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To begin stimulating an interest in music in your child at

this most wonderful time of the year!

DISCLAIMER: This information is provided "as is”. Most sheet music from www.pitt/edu~deben; Gilbert DeBenedetti

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CONTENTS

-- INTRODUCTION

-- CHAPTER 1- WHY TO STUDY MUSIC? THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE

FAMILY!

-- CHAPTER 2 – FIRST PIECES (CHRISTMAS MUSIC)

-- CHAPTER 3 – MUSIC FOR THE GUITAR AND/OR LYRICS FORCAROLING

-- CHAPTER 4 – OTHER MUSIC FOR CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS




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INTRODUCTION

Here we present an Ebook with quick and easy ways to stimulate Music Appreciation in

your own family this Christmas season - sheet music. The best part is, it's absolutely free!

So, if your child is beginning to play their music instrument, or is more experienced, you

can still add this to your repertoire come Christmas Eve.

Here are some free Christmas sheet music for you to enjoy and a new article on fostering

Music Appreciation in your family.




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CHAPTER 1- WHY TO STUDY MUSIC?

THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE FAMILY!

The 21st century will see children be born that are capable to build such complex

thoughts that these will be the reflection of new ways to explain and understand a worldthat will be becoming more difficult for us to define.

We have to educate them well for the survival of our species, for an increasedsensitivity towards other human beings, for increasing comprehension of diversity and for

maintaining peace in our planet. All our efforts towards defending what belongs to us,

our nations, and the Earth will be wasted unless we consider that mankind needs peace,

internally and externally. What good does us to prepare our children other than for theevolution of our species, the advancement of arts and science, the increased

understanding of the roles of different cultures, the search for spiritualism? Why prepare

our children for other than developing the need for them to become better each day thatpasses? Philosophy, antropology, sociology, psychology, among other disciplines,

highlight themes of importance, among them those that explain the importance of deriving meaning and increasing communication in interactions among men. Each one of

our generations sees itself creating meaning for what was defined regarding theimportance of life in society, and as the time passes, the new inhabitants of Earth create

new ways in which to explain new meanings to facts and acts in which men find

themselves involved in.

Men need to comprehend each other. One culture needs to value the others. The

teaching of music can provide a favorable environment for a specific type of communication in society and this is why it is necessary to teach music to babies and

infants. The earlier we start, the better!

Teaching music provides the learning of signs and/or symbols, which amplify thehuman capacity to know and create from systems and conventions that the child cannot

find in other systems and/or disciplines. And this practice helps develop intelligence. In

this opportunity, other concepts are developed. Objects and processes which areunconventional are developed and from this arises the opportunigty for the musical

cognitive system to satisfy a specific type of human desire: that of creating with sound,

utilizing and thinking with sounds. Communicating with sound!

To live musically gives the child the opportunity to develop meanings which go

beyond those simply intellectual. Hence, the child exercises complex thoughts through

experiencing music, by participating and integrating him/herself in this ‘difficult todefine’ world. When the child is capable to communicate emotional needs, he/she

exteriorizes esthetic meanings, treating the abstract in a concrete way and assigning

objective meaning to other types of communication that he/she can create. Practicingmusic in groups unifies chidren. To listen to music created by another exercises

communication abilities. To have your own music heard by others improves self-esteem.

Music is not, however, a language. It results from complex systems of sound utilization,which through form, structure, and the instruments it utilizes, concretizes itself through




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the works, and conveys meaning. This is why music has to be taught to be understood in

all its complexity. The result for someone listening, or making music, is the exchange of emotions. And the exchange of emotions promotes simplicity in this interaction. This

exchange also deepens communication. These manipulations with sound and structural

models must be linked to the context in which the individuals involved in the musical

experience are into. Therefore, each musical experience communicates the disposition,creativity, and traces of different cultures, which reflect themselves in the processes of

musical production, appreciation, and reproduction.

In this manner, in order for us to defend the idea that it is necessary to promote

internal and external peace for mankind, we need to foment learning and musicalexperience for our children, since an early age.

Music is life. It involves us since it is a human creation. It can be created and

executed by us throughout many phases of our development. It is in the satisfaction of making music that children involve themselves cognitively with processes of creativity,

problem-solving, and gaining the initiative to take risks, to express themselves, and toevolve as a thinker and innovator. Musical learning leads to interpersonal relationships,acceptance by the group, the desire to create, and the motivation to communicate.

In the following paragraphs we will suggest some ideas about how to promoteteaching/learning music in our families:

1 – How to lead the musical experience?

First, babies or young children need a favorable environment. It is necessary tocreate success values in the family. In order to have success it is necessary that the

parents have courage and take risks to live happy days and each day more satisfying

moments for their children. We can enumerate 10 aspects that must be considered if wewould like to improve our success in creating a more musical environment for our

children:

1 – SUCCESS! Believe that your child is capable to understand and to makemusic! In the least this will create a person with music appreciation and will be part of an

audience that will understand and will derive satisfaction from quality music. S/he will

capable to appreciate our collective and historical musical culture of mankind and will beable to maintain it and promote it.

2 – OPTIMISM! Yes, it is possible to appreciate, create, live, and become highlysatisfied with the musical activity and learning! Many are those who did and still

currently do this.

3 – INITIATIVE! Have in mind an action plan. See how the child is going to be

exposed or become into contact with music. Will it be through and/or from listening since




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in utero? What kind of music will s/he listen to? Only after birth will you expose the

baby to music? Who might sing to the baby (nursery rhymes or other songs)? Have youselected them?

Have you found out whether music from a particular musical instrument pleases

the baby more? One must remember that any and all initiative must lead to experiencing

music daily, and always in an environment of satisfaction and appreciation for music of good quality.

4 – GOALS! It is necessary to know where the family wants to arrive. It is

necessary to ask whether experiencing music leads to increasing music appreciation in

the family, community and county, or whether it is to develop musicalperformers/musicians. You should establish goals and follow the development of music

cognitive skills and then this will lead to a decision of whether or not the child should

dedicate him/herself to professional performance. If the child decides, between 6 and 10

years of age, that s/he wants to deepen his/her knowledge as a performer, new goals willhave to be developed and implemented. We have to embrace the idea together with the

child if this makes them happy and indeed encourage them to play and pursue themastery of their favorite instrument.

5 – WORK! Work means regularity, seriously dedicating yourself to the

compromise of providing the child with the opportunity to experience music everyday.Work means to develop, through music, habits and attitudes of musical execution. This

means that there has to be dedication to learning music theory, vocal, instrumental, and

improvisational practices. And that there must be a commitment to theoretical learning

(musical concepts) and musical elements essential to the utilization of musical structuresand schemes in the process of musical experiencing and creation .

6- COMMUNICATION! Music is an excellent medium for teaching us theimportance of communication. A baby’s cry already is an element of communication and

it is composed by notes and musical intervals. Many children sing, hum melodies long

before they begin to speak. Therefore, when music is already being exercised and played,musical improvisation becomes an example of sophistication reached by those executing

the process. It is possible that different culture see themselves through similarities of

esthetic emotions promoted by listening to different songs, which bring in their scope

similar musical ideas. It is possible for people from one culture to love and admireanother due to their music. Music creates communication links and bridges the distance

among men.

7- ATTITUDES! It is necessary to believe in the importance of teaching music in

order for children to develop in a rich and healthy way. The alignment of the parents’

attitudes to that of valueing music, is understood and assimilated by the children. Parentsthat dislike classical or popular music, or any other type of music, pass this attitude down

to their children. What matters is to help our children by giving them the opportunity to

evolve, become better than ourselves, for the benefit of all of humanity.In this context, attitude means to pass down to your children the family values of

musical appreciation.




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8- PERSISTENCE! Musical learning only becomes reality when the child has adesire/disposition to make music. In order for us to find our whether s/he has this

disposition, s/he has to be exposed and has to experience music. Hence, it is necessary to

give time and continuity to the exposure to music so that the cognitive development

system can go through the appropriate stages. In order to develop cognitively in a musicalcontext, it is necessary for the parents and children to remain persistent, which will result

in the succession of levels which lead to each day deeper knowledge and complexspecialized learning.

9- PRACTICING! All the steps above lead to a system of how to experiencemusic. The child that experiences rewarding musical practice goes on to practice music,

in a routine of instrumental study which will lead s/he to aesthetic expression through

execution of his/her works or works of other composers.

10- CONCLUSION: The child’s process of experiencing music, with parental

support, will lead to a unique reality: A dream has been visualized, goals have been set,and the participants have been persistent. There has been practicing of communication,training to reach the goals outlines, and a conclusion about what should be done at each

step lived. To “live” and experience music and learning “how to make music” adds much

to family life and this increment in quality provides improved communication in society.The overall result is a quest for the evolution of humanity, through the cultivation of art,

intelligence, and emotion.




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CHAPTER 2- FIRST PIECES

FOR YOUNGER CHILDREN (Piano or Guitar)




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CHAPTER 3- MUSIC FOR GUITAR:

FROSTY THE SNOW MANS.Nelson, J.Rollins(c) 1950

[suggest Capo V]

C

Frosty the Snow Man

F C

was a jolly happy soul

F C

With a corn-cob pipe and a button nose

F G7

and two eyes made out of coal.

C

Frosty the Snow Man

F C

is a fairy tale they say

F C Am

He was made of snow but the children know

F G7 C

how he came to life one day.

F Em

There must have been some magic in

Dm G7 C

that old silk hat they found,

G E

For when they put it on his head

D7 G7

he began to dance around.C

Oh, Frosty the Snow Man

F C

was alive as he could be,

F C Am

And the children say he could laugh and play

F G C

just the same as you and me.

Frosty the Snow Man knew the sun was hot that day,

So he said, "Let's run and we'll have some fun

now before I melt away."

Down to the village

with a broomstick in his hand,

Running here and there all around the square,

saying "Catch me if you can."

He led them down the streets of town right to the traffic cop,

And he only paused a moment when he heard him holler, "Stop!"

Frosty the Snow Man had to hurry on his way,

But he waved good-bye, saying, "Don't you cry;

I'll be back again some day."




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C

Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump,

G7

Look at Frosty go.

Thumpety thump thump, thumpety thump thump,

C

Over the hills of snow.

CHORDS USED:

G7




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THE CHRISTMAS SONG(as performed by Nat King Cole)

Db6 Ebm7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 (Fm7 Ebm7)

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire

Db6 Abm7 Db7 Gbmaj7 B9

Jack Frost nipping at your nose

Db6 B9 Bbm7 Gm7 Gb7

Yuletide carols being sung by a choir

Fmaj7 F#m7 B9 Emaj7 Ebm7 D9

And folks dressed up like Eskimos.......everybody


knows a turkey and some mistletoe


Help to make the season bright

Db6 B9 Bbm7 Gm7 Gb7Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow

Fm7 E9 Ebm7 D9 Db6

Will find it hard to sleep tonight

Abm7 Db7 Gbmaj7

They know that Santa's on his way

Abm7 Db7 Gbmaj7

He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh

F#m7 B7 Emaj7

And every mother's child is gonna spy

Eb7 Ab7

To see if reindeer really know how to fly


And so I'm offering this simple phrase


To kids from one to ninety-two

Db6 B9 Bbm7 Gm7 Gb7

Although it's been said many times, many ways

Fm7 E9 Ebm7 Ab7 Db6

Merry Christmas to you

CHORDS USED:

Db6 (x4332x)

Ebm7 (x68676)

Fm7 (x810898)Gbmaj7(x91110119)

Abm7 (464444)

Db7 (x46464)

Gbmaj7(2x332x)

B9 (x2122x)




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ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH(alternate to Angels from the Realms of Glory)

open by playing a C chord. starting melody note is open 1st string

repeat CHORUS after every verse.

C G C

Angels we have heard on high,

C G C

Singing sweetly through the night,

C G C

And the mountains in reply

C G C

Echoing their brave delight.

CHORUS:

C A7 Dm G C F G

Gloria...............

C G C F Gin excelsis Deo.

C A7 Dm G C F G

Gloria...............

C G C F G C

in excelsis Deo.

C G C

Shepherds, why this jubilee?

C G C

Why these songs of happy cheer?

C G C

What great brightness did you see?

C G C

What glad tiding did you hear?

ADDITIONAL VERSES:

Come to Bethlehem and see

Him whose birth the angels sing;

Come, adore on bended knee

Christ, the Lord, the new-born King.

See him in a manger laid

Whom the angels praise above;

Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,

While we raise our hearts in love.

CHORDS USED:C (x32010)

G (320003)

F (xx3211)

A7 (x02020)

Dm (xx0231)




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IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL

TIME OF THE YEAR

Waltz time

D Bm Em A D Bm Em A

It's the most wonderful time of the year

Em A D

With the kids jingle belling and everyone telling you

G G#dim7

"Be of good cheer"

D Bm Em A D Em A

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

D Bm Em A D Bm Em AIt's the hap - happiest season of all

Em A D

With those holiday greetings and gay, happy meetings

G G#dim7

When friends come to call,

D Bm Em A D Am D

it's the hap - happiest season of all.

G G#dim7 D Bm

There'll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting,

Em A D

and caroling out in the snow.

Gm C F Dm

There'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the gloriesEm7b5 Bb Em A

of Christmases long, long ago.

D Bm Em A D Bm Em A


Em A D

There'll be mistle-toeing, and hearts will be glowing

G G#dim7

when loved ones are near.

D Bm Em A D


UNUSUAL CHORDS:

G#dim7 (4x343x)

Em7b5 (0x2333) (low E is optional




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JOY TO THE WORLD

Words adapted from Psalm 98 by Isaac Watts, 1719.Music by George F. Handel, 1742. Public Domain.

C Dm C G C

Joy to the world! The Lord is come;

F G C

Let earth receive her King.

C

Let every heart prepare Him room,

C

And heav'n and nature sing,

G

And heav'n and nature sing,

C F C Dm C G7 C

And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing.

Additional Verses:

Joy to the world! The Savior reigns;

Let men their songs employ.

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,

Nor thorns infest the ground;

He comes to make His blessings flow

Far as the curse is found,Far as the curse is found,

Far as, far as the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,

And makes the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness,

And wonders of His love,

And wonders of His love,

And wonders, wonders of His love.




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LET IT SNOW!

Sammy Cahn, J.Styne (c) 1945

F C7 F

Oh, the weather outside is frightful,

F Abdim C7

But the fire is so delightful,

Gm D7 Gm

And since we've no place to go,

C7 F

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

F C7 F

It doesn't show signs of stopping,

F Abdim C7

And I brought some corn for popping.

Gm D7 Gm

The lights are turned way down low,

C7 FLet it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

C

When we finally kiss good night,

Dm G7 C

How I'll hate going out in the storm.

C

But if you really hold me tight,

D7 G7 C7

All the way home I'll be warm.

F C7 F

The fire is slowly dying,

F Abdim C7

And, my dear, we're still good-bye-ing,

Gm D7 Gm

But as long as you love me so.

C7 F

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.




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RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER

C

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,

G7

Had a very shiny nose,

And if you ever saw it,

C

You would even say it glows.

C

All of the other reindeer,

G7

Used to laugh and call him names,

They never let poor Rudolph,

C C7

Join in any reindeer games.

F C Dm G7 CThen one foggy Christmas Eve, Santa came to say,

G D7 G7

"Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

C

Then how the reindeer loved him,

G7

As they shouted out with glee,

"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,

C

You'll go down in history."




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THE TWELVE DAYS OF

CHRISTMAS

On the <D>first day of Christmas my <A>true love gave to <D>me,

A <D>part<G>ridge <D>in a <A>pear <D>tree.

On the <D>second day of Christmas my <A>true love gave to <D>me,

<D>Two turtle doves,

And a <D>part<G>ridge <D>in a <A>pear <D>tree.

On the <D>third day of Christmas my <A>true love gave to <D>me,

<D>Three French hens, two turtle doves,


On the <D>fourth day of Christmas my <A>true love gave to <D>me,

<D>Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,


On the <D>fifth day of Christmas my <A>true love gave to <D>me,

<D>Five <E>golden <A-tacet>rings.

<D>Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves,


On the <D>sixth day of Christmas my <A>true love gave to <D>me,

<D>Six geese-a-laying,


Four calling <D>birds, three <G>French hens, <A>two turtle <D>doves,





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On the <D>seventh day of Christmas my <A>true love gave to <D>me,

<D>Seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying,




On the <D>eighth day of Christmas my <A>true love gave to <D>me,

<D>Eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying,




On the <D>ninth day of Christmas my <A>true love gave to <D>me,

<D>Nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming,

Six geese-a-laying,




On the <D>tenth day of Christmas my <A>true love gave to <D>me,

<D>Ten lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking,

Seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying,




On the e<D>leventh day of Christmas my <A>true love gave to <D>me,

E<D>leven pipers piping, ten lords-a-leaping, nine ladies dancing,

Eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming, six geese-a-laying,





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On the <D>twelvth day of Christmas my <A>true love gave to <D>me,

<D>Twelve drummers drumming, eleven pipers piping, ten lords-a-leaping,

Nine ladies dancing, eight maids-a-milking, seven swans-a-swimming,

Six geese-a-laying,







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WINTER WONDERLAND

G G

Sleigh bells ring, are you listenin'

D D

In the lane, snow is glistening

D7 Am D C

A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight

A D G

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Gone away is the blue bird

In his place is the new bird

He's singing our song, as we go along


B F# BIn the meadow we can build a snowman

B F# B

Then pretend that he is Parson Brown

D A D

He'll say "Are you married ?", We'll say "No man,

D A D

But you can do the job when you're in town."

Later on, we'll conspire

As we dream by the fire

To face unafraid, the plans that we made


[Interlude over verse chords]

B F# B

In the meadow we can build a snowman

B F# B

And pretend that he's a circus clown

D A D

We'll have lots of fun with Mr.Snowman

D A D

Until the other kiddies knock him down

When it snows, ain't it thrillin'

Though you know, kids are chillin'

We'll frolick & play, the Eskimo wayWalking in a Winter Wonderland (wo oh oh ...)

[repeat last line to fade]






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SILENT NIGHTby Franz Gruber

waltz 3/4 time

C

Silent night, holy night

G C

All is calm, All is bright

F C

Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child

F C

Holy Infant so Tender and mild,

G C

Sleep in heavenly peace,

C G C

Sleep in heavenly peace.


Shepherds quake at the sight,

Glories stream from heaven afar,

Heavenly hosts sing Alleleulia

Christ the Saviour is born!

Christ the saviour is born.


Son of God, love's pure light

Radiant beams from Thy holy face

with the dawn of redeeming grace,Jesus Lord at thy birth,

Jesus Lord at thy birth.




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CHAPTER 4- OTHER MUSIC FORCELEBRATING THE HOLIDAYS:




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