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No previous training or skills are necessary to enjoy these fascinating instruments. It is impossible to play them incorrectly. Anyone can play them: those who want to develop a good sense of rhythm and an ear for music, those who are seeking relaxation after a hard day at work, those who have always had an interest in learning how to play a musical instrument, and those who want to introduce something unusual into their lives and explore their inner selves.
This book is aimed for those who want to add popular melodies to their experimentation.
We use numbers above the classic notes because most modern tongue drums have numbers engraved or painted on their keys. This is great for absolute beginner who cannot read sheet music.
Because most tongue drums include and are tuned to involve the notes of the main octave, all songs from this book are possible to play in one octave.
Each tongue drum is very different and it is impossible to accommodate songs for all kinds of tongue drums in one book. The songs which have been collected in this book can be played on most drum models. If you have less than 1 octave of keys on your drum, you may need to skip some songs. However, if your drum has many sharp notes, you will need a book which contains chromatic songs. Here, we have collected only simplified diatonic melodies.
Attention: Songs have been transposed for a DIATONIC range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified. If you have flat keys on your instrument,please use the classic music score for piano.
This book includes simple, popular traditional folk songs from 30 countries.
Contents
- Introduction
- A Ram Sam Sam Moroccan Folk Song
- Ahrirang Korean Song
- Anile, Anile Indian Tamil Song
- Au Clair de la Lune French Folk Song
- Bound for South Australia Australian Folk Song
- Bim Bum Biddy American Song
- Che Che Koolay Ghanian Folk Son
- Cumpleaños Feliz! Columbian Song
- ¿Dónde Están las Llaves? Spanish Folk Song
- Debka Hora Hebrew Song
- Epo i Tai Tai e New Zealandian Maori Song
- Frère Jacques French Song
- Giro Giro Tondo Italian Folk Song
- Gretel, Pastetel German Song
- Hotaru Koi Japanese Folk Song
- Kalinka Russian Folk Song
- Kanzenzenze Congolese Folk Song
- Kum Ba Yah African American Spiritual
- Kum Bachur Atzel Jewish Song
- La Cucaracha Mexican Song
- Lost My Gold Ring Jamaican Folk Song
- Mein Hut German Song
- Pounto to Dakhtilidy Greek Folk Song
- Short’nin’ Bread African American Folk Song
- Singapura, Oh Singapura Singaporean Song
- The Grand Old Duke of York English Folk Song
- Un Petit Cochon French Song
- Vous Diraije Maman French Song
- Zhao Peng You (Looking looking for my friend) Chinese Song
- Zimbole African Song