Christmas Favorites

Description

Christmas Favorites is a special one-of-a-kind collection of five well-known Christmas songs and carols for beginners with optional accompaniments and chords for family members and friends to play along.

The holidays are a perfect time to encourage families and friends to make music together, so I specially arranged this book to include parts for friends and family. There are chords to encourage Dad or Mom to play along on a guitar or ukulele or even to play chords on the piano. The optional accompaniment parts were carefully written so that a sibling who has had a few years of piano can play along. Parents and siblings often have trouble reading two hands on one staff they way they are usually written in method books at this level. However, the accompaniments in Christmas Favorites are written on the treble and bass staves (with fingering!) to make it easier for parents and late elementary siblings to play along. The book also includes a certificate, a song check-off list, and a table of contents. 

When I showed these duet arrangements to parents who could play at the late elementary they were so excited. They told me they would love to play along with their piano children, but they were not accomplished enough to play with two hands on the same clef. These duets are not too hard for people who haven’t played for a while. Grandparents, aunts and uncles, older siblings can easily play along. And the good news is the student part contains the melody so the accompaniments are optional. Four of the songs are in middle C position and there are no eighth notes. Each song includes fingering and expression marks. Start early so they can perform at your Christmas program! Please note this is a digital download and does not include a physical item. 

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Jolly Old St. Nick

Up on the Housetop

Students like to play Christmas songs they know! And the optional accompaniments are easy, too!

Christmas Favorites is a collection of five well-known Christmas songs and carols arranged for beginners playing five-finger patterns. The student part contains the melody so the accompaniments are optional. Four of the songs are in middle C position and there are no eighth notes. Each song includes fingering and expression marks.

Included are:

• Jingle Bells
• Jolly Old St. Nicholas
• Good King Wenceslas
• Up on the Housetop
• We Three Kings of Orient Are
• Certificate
• Check-off list
• Table of contents
• Color Cover
• Original color art

This is a studio license, so a single teacher can make unlimited copies for years of playing.

Christmas Favorites is a 17-page PRINTABLE PDF file measuring 8.5 x 11 inches.  The files includes five carols with optional duets, color cover, certificate, table of contents, and a page for students to check off the songs they learn.

Licensing/Terms of Use.
This file is for your private use. You have permission to make copies for the students you teach yourself in your private studio. Do not share with anyone outside of your studio. If you are not a teacher, you have permission to use it with your family. Each teacher and/or parent needs to make a separate purchase and not share with teachers in a school or business. The original art is copyrighted and may not be altered or used. There are no refunds or exchanges on digital products but email me if you have download problems. Please see the FAQ for complete licensing requirements. Thank you for your purchase!