Dogs and Birds Nursery Rhymes

Dogs and Birds: Nursery Rhymes and Famous Melodies (Animal Notes Edition) © 2010 Elza and Chris Lusher Illustrated by Mark Chambers Website: www.dogsandbirds.co.uk Music Consultants: Nikhil and Angela Dally Website: www.dally.org.uk Animal symbols are Registered Community Designs 000188339 (0001-0022) U.S. Design Patents D517593 S, D18088 S, D18509 S-D18512 S, D518850 S The material in this book should not be reproduced by any means, including photocopying, without the permission of the authors Published by Dogs and Birds Printed by Kingsley Print & Design Limited, Egham, Surrey, U.K. ISBN 978-0-9568497-0-0 ISMN 979-0-9002217-0-4

Contents Note Lengths, Rests and Counting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Staves and Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hot Cross Buns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 One, Two, Three, Four, Five . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 London’s Burning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Frère Jacques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 William Tell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Westminster Chimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Mary Had a Little Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Yankee Doodle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Sur le Pont d’Avignon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Baa, Baa, Black Sheep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

The Grand Old Duke of York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Ode to Joy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Happy Birthday to You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Can-Can . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 New World Symphony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Surprise Symphony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 We Wish You a Merry Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Für Elise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Minuet in G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 When the Saints Go Marching In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Notes for Parents and Teachers - Inside Back Cover

The Staves and Keyboard

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• It is extremely beneficial for the child to sing the animal names whilst playing. The parent or teacher can encourage this by singing along with the child. • It is important to use the weight of the whole arm when playing (especially for very young children, who should play each note separated). • Use the left (blue) hand to play middle-C and below, and the right (red) hand to play middle-C and above. Mark the child’s hands with coloured marker pens or stickers, or put coloured rubber bands or ribbons on his/her wrists to help to identify the hands.

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• Always talk about the illustrations - this stimulates the child’s imagination, and helps to form a closer relationship with the piece. • Persuade the child to focus on the difficult parts, rather than playing from the beginning to the end. Although the melodies are well-known, you should play initially at a slower pace than usual and gradually speed up as you learn. From page 12 onwards learn hands-separately before playing hands-together. • Further information can be found in the Notes for Parents and Teachers on the inside back cover of this book, and at www.dogsandbirds.co.uk.

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Hot Cross Buns

Fine

Dal Segno al Fine

Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny - Hot cross buns! If you have no daughters, give them to your sons One a penny, two a penny - Hot cross buns. 6

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One, Two, Three, Four, Five

One, two, three, four, five, Once I caught a fish alive, Six, seven, eight, nine, ten, Then I let it go again.

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Frère Jacques

Frère Jacques, Frère Jacques, Dormez-vous? Dormez-vous? Sonnez les matines! Sonnez les matines! Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong. 12

Are you sleeping? Are you sleeping? Brother John, Brother John, Morning bells are ringing! Morning bells are ringing! Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong.

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The Grand Old Duke of York

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The grand old Duke of York, He had ten thousand men; He marched them up to the top of the hill, And he marched them down again. 26

And when they were up they were up, And when they were down they were down, And when they were only half-way up, They were neither up nor down. 27

When the Saints Go Marching In

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Oh when the saints go marching in, Oh when the saints go marching in, Oh Lord I want to be in that number, When the saints go marching in.

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