Zither Lap Harp Sheet Music ~ "Appalachian Spirit"; Appalachian Favorites

Description

Have you ever seen a child light up when he gets a chance to play beautiful music? I sure have, and it’s wonderful!
As a professional pianist, private piano instructor, and Director of Music for a Montessori Preschool, I have spent many years sharing my passion for music with children. Along the way, I have developed and taught a very unique and successful early childhood music program, and have written many supplemental music books to enhance my program.
World of Harmony Music is a music program like no other. In my books "Fall / Winter" and "Winter / Spring", I have set lyrics to dozens of pieces of classical music, words which teach students the title of the music, the composer, and fun facts about the composer and his music. I then created sheet music with these lyrics for a beautiful little instrument called a zither, made by Appalachian Spirit Folk Instruments, Music Maker, Melody Harp, T.K. O'Brien's, and Small World Toys. (Please note that these sheets may not work with other zither brands, and definitely do NOT work with First Act or Hape Happy harps, as the size or tuning may be different. You could trim the edges of my books to fit First Act and Hape Happy Harps, but you may lose a couple of beginning or ending notes. If so, you could fill those in by hand on your cut sheets. Music Makers often have the word "Nepenenoyka" printed on them.
Instruments not included!
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The books are wire-bound into easy-to-use music books. You just flip to the music you'd like to play, and place the whole book under the strings of the zither. Pluck the strings in the order shown on the sheet music, and immediately play the world's most beautiful music!
Anyone can immediately play beautiful music, regardless of musical training or natural ability. It just couldn’t be easier! I’ve watched “children” ages 3 to 90+ enjoy playing this music, as it’s so much fun for everyone!
Whether you’d like this music for your own enjoyment and education, you’d like to teach children of your own, or you’d like to teach your own classes to students of any age, my books will make that goal so easy and so much fun!
This collection of 24 Appalachian folk songs was so much fun to write! For each song, I watched several different videos on YouTube so I’d get a good feel for each song. I think I’ll always remember the reaction of my sweet little blue parakeet, Gilly. He just sang his heart out so happily while I was watching those videos! He loved every minute of my research. I hope that playing these songs will bring that much happiness into your home, too. Some of the songs have optional harmony notes or even chords that you can play for a richer sound. If that sounds too tricky, just watch my videos and play right along with me. You’ll get the hang of it in no time. On YouTube, just search for the song name plus Debbie Center zither, and the video should come right up. Then we can play the song together! Of course, you could always choose to just play the melody if you prefer.
Here’s the song list:
Angeline the Baker
Arkansas Traveler
Barlow Knife
The Blackest Crow
Cluck Old Hen
Cold Frosty Morning
Cripple Creek
Flop-Eared Mule
The Girl I Left Behind Me
John Stenson’s No. 2
Lorena
Old Joe Clark
Over the Waterfall
Pretty Saro
Sally Goodin
Seneca Square Dance
Shady Grove
Shenandoah
Soldier’s Joy
Spotted Pony
Turkey in the Straw
Valley Forge
Wayfaring Stranger
Whiskey Before Breakfast
Below is a list of all of my books for these beautiful instruments, sold separately here on eBay:
Fall / Winter (all classical pieces include composer information sheets):
1812 Overture, Tchaikovsky • Minuets in G, No. 114 & 116, Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook
• Minuet in G, No. 116, Harmony Sheet • Did You Ever See a Mummy? • Blue Danube, Strauss, Jr. • Can-Can, Offenbach Habanera, Bizet •
Swan
Lake
, Tchaikovsky • Piano Concerto No. 1, B flat, Tchaikovsky
Turkey
in the Straw • Oh Chanukah, Oh Chanukah • Chanukah Blessings, • Chanukah Blessings (Shecheyanu) • I Have a Little Dreidel
• Sonatina, Opus 36, No. 3, 3rd Mvmt, Clementi • Child in the Manger (Morning Has Broken)  • Hark, the Herald Angels Sing • Jingle Bells • Jolly Old St. Nicholas • Joy to the World • We Wish You a Merry Christmas Nutcracker – Chinese Dance, Overture, Russian Dance, and March, Tchaikovsky
Winter / Spring
(all classical pieces include composer information sheets)
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Eine Kleine Nacht Musik • Fur Elise
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We Shall Overcome
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Hail to the Chief • Happy Farmer
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Serenade
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Humoresque
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Iko Iko
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Irish Washerwoman (Irish Jig)
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Chinese New Year Song
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Dayeinu
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Casey at the Bat
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Take Me Out to the Ballgame
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Spring
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La Donna e Mobile
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Hungarian Rhapsody
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Jesu
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Frere Jacques
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Teddy Bear’s Picnic
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Ninth Symphony
Child’s Play:
Alouette • B-I-N-G-O • Cockadoodledoo • Deck the Halls • Do Your Ears Hang Low? • Five Little Ducks • Frere Jacques in 9 languages • If You’re Happy and You Know It • Jingle Bells • Joy to the World • Kookaburra • Little Bunny Foo Foo • I’m a Little Teapot • London Bridge • My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean • Oh Susanna • Old MacDonald • Pop Goes the Weasel • All the Pretty Little Horses • Rockabye Baby • She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain • Shortnin’ Bread • The Bear Went Over the Mountain • This Old Man • Three Blind Mice • Twinkle Twinkle / ABC Song • We Wish You a Merry Christmas • Yankee Doodle
Wishing You A Merry Christmas:
Silent Night • Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella • God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen • The First Noel
• Up on the Housetop • The Twelve Days of Christmas • What Child is This? • While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks • Deck the Halls • Joy to the World • Auld Lang Syne • Hark the Herald Angels Sing
• Christmas is Coming (the Goose is Getting Fat) • Over the River and Through the Woods • Good Christian Men Rejoice • Good King Wenceslas • Jingle Bells • Jolly Old St. Nicholas • I Saw Three Ships • We Three Kings  • Child in the Manger / Morning Has Broken • Nutcracker Suite Overture, Chinese Dance, Russian Dance, March • The Snow Lay on the Ground • Away in a Manger • Go Tell It on the Mountain • Holy Night • Oh Christmas Tree
• Oh Come All Ye Faithful • We Wish You a Merry Christmas
I Can Write Music, Too!
Lessons and templates for writing your own book of music.
L’Chaim b’Ahava; Jewish Favorites:
Shalom Chaverim • Shabbat Shalom • Head Shoulders Knees and Toes in English and Hebrew • HaTikva
• Haveinu Shalom Aleichem • Adon Olam • Go Down Moses • Dayeinu • Dreidel Song and Dreidel game rules • Ma Nishtana (The Four Questions) • Hinei Ma Tov • Oh Chanukah • Zum Gali Gali • Chanukah Blessings
• Shehecheyanu • Tumbalalaika • David Melech
Israel
• Ma'oz Tzur (Rock of Ages) • Torah Torah Torah • Hava Nagila • Eliyahu Hanavi • Avinu Malcheinu
Shall We Gather at the Zither? ~ A collection of 14 hymns and their stories:
Amazing Grace
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Be Thou My Vision
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Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
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Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
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His Eye Is on the Sparrow
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In the Garden
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It Is Well with My Soul
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Just As I Am
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Nearer, My God, to Thee
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The Old Rugged Cross
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Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
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Shall We Gather at the River?
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Simple Gifts
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What Wondrous Love Is This?
IMPORTANT!
This is for Appalachian Spirit only!!! Zithers and other books sold separately. To use with a "Melody Harp", simply tune the F strings to F sharp!
Please
see my other items
for more items for zithers.
I will combine shipping to save you money! Shipping to the United States costs .99 for the first book. Each additional book will add only $.99 for shipping. Please do not pay until you've ordered all the books you'd like, so that shipping costs will be combined correctly. Books are carefully packaged and sent via USPS with tracking and Delivery Confirmation so that buyers can track their orders.
International buyers, please use the shipping calculator to determine shipping rates before purchasing.
Please also note that you will need to include your phone number when you pay, as the online customs forms require one. I cannot ship your book without a phone number. Thank you!
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