80 Easy Kids' Songs for Adult Kalimba Beginners

Welcome to the enchanting world of kalimba music!Here’s everything you need to begin creating beautiful melodies.No prior musical experience or ability to read sheet music is necessary to start playing right away. Playing is as simple as following the numbers.Simple melodies for 8 - 17-key kalimbaThis sheet music is designed to be adaptable for any kalimba, whether you have a compact 8-note instrument or a larger 17-note version.Play right away with numbered notesEach circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba.The duration of the notes is shown by the parentheses following the circles. The more parentheses after the circle, the longer the note's duration. A whole note has three parentheses, and the durations of other notes are illustrated in the accompanying picture. A dot after the note indicates an additional half-parenthesis duration.A dot above a note indicates a higher octave, as is common on kalimba keys.It's important to note that the circles do not represent semitones, as kalimbas are typically not tuned in semitones.Every page includes QR codes that link to the appropriate song. While these examples might not feature our simplified melodies, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm.This songbook includes the following songs:Alabama GalAlice the CamelAll Join hands and Circle to the LeftAnimal FairBarbara PolkaBarnyard SongBend and StretchBig ClocksBim Bum BiddyBluebirdBought Me A CatBuckeye JimCackle Cackle Mother GooseCamptown RacesChicken on a Fence PostCock-A-Doodle-DooCome Back Home My Little ChicksCreeping Creeping Little FleaThe CrocodileDiddle Diddle DumplingDo Your Ears Hang LowElevator SongFinger FamilyFive Little DucksFive Little MonkeysFive Little Speckled FrogsFrog Went A-Courtin'Georgie PorgieGo Tell Aunt RhodyGoosey, Goosey GanderHalloween SongHickety Pickety My Black HenI Go Up the Apple TreeI Love Little KittyI Went to Visit a Farm One DayI'm A Little TeapotI'm A NutJig JogJohnny Works With One HammerKangaroo Skippy RooLadybird, LadybirdLazy MaryLightly RowLi'l Liza JaneLittle Sally WaterMy HatMy PaddleO Christmas TreeOh How The Lovely Is The EveningOld Mother HubbardOne ElephantOne PotatoOne Two Buckle My ShoePeace RoundSee-Saw Margery DawSimple SimonSoft KittyStar LightTeddy BearTen Little PigsThe Cuckoo and the DonkeyThe Farmer in The DellLand of The Silver BirchThere Was A Crooked ManThere Was A Princess Long AgoThis Little Light of MineThis Little Pig Went to MarketThis Old ManThree Blue PigeonsThree Little KittensTommy ThumbToo Ra Loo ra Loo RalTrees Grow TallTwo Little Blackbirds Sitting on a HillTwo Little Dicky BirdsWhen Goldilocks Went to the House of the BearsWhere Is Thumbkin?Why Doesn't My Goose