Folk Songs for 13-note Bells and Boomwhackers® (with Color Coded Notes), VOL. 2
by Sharon Wilson
Handbell Choir - Digital Sheet Music

This sheet music collection of 20 folk songs is notated for 13-note (one octave, C to C chromatic scale) instruments with Handbells on one staff and Boomwhackers® on a second staff creating an instrumental ensemble (requires one set of each instrument). For each song, there is a combined score with both parts on a grand staff plus a separate 1-staff score for each individual part. A note and chord chart is also provided for most songs.

The songs in this digital book are ordered by difficulty with the easiest songs presented first. The songs progressively incorporate more challenging rhythms, some requiring rapid chord changes. Each song in this collection is presented in one of three ways as detailed below:

1. Handbells play the melody while the Boomwhackers® keep a steady beat with three-note chords for 1 verse and chorus.

2. Two verses are included: The first verse is "easy" with fewer notes. The second verse is "intermediate" and expands the melody by adding more notes. If you want to learn (practice) only the "easy" verse, an optional ending is provided or it can be skipped to perform the two verses together.

3. Both parts play the melody for one verse beginning with part one (handbells) on the melody and part two (Boomwhackers®) on harmony. After a short interlude, part two plays the melody for the second verse while part one plays harmony. If you want to play only the first verse, an optional ending is provided or it can be skipped to perform the two verses together.

This set of scores uses colored noteheads corresponding to the Boomwhackers® color scheme. This set of scores is also available (separate purchase) in black and white which will print clearer if you do not have access to a color printer.

Only filled noteheads (quarter and eighth notes) are used so the notes are easier to see (this does not indicate the bells need to be silenced immediately before the next beat). Also, only quarter and eighth rests are used to help visualize the number of beats per measure. Lyrics and chord names are provided as well to aid in the learning and teaching of these songs. Instrument assignment suggestions are provided for each song.

Each of the 20 arrangements in this collection is also available separately with accompanying preview pages and audio samples.

Titles included in this collection:
Are You Sleeping? (Frère Jacques)
Aura Lea
Can Can
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
Home on the Range
I Love Little Kitty
I'm a Little Teapot
I've Been Working on the Railroad
If You're Happy and You Know It
It's Raining, It's Pouring
Lightly Row
London Bridge
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
Red River Valley
The Farmer in the Dell
There's Music in the Air
This Old Man
Wheels on the Bus
Yankee Doodle

Permission is granted to make up to 10 copies of each score. For more than 10 copies, please purchase additional sets.

Boomwhackers® is a registered trademark of Rhythm Band Instruments, LLC. Used by permission.



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