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Sunday, December 18, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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Welcome to Handbell Heaven! Feel free to look around for different music. There are two types- HL and KP. "HL" stands for bells that have been sold at Hobby Lobby or Michaels. They have a green bell for "G." "KP" stands for KidsPlay bells. These usually have the name on the box. There is also a new set out there that has a white bell for the high C. You will need to use the KP bells and change the high C that is red on the paper to white.
Enjoy! Feel free to leave a comment if there is a song that you would like to request!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Christmas Songs- KidsPlay
Angels We Have Heard on High
Away in a Manger- James Murray
Away in a Manger- William Kirkpatrick
Away in a Manger- Charles Gabriel
Deck the Halls
Far, Far Away on Judea's Plains
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
He Sent His Son
Here We Come A-Wassailing
Jingle Bells
Joy to the World
Oh, Come All Ye Faithful
Once in Royal David's City
Once within a Lowly Stable (Chords and requires chromatic bells- shared by Lynness)
Samuel Tells of the Baby Jesus
Silent Night
The First Noel
Up on the Housetop
We Three Kings
When Joseph Went to Bethlehem
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
With Wondering Awe
Monday, December 5, 2011
Away in a Manger
I have found 3 different versions of this song. They are listed by the person who wrote the music.
Charles Gabriel (in the Children's Songbook)
Hobby Lobby
KidsPlay
William Kirkpatrick (in the Hymns book)
Hobby Lobby
KidsPlay
James Murray
Hobby Lobby
KidsPlay
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Welcome!!
I have started this blog in order to help those that would like to teach hand bells to children throughout the world! Most of the music that I will post is music for the Primary children in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the Children's Songbook since that is where I get the opportunity to teach children music.
As an introduction, there are several abbreviations on my songs as listed below:
CSB- Children's Songbook- the songbook that is used to teach the Primary children (ages 3-12) in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
HB- Hymns- the hymnbook that is used for the congregation in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
HL- Hobby Lobby bells- any music with this noted means that the colors of the bells are specific to the bells sold at Hobby Lobby. Keep in mind that the songs can be played on either set of bells- just know that the colors will be different. A,B,F,G, are the main ones that will be different colors. The letters should be consistent with any bells.
KP- KidsPlay bells. These songs are color-coded for the KidsPlay brand of bells.
There is also a new set of bells available that has a high C that is white. You should be able to use the KidsPlay music for this set- but you will have to play the white bell for the red high C (HC) on the music.
Key of C- In order to make the music to fit 8 bells, most songs had to be changed to the key of C in order to make it playable. Please note that these songs are not in the same key as originally published in the songbooks. Since most bells sets only have 8 bells, some of the notes are now written an octave higher or lower which may make the song sound different. If you have the extension bells for KidsPlay, you can have the option of playing the correct octave. Simply change the note to the higher/lower octave by adding an indicator that it is a higher/lower bell (like an "H" before the note indicating "high")- the color of the bells stay the same.
On the bottom left hand corner, there is a list of what bells are used for the song. This will help identify what bells you need for each song.
If you find any problems with any of the songs, please let me know!! I try to get through as many songs as possible and I don't always get the chance to completely check my work.
I would love to post any other music that you have made also! I realize that it takes a lot of time and energy to create this music, so it is my hope that all of my readers can enjoy the time of effort that it took to create this music! Please let me know if you would like to donate to this consortium of work! There are many songs out there and I would love to share them so that we don't all have to repeat each others' work.
I am open to suggestions, comments and requests! Please let me know what I can do to make this blog better and to help you along your journey!!
Happy Playing!!
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