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Contents
Good King Wenceslas 7
Jingle Bells 9
Jolly Old St Nicholas 11
We Wish You a Merry Christmas 12
We Three Kings 15
Up On the Housetop 17
Joy to the World 18
Deck the Hall 20
About the Author �
Debbie Cavalier is the Dean of Continuing Education at Berklee College of Music A prolific author, she has penned more than 100 music method books and arrangements Debbie is also an award-winning children’s musician with Debbie and Friends For more information, please visit http://www.DebbieandFriends.net
Design and layout: shawn Girsberger
© 2008 SonicMule, Inc All Rights Reserved
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Welcome!Happy holidays and welcome to Smule’s Holiday Songbook for Ocarina This songbook will have you playing eight different holiday classics in no time You will also begin to develop a foundation in music notation and basic music theory along the way
The word Ocarina means “little goose” in Italian It is one of the oldest instruments known to man, with a history that dates back twelve thousand years Ocarinas have been made of different materials over the years including wood, clay, bones, metal, plastic, and um… ah yes, iPhones!
To learn more about the Smule Ocarina app, please visit:
http://ocarina.smule.com
Music theoryBefore we dive into playing songs, let’s learn a bit about the language of music Learning music theory will help you to become a better Ocarina player
Music is written on a staff that contains five lines and four spaces
A clef indicates where notes appear on a staff This is a treble clef
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Music theoryMusic notation is divided into measures by bar lines A double bar line is shown at the end of a song
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Measure Bar Line Double Bar Line
Rhythm notation indicates how long or short to play a note or rest
One whole note equals two half notes
One half note equals two quarter notes
One quarter note equals two eighth notes
One eighth note equals two sixteenth notes
A time signature tells you how many beats are in each measure
4
4 Means four beats in a measure
Means a quarter note ( q ) gets one beat
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Music theory
Musical Alphabet �
Musical notes are based on the first seven letters of the alphabet
A, B, C, D, e, F, G
Notes appear on the staff in alphabetical order The first line on a treble staff is E The notes that extend above and below the treble staff use ledger lines
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œ œ œ œ
A B C D
œ œ œ œ
E F G A
œ œ œ œ
B C D E
œ œ
F G
Notice the letter names repeat as they move up and down the staff Each one is an octave apart
Ocarina Tab �
In addition to the musical notes and rhythms, this songbook also contains Ocarina fingering diagrams for each note
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Putting it all together �
œ
œœ
Hap - py New
˙
Œ
Year!
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The notes G, A, B, C, and D are used in the first song Practice the notes as shown below and you’ll be well on your way to playing your first song!
new notes
G A B C D
1 3 5 6 7
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œ
&
œ
&
œ
&
œ
&
œ
note Practice
& 4
4
œ œ ˙ œ œ
˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
676 1 3 5 6
tiP Be sure to set the “mode” on your Smule Ocarina for each song and practice example Modes are listed in the upper right-hand corner of each song and practice page as shown above
ModeC ionian
7
& 4
4
œ œ œ œ
Good King Wen - ces -
œ œ
˙
las looked out
œ œ œ œ
On the Feast of
˙ ˙
Steph - en,
&
œ œ œ œ
When the snow lay
œ œ
˙
round a - bout,
œ œ œ œ
Deep and crisp and
˙ ˙
e - ven
Good King WenceslasMode
C ionian
67 66 1 3 1 3 5
7 6 131 3 5 6
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The notes G, A, B, C, and D are used again in the next song However, they are presented one octave higher than before Practice G, A, B, C, and D as shown below
new notes
G A B C D
1 3 5 6 7
& œ & œ &œ
&
œ
&
œ
note Practice
& 4
4 œ œ ˙ œ œ
˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
6 6 67 1 3 5
ModeG ionian
9
& 4
4œ œ ˙
Jin - gle bells
œ œ ˙
jin - gle bells,
œœ
œ œ
jin - gle all the
w
way!
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œ œ œ œ
Oh what fun it
œ œ œ œ
is to ride a
œ œ œ œ
one horse o - pen
˙
˙
sleigh!
&œ œ ˙
Jin - gle bells
œ œ ˙
jin - gle bells,
œœ
œ œ
jin - gle all the
w
way!
&
œ œ œ œ
Oh what fun it
œ œ œ œ
is to ride a
œ œ œœ
one horse o - pen
˙Ó
sleigh!
Jingle BellsMode
G ionian
8 11 6 7 8
9 8 7 8 7 11
8 11 6 7 8
9 8 11 9 7 6
10
new note
e
1
&œ
note Practice
& 4
4
˙ ˙ œ œ
˙ œ œ œ œ˙
Ó
3 1 666 77 8
More Music theory
1st and 2nd endings �
Think of the following symbols as “musical road signs ” The first time through a song, play the 1st ending Then, go back to the beginning, skip the 1st ending and play the 2nd ending to the end of the song
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1
œ œ œ œ w
2
œ œ œ œw
ModeG ionian
11
& 4
4œ œ œ œ
Jol -
Christ-
ly
mas
old
Eve
Saint
is
œ œ ˙
Ni -
com -
cho -
ing
las,
soon,
œ œ œ œ
lean
now
your
you
ear
dear
this
old
w
way
man
œ œ œ œ
Don't
Whis -
you
per
tell
what
a
you'll
&
.
.
œ œ
˙
sin -
bring
gle
to
soul
me,
1
œ œ œ œ
what I'm going to
w
say
2
œ œ œ œ
tell me if you
w
can
Jolly old st. nicholasMode
G ionian
87 68 3
1 6
77 6 78 7 76 8 6
12
& 4
3
œ
We
œ œ œ œ œ
wish you a mer - ry
œ œ œ
Christ - mas We
œ œ œ œ œ
wish you a mer - ry
œœ œ
Christ - mas We
&œ œ œ œ œ
wish you a mer - ry
œœ œ œ
Christ - mas And a
œ
œœ
Hap - py New
˙
œ
Year Good
&
œ œ œ
tid - ings to
˙ œ
you, wher -
œ œ œ
ev - er you
˙
œ
are; Good
&œ œ œ
tid - ings for
œ
œ œ œ
Christ - mas and a
œ
œœ
Hap - py New
˙
Œ
Year!
We Wish You a Merry ChristmasPiCK UP A pick-up measure can be found at the beginning of a song It contains fewer beats than the rest of the measures in the song
Pickup measure: 3 beats
& 4
4
œ œ œ
ModeC ionian
1
11
1
1
6
6
7
7 7
7
7
76 5
5
3
3
3
3
3
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5 5
5
1 8
8
8
89
11
13
More Music theory
3/4 Time Signature �
Some songs move in beat patterns of three This kind of beat pattern is known as a waltz
Count: 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
Key Signatures �
When a sharp or flat symbol is at the beginning of a piece, the note it represents is played as a flat or sharp In the following example, every F in the piece is sharp
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#
Dotted Rhythms �
A dot placed after a note adds one half the value of the note A dotted-half note equals three beats
˙ = 3 beats (2 + 1)
Modee Dorian
14
new note
F#
7
& œ#
note Practice
&
#
4
3.˙
˙Œ
œ œ œ ˙
Œ
11 8 87 7 6
Modee Dorian
15
&
#
4
3˙ œ
We three
˙œ
kings of
œ œ œ
O - ri - ent
˙
Œ
are,
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#
˙ œ
Bear - - ing
˙œ
gifts we
œ œ œ
tra - verse a -
˙
Œ
far,
&
#
˙ œ
Field and
˙ œ
foun - tain,
˙ œ
moor and
œ œ œ
moun - - - tain,
&
#
œ œ œ
Fol - low - ing
˙ œ
yon - - der
˙
Œ
star
˙ œ
Guide us
&
#
˙
œ
to the
˙œ
per - - - - fect
.˙
Light
We three KingsMode
e Dorian
11
11
11
11 11
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8 8
8
8
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
14 12
4
16
new note
F
7
& œ
note Practice
& 4
4
œ œ˙ œ œ
˙ œ œ˙ œ
œ˙
1111 8 87 69 913
ModeC ionian
17
& 4
4
œ œ œ œœ œ
Up on the house top the
œœ
˙
rein deer pause,
œ œ œœ
Out jumps good old
œ
œ ˙
San ta Claus;- - -
& œ œ œ œœ œ
Down through the chim ney with
œœ
˙
lots of toys,
œ œ œ œ œœ
All for the lit tle ones'
œ
œ
˙
Christ mas joys - - -
& œ œ˙
Ho, ho, ho,
œ œ œ˙
who would n't go!
œœ ˙
Ho, ho, ho,
œœ œ
œœ
who would n't go! Way- -
& œ œ œ œœ
up on the house top
œ œ ˙
Click, click, click,
œ œ œ œœ œ
Down through the chim ney with
œ
œ
˙
good Saint Nick - -
Up on the HousetopMode
C ionian
13 1311 11 11 1111 8 8 87 76
13 1311 1111 11 118 887 76 6
13 13 1311 11 11 11 1111 8 8 7 69
13 11 118 8 87 69
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& 4
2 œ .œ œ
Joy to the
.œ
j
œ
world, the
œ œ
Lord is
.œ
j
œ
come! Let
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j
œ
earth re -
.œ
J
œ
ceive her
˙
King;
œ œ
Let
&
œ œ œ œ
ev - 'ry
.œ œ œ
œ
heart pre -
œ œ œ œ
pare Him
.œ œ œ œ
room, And
&œ œ œ œ
heav'n and na - ture
.œ
j
œ
sing, and
œ œ œ œ
heav'n and na - ture
.œ
j
œ
sing, and
& j
œ
œ
j
œ
heav'n and
.œ œ œ œ
heav'n and
œ œ
na - ture
˙
sing
Joy to the World˙ œ
tie A tie connects two of the same notes together to be played as one
ModeC ionian
15 13 11 9 8 7 6 11
13 15 16
16
16 15 13 11 9 8 16 15 13 11 9 8
8 9 11 9 7 8 9 7
6 16 13 11 9 8 9 8 7 6
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new note
B b
9
&œb
note Practice
&b
4
4 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œœ
˙
Ó
1111 8 87 76 69
More Music theoryAccidentals: Some songs use notes outside of the key and are indicated with either a b or # symbol known as an accidental
means raise the note half a step
means lower the note half a step
means cancel a sharp or flat
ModeF ionian
20
&b
4
4.œ
J
œ œ œ
Deck the Hall with
œ œ œœ
boughs of hol - ly
œ œ œœ .œ
j
œ
Fa la la la la, la
œ œ ˙
la la la
&b .œ
J
œ œ œ
'Tis the sea - son
œ œ œœ
to be jol - ly
œ œ œœ .œ
j
œ
Fa la la la la, la
œ œ ˙
la la la
&b
.œ
j
œ œœ
Don we now our
.œ
J
œ œ
œ
gay ap - par - rel
œ œn œ œœ œ
Fa la la la la la
œ œ ˙
la la la
&b .œ
J
œ œ œ
Troll the an - cient
œ œ œœ
Yule - tide car - ol,
œ œ œ œ.œ
J
œ
Fa la la la la, la
œ œ ˙
la la la
Deck the HallMode
F ionian
11 9 98 8 887 7 7 776 6 6 65
11 9 98 8 887 7 7 776 6 6 65
11 119 98 887 776 66 13
11 11 119 98 8 87 7 7 10 15 16 15 13
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Holiday Songbook
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