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Piano Lesson: Learn To Play Jingle Bells Without Piano Sheet Music 2

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Jennib And Friends

In this piano lesson we will learn to play piano Christmas music. We will use piano tab notation so you don’t need to read piano sheet music.

Jingle Bells is one of the most popular secular Christmas songs in the world. The most played part of the song is the refrain which we will concentrate on in this piano lesson.

Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh

In this piano lesson you will learn to play Jingle Bells without the use of piano sheet music. After this learn to play piano tutorial you will be able to play the melody with both hands!

Instead of piano sheet music we will use piano tab notation which will tell you where to place your fingers as you play the melody.

The first thing we will do is to locate the note C.

You will find the note C on many places on the piano. It is the white key to the left of two black keys.

Now it’s time to locate the middle C. It is the C right in the middle of the keyboard. On an ordinary upright piano it is near the keyhole.

In our piano lesson we will number the keys. The middle C in our piano tab notation is called 1.

What does 1 mean?

When you see the number 1 you are to press down the middle C once. The white key to the right of C is called 2, the next 3 and so on.

Let’s play some piano tab notes:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Now you have played a C-major scale with the actual notes C D E F G A B.

Let’s proceed in our piano lesson and play the first notes of Jingle Bells!

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells

3 3 3 3 3 3

This is the first part of the refrain. Easy?

I guess that you hear that the third and sixt note has to be a bit longer to create the melody Jingle Bells.

So far we have only used the right hand for playing the melody. How can you use your left hand?

Let’s make this piece a little bit more difficult and also more rewarding to

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Teach Youngsters the Meaning of Christmas With 5 Sensory Activities 19

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Jennib And Friends

Christmas is about family. Here is a collection of five crafts that you can make as a family to teach the true meaning and symbols of Christmas. Children will learn to identify Christmas using their five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste and touch. Pick and choose the activities you think your family will best enjoy, and spread them throughout the season. Start new traditions. Most importantly, use the activities to talk as a family.

Sight Activities

Take a Christmas Lights Drive: Pile everyone in the van after dark and tour your city or a nicely decorated neighborhood. Some cities will have a town center that will be lit up. Ask your children which decorations are their favorites and why. Talk about how the twinkling lights resemble the stars. Remind them that on the night Jesus was born a new star shone in the sky, announcing his birth to the whole world. Even people in different countries knew the Christ-child was born, and some wise men traveled to find him.

Sound Activities

Christmas Caroling: Delight your neighbors by singing on their doorsteps, or just gather around the piano and sing as a family. You may even attend a community “sing-in,” or another recital, or watch one on TV. Christmas carols and caroling have a somewhat obscure history. Indeed, in many countries any jovial celebrating of the holiday was outlawed until the 1700s! Caroling can be traced back to England around this period, and it was a community event. Groups would go house to house, singing in exchange for eggnog or wassail. Caroling fosters a feeling of community as we reach out to others and spread joy. Some of the most popular carols to sing are Silent Night, Jingle Bells, and We Wish you a Merry Christmas.

Smell Activities

Trim the tree: Like holly, the evergreen reminds us that life will come again. The pine aroma fills our heart and mind with hopes of the year to come. If you use

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How to Become or Get Ready For Carolers Christmas 11

Posted on December 09, 2010 by Jennib And Friends

Christmas carols are songs or hymns that have lyrics based on the Christmas theme and they are sung for several days ahead of Christmas. Carolers Christmas add spirit and authenticity to this widely celebrated holiday. These have thus, maintained the tradition of spreading cheer through hymns. Caroling in Toronto is one of the most common oral traditions that have been passed down through numerous generations. In the past most carolers traveled on foot, on horseback or by truck. Though they have been banned from marching in some areas, theirs is a popular tradition. Currently, some of the caroling singers perform in neighborhoods and churches for charity. There are several guidelines in getting ready for carolers Christmas in Toronto during the Christmas festive. It is a beautiful gesture for a person to show their appreciation by preparing for the carolers’ arrival and offering them simple treaties upon their arrival. If the carolers are collecting for charity, an individual or family can make contribution.

Turning on the porch light in the early evenings is the first step in getting ready for carolers. It is helpful for the family to keep an open ear to know the carolers are in the neighborhood to be ready to greet them. Once the carolers Christmas are outside the door they should be offered a hot drink such as hot cocoa, Christmas cookies, and chocolate candy wrapped in foil or other snacks that are readily available. Carolers Christmas can be from the same Toronto neighborhoods with those they are singing for or they may actually be members of one’s family. Taking photographs is something the carolers would love very much especially if they are from that neighborhood. If they are from far they can leave their address and some of their photos can be sent to them. Those who are interested in joining the carolers as they go from house to house can ask to join them.

One does not really have to be a professional musician to

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