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• The numbers below are a rhythm aid for 10/8 time.

(The numbers are only useful when counted with a beat)

trainlike

Mentally accent 1,4,7 and 9 throughout song

North Pole Express(Ding Dong Merrily on High)

copyright © 2007

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Helpful Hints:

The letter 'T' has been used to avoid the double digit 10

arranged by Jon Schmidtwritten by George Woodward

(from the album )Winter Serenade

North Pole Express © 2007

• Let melody notes dominate over harmony and rhythm function notes

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=170-180

4 simile

7

10

pedal ad-lib

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

2

13

16

19

22

25

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4

4

1

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4

2

5 6 7 8 9 T

5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4

1

5 6 7 8 9 T

25

1 2 3 4

21

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T1 2 3 4

1

5 6 7 8 9 T

5

1 2 3

15

1 2 3 4

2

4

5 6 7 8 9 T

21

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

3

28

bring out melody small hand delete lower C

31

34

37

40Please look up "mordent" in an online music dictionary if you don't know what this sign means

1 2 3 4

1

1

5 6 7 8 9 T

2

1 2 3

4542

1 2 3 4

41 25

5 6 7 8 9 T

1

31

1 2 3

4 35

21

42

4

1

1 2 3 4

23 3

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4

2 45

5 6 7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1

1 2 3 4

(G)

1

5 6 7 8 9 T

4 31 4

1 2 3 4

1

2

5 6 7 8 9 T 3

3

1 2

14

3521

124

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

5

1 2 3 4

4

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1

4

43

46

49

52

55

1 2 3

421

1 2 3 4

22

21

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

5

1 2 3 4

1

5 6 7 8 9 T

5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2

1 4 3 24

5

1

1 2 3 4

21

5 6 7 8 9 T

1

1

5

4 31

4

1 2 3 4

421 2

5 6 7 8 9 T

5

58

61

64

67

70

3

1 2 3

14

5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

4 31

4

1 2 3 4

21

5 6 7 8 9 T

1

1 2 3

2

2

5

1 2 3

5

3

1

4

5

25

5

5

2

1 2 3 4

4 1

2

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

15

1 2 3 4 1 2 3

1

4

1 2 3 4

21

5 6 7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

51

6

72( )

I use a 4 again...wierd, I know.

75

78 slow crescendo to measure 95

82detached, playful

85

1 2 3 4

2 12 1

5

24

15

5 6 7 8 9 T

25

1 2 3 4

41 24

41

1 1

5 6 7 8 9 T

5

1

1 2 3 4

1 1

5 6 7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4

22

5

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4

1 1

5 6 7 8 9 T

5

1 2 3 4

1 1

5 6 7 8 9 T

1

1

1 2 3 4

2

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4

1

21 1

4

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4

1

1

5

212

1

5 6 7 8 9 T

1

5

5

7

88

91

93

96

99

1 2 3 4

14

1 2

5 6 7 8 9 T

4

2

1 2 3 4

2

54

1

1

2

5

5

14

5 6 7 8 9 T

1

1 2

4 32 1

5

2 12

5

1 251

42

5

142 4

1

1

5

1

7 8

5

1

1 2 3 4

cue train here1

1

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4

1

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4

21

1 1

5 6 7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4

1 1

5 6 7 8 9 T

1

1 2 3 4

2

5 6 7 8 9 T

1

5

1 2

1 2 3 4

1 1

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1

8

101Same feel as at first

104

( )

small hand delete parentheses notes

107

( ) ( )

110

113

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

smooth pedal again

7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1

1 2 3 4

2

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2

1 2 1 2

cresc.

5

7 8 9 T 31 2 4

4 35

5 6 7 8 9 T

4

1

2 42

7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4

4321

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2

5 1 1

1 2 3 4

1

1

5

5 6 7 8 9 T

1

5

1 2 3 4

3

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1 4 3

9

116

119

1228va.

125

128

1 2 3 4

421

1 1

4

5 6 7 8 9 T

21

1 2

2

2

5

15 15

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1

1 2 3 4

2

5 6 7 8 9 T

1

1 2 3 4

-let ring as long as it sounds good with half pedal

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4

4

2

4

5 6 7 8 9 T

2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1 2

1

1

5

1 2 7 8 9 T 1 2

4 3

1 2 7 8 9 T 7 8 9 T 1 2

5

10

131end 8va

134

137

139

142(G)

5

45

1 2

2

7 8 9 T

5422 4

2

cresc.

2 42

4 2

5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T

1 2 3 4

just keep counting at the same tempo1 2 3 4

1

5 6 7 8 9 T 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8