Polly Willis is a song with a traditional title and operatic passages. It was written by Thomas Augustine Arne back in the 1700s. I got tired of marking the piano slurs after starting a few, so use your judgement if acompanying. This is arranged in E major, so the voice …
This sheet music for Daisy Bell, by Henry Dacre, is arranged for a beginner violin player and thus in a very sensible G major. (I should probably have a horizontal version for the 4-year-olds, because they benefit from larger notes in their sheet music.) As usual for beginner music I …
In the Lonesome Scenes of Winter is a traditional song where the singer is scorned by the one she loves… only for him to change his mind, at which point she has already changed her mind! I liked that twist! Unlike many traditional songs, this does not have a Rond …
Paper of Pins, also known as If You Will Walk With Me or The Keys of Canterbury, is a traditional English folk song known under Roud Folk Song Index #573. It dates to at least 1849. The children’s versions are usually missing a few verses or may use only the …
Playmate, Come Out and Play With Me is a traditional children’s song. This version is an easy piano piece for beginners. The student does not have to change hand positions at all; the hand position is what I commonly hear referred to as “Middle C position”. However, to make this …
The sheet music offered here is a piano arrangement of “A Thousand Years”, a song featured in the movie The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and composed by Christina Perri and David Hodges. This version is arranged for simple piano and contains the lyrics to help one follow where one …
The sheet music offered here is a violin arrangement of “A Thousand Years”, a song featured in the movie The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 and composed by Christina Perri and David Hodges. This version is arranged for simple violin but also contains the lyrics to help one …
The sheet music offered here is for “Sleep, Baby, Sleep”, a traditional children’s song, hymn, and lullaby. It is arranged for easy piano. Like many other lullabies, this one is short and simple. This version has both hands in C 5-finger positions. The chords may confuse students at first, but …
The sheet music offered here is for “Angels We Have Heard on High”, a traditional Christmas carol, arranged for piano in G major with all the lyrics between the staves. The words, by James Chadwick, were arranged to “Gloria” by Edward Shippen Barnes. I transcribed it. It is supposed to …
The sheet music offered here is for “The Sounds of Silence” by Paul Simon and performed by Simon and Garfunkel. It was originally in a very unpleasant key signature, namely D♯ minor. I changed it to B minor, which is much nicer at only 2 sharps. Even so, this is a …
