octave diatonic xylophone. Additionally, certain pages include QR codes linking to songs. While these examples don’t represent our simplified melodies and aren’t performed on a xylophone, they aid in understanding the melodies and rhythm. Contents: Do-Do-Ki-Do Epo-i-Tai-Tai-e Funga Alafia Giro-Giro-Tondo Kalinka Ring Around the Rosie The Mulberry Bush

This sheet music is compatible with any tongue drum that has 8 or more notes. The melodies included in this book are simplified for a one-octave diatonic tongue drum. Each circle on the sheet has a distinct note number, corresponding to each key on your handpan or tongue drum. Just follow the numbers to produce the notes. It’s important to note that the circles don’t show semitones, note duration, or rhythmic patterns. No prior musical education or ability to read the notes is necessary - you can play right away. Additionally, all pages have QR codes linking to songs. While these examples aren’t our simplified melodies and aren’t played on a drum, they help you understand the melodies and rhythm. Contents: Anile, Anile Hotaru Koi Kalinka Kum Bachur Atzel Zhao Peng You

Welcome to the world of xylophone music! Here’s all you need to know to start playing beautiful melodies. No musical experience or ability to read music is needed to begin playing immediately. This sheet music is compatible with any xylophone you have at home, whether it’s a small 8-note toy xylophone or a larger 25-note xylophone designed for adults. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note letter, aligning with each key on your xylophone or glockenspiel. To play, simply follow the letters. If your xylophone features colored keys, you can also match the circles’ colors using a PDF editor or pencils. This allows for playing by either letter or color. It’s important to note that the circles do not indicate semitones, note duration, or rhythmic patterns. The melodies provided here are simplified for a one-octave diatonic xylophone. Contents: Acka Backa Alice the Camel Li’l Liza Jane Oh Susannah Old Blue Old McDonald Over the River

You can play these songs on any tongue drum with 8 or more notes. The melodies contained within this book are simplified specifically for a one-octave diatonic tongue drum. Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a note number that shows a distinct key on your handpan or tongue drum. Simply follow the numbers to play the melody. Please note, however, that these circles do not indicate semitones, note duration, or rhythmic patterns. No prior musical education or the ability to read traditional sheet music is required; you can begin playing immediately. Contents: Acka Backa Alice the Camel Cotton Eyed Joe Li’l Liza Jane Oh Susannah Old Blue Old McDonald