METALOPHONE METHOD

1st and 2nd Grade

 1. Etude
B

                
ta ta ta ta ta ta ta sh ta ta ta ta ta ta ta sh

2. Etude
           
too sh-hh too sh-hh taoao sh-hh-hh-hh too too too sh-hh

3. Etude
B A

               
ta ta ta sh ta ta ta sh too sh-hh ta ta ta sh

4. Etude
G

                 
ta sh ta sh ta ta ta sh ta sh ta ta ta sh ta sh
 5. Etude 3

                 
ta ta ta ta ta ta ta sh ta ta ta ta ta ta ta sh

6. Merrily We Roll Along

                 
Mer - ri - ly we roll a - long, roll a - long, roll a - long,

             
Mer - ri - ly we roll a - long. O'er the deep blue sea.

7. Hot Cross Buns


                 
Hot cross buns, hot cross buns, One a ni - ckle, two a ni - ckle hot cross buns.

8. Etude
             
ta ta ta ta ta sh ta sh ta ta too taoao
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9. Etude

              
ta ta ta ta ta ta too ta ta ta ta ta ta too

10. Sailing
           
Sail - ing on the sea, that's the place to be.

          
Sail - boats mo - tor boats, one for you and me.

11. Au Clair de Lune


           
If you go to Par - is, You must "parle Fran - cais."

           
They won't un - der - stand you if you "parle An - glais."
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12. Etude

                

13. Repeat Etude


                

14. Go Tell Aunt Rhody


           
Go tell Aunt Rho - dy, Go tell Aunt Rho - dy

           
Go tell Aunt Rho - dy, the old gray goose is dead.

15. Lightly Row

                    
Light - ly row, light - ly row, O'er the shin - ing waves we go. Smooth - ly glide, smooth - ly glide,
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                
on the si - lent tide. Let the winds and wa - ters be min - gled with our

              
mel - o - dy, Sing and float, sing and float, in our lit - tle boat.

16. Aura Lee

              
As the black - bird in the spring, 'Neath the wil - low tree,

            
joy - ous - ly I heard him sing, of his Au - ra Lee.
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17. Jingle Bells
                   

Jin - gle bells, Jin - gle bells, Jin - gle all the way! Oh what fun it is to ride a
  
 
               

      
          
one horse o - pen sleigh! Jin - gle bells, Jin - gle bells, Jin - gle all the

               

              
 
way! Oh what fun it is to ride a one horse o - pen sleigh!

               
8 17. Etude
                  
ta ta ta to,o,o too ta too sh ta ta ta too ta ta,o,a,o sh sh

18. Etude


                    
ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta ta,o,o ta ta ta ta sh ta ta sh ta ta,o,o

19. Barcarolle
 
Slowly From "The Tales of Hoffman"
               

                
 20. Good King Wenceslas 9

              
Good King Wen - ces - las looked out, On the Feast of Steph - en,

             
When the snow lay round a - bout, Deep and crisp and e - ven.

21. F Etude

F

   
        

22. F Etude No. 2

               
 23. Rockin' Time Duet
 
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            
Rock - in' time is here a - gain, It's time for Rock 'n Roll.
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
            


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              
Keep the beat, it's fun to play, Rock - in' time is here. Yeah!

              

24. Love Somebody

               
Love some - bod - y! 'Deed I do! Love some - bod - y! Now guess who?
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              
Love some - bod - y! Have you guessed? You're the one that I love best!
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25. Eighth Note Etude
     
                 
ti ti ti ti ta ta ti ti ti ti too ti ti ti ti ta ta ti ti ti ti too

26. Eighth Note Etude No. 2


                      
ti ti ta ti ti ta ti ti ta too ti ti ta ti ti ta ti ti ta ta sh

27. Shortnin' Bread

           
      
  
   
Three lit - tle chil - dren ly - ing in bed, Two were sick and the oth - er near dead! Sent for the doc - tor,
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    
         
    
doc - tor said, "Feed them chil - dren some short - nin' bread." Mom - my's lit - tle ba - by loves

      
          
    
short nin',short nin', Mom - my's lit - tls ba - by loves short nin', bread. Mom - my's lit - tls ba - by loves
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            
  
short - nin', short - nin', Mom - my's lit - tls ba - by loves short - nin', bread.

28. E Etude

  
E

         
     

29. E Etude No. 2


              
  

 
30. Rockin' the Blues
          
    
Rock, rock, rock the blues, it is the song to choose. Play - ing it is fun,
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    
 
  
    
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              
    
    
when the mu - sic's done. First you play high notes, they sound so sweet Then you play low notes,

          

  
        
they are so neat. Rock, rock, rock the blues.

           
    
           
Rock, rock, rock the blues. Play - in' with the blues is fun. Yeah!

       
       
31. D Etude

D

               
 32. D Etude 2
          
      
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  

 
    Jol - ly old Saing
33. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas mf

                    
Ni - cho - las, Lean your ear this way! Don't you tell a sin - gle soul what I'm going to say.
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            
Christ - mas Eve is com - ing soon; Now, you dear old man,
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       
    
Whis - per what you'll bring to me, Tell me if you can.
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34. Red River Valley
   
        
 
  
From this wal - ley they say you are go - ing. We will miss your bright
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               
eyes and sweet smile, For they say you are tak - ing the sun - shine
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             
That has bright - ened our path - way a while.

35. When the Saints Go Marching In


   
 
  
 
  
   
Oh, when the Saints go mar - ching in, Oh, when the Saints go march - ing
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
    
    
in, Yes, we'll all get up and join 'em,

           
When the Saints go march - ing in. !

F# 36. F# Etude
                  
16 Allegro 37. This Old Man
                
This old man, he played one, He played nick - nack on my thumb, With a


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        
         
nick - nack pad - dy whack, give the dog a bone! This old man came roll - ing home.

 
Andante 38. Good Night,Ladies
          
Good night, la - dies! Good night la - dies!
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
 
           

      
    
Good night, la - dies! We're going to leave you now.

          
 39. Eighth Rest Etude

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   
                  

Andante 40. Bugle Call

                     
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
              
            
Andante 41. O Come, All Ye Faithful
     
                
O come, all ye faith - ful, Joy - ful and tri - um - phant, O come ye, O come ye to
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
                     

Beth - le - hem Come and be - hold Him, born the King of An - gels O come, let us a -
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      
    
dore Him, O come let us a - dore Him, O
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
 
         
come, let us a - dore Him Christ the Lord.

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42. Dotted Quarter Etude No. 1
                        
  
ti ti ti ti ta ta tum ti ta ta ti ti ti ti tum ti ta ti ti
43. Dotted Quarter Etude No. 2
  
          
          
Andante 44. Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
  
                     
Mi - cheal, row the boat a - shore, Hal le - lu - jah, Mich - ael, row the boat a - shore, Hal - le -
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    
        
 
lu - - jah, Sis - ter, help to trim the sail, Hal - le - lu -


  
           
jah, Sis - ter, help to trim the sail, Hal - le - lu - jah.
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45. Repeat Etude No. 1
         
1. 2.
  
     
segunda vez, sigue aqui

46. Repeat Etude No. 2

  


   
     



       
1. 2.

   

47. We Wish You a Merry Christmas

     
                  
We wish you a mer - ry Christ - mas, We wish you a mer - ry Christ - mas, We wish you a mer - ry
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
                 
Christ - mas, and a hap - py New Year. Good ti - dings to you and to all your
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 
         
 
kin Good ti - dings on Christ - mas and all the New Year.
Largo 48. Dvorak's New World Symphony Theme
        
      
         
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      
Moderato 49. Streets of Loredo Duet
              
   
As I walked out in the greens of La - re - do As I walked down in La - re - do one
 mf

 
                     
mf

         
       

day. I spied a young cow - boy all dressed in white lin - en, all

            

 
21

          


dressed in white lin - en as cold as the clay.
  

   

50. Beethoven's Ode to Joy


Andante
                  
      
f


                    
mf

 
                   
f
51. Bb Etude
                
22 Allegro 52. Oh, Susanna!
                      
I came from A - la - ba - ma with my ban - jo on my kneww, I'm goin' to Lou' - si -
f rained all night the day I left, the weath - er it was dry, The sun so hot I

   
     
1. 2.

          
an - a my true love for to see. It Oh, Su - san - na, Oh!

     
froze to death, Su - san - na don't you cry.

       
     

don't you cry for me, I've come from A - la - ba - ma with my ban - jo on my knee
Moderato 53. Wagner's Bridal Chorus
        
  
  
         
f


  
       


      

  
  
 
54. Mexican Hat Dance 23

    

                   
f

 
  
            
 
f

   
 
   

 
             


                  

55. Are You Sleeping? Canon
  
Moderato
 
                  
Are you sleep - ing, are you sleep - ing, Broth - er John, Broth - er John? Morn - ing bells are


mf


         
     
ring - ing, morn - ing bells are ring - ing. ding, ding, dong. ding, ding, dong.
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Largo 56. Volga Boat Song
                  
mp

                
57. Stacatto Etude

            

Allegro 58. Skip to My Lou

 
                  
Flies in the but - ter - milk, shoo, fly, shoo, Flies in the but - ter - milk, shoo, fly, shoo,
f

                       
Flies in the but - ter - milk, shoo, fly, shoo, skip to my Lou, my dar - ling. Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou;

                   
Lou, Lou, skip to my Lou; Lou, Lou, skip to my Luo; skip to my Lou, my dar - ling.
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Andante 59. Molly Malone

    
          

In Dub - lin's fair ci - ty, Where girls are so pret - ty, I
mf wheeled her wheel - bar - row, Through streets broad and nar - row, Crying

       
1. 2.

         
first set my eyes on sweet Mol - ly Ma - lone. She
cock - les and mus - sles, A live, a - live oh!

   
Andante
60. Lovely Evening Round
      
                
mf Oh how love - ly is the ev - e - ning, is the ev - e - ning, When the bells are

                
   
sweet - ly ring - ing, sweet - ly ring - ing,


       
Ding, dong, ding, dong, ding.
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Allegro
61. Old MacDonald Had a Farm

             
       
Old Mac -Don - ald had a farm, E - I - E - I - O! And on his farm he had some chicks,
f


      
              
E - I - E - I - O! With a chick, chick, here and a chick, chick, there; Here a chick, there a chick,


     
             
Ev -'ry - where a chick chick. Old Mac -Don - ald had a farm, E - I - E - I - O!

62. C Etude
 
C
             
63. Brahms's Lullaby

Largo

         
    
           
Lul - la - by and good -night with ro - ses be - dight, with down o - ver spread is ba by's wee
p
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   
        
bed. Lay thee down now and rest, may the slum - bers be

       
      
blest; Lay thee down now and rest, may the slum - bers be blest.

Vivo
64. Offenbach's Can Can
                   
   
  
f

                       
Allegro
65. Lightly Row Again

    
f 
  
          

  
     

                    
    f    
p
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66. Auld Lang Syne

Andante

                  
    
Should auld ac - quant - ance be for - got, And nev - er brought to mind? Should auld ac - quaint - ance
mf

           
   
     

be for - got, And days of auld lang syne? For auld lang syne, my dear, For

  
           
         
auld land syne; we'll take a cup of kind - ness yet, For auld lang syne.

Andante
67. All Through the Night
                  
  
Fine
     
 
Sleep, my child, and peave at - tend thee All through the night; Guard - ian an - gels God will send thee,
I, my lov - ing vig - il keep - ing all through the night.
mp
D.C. al Fine

                   
   
all through the night. Soft and drow - sy hours are creep - ing, Hill and vale in slum - ber steep - ing.
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68. Down in the Valley
 
     

         
Down in the val - ley, the val - ley so low, Hang your head o - ver,
mf


 
         

Hear the wind blow. Hear the wind blow dear, Hear the wind

 
 
   
     
blow, Late in the eve - ning, Hear the wind blow.

69. The Bridge of Avignon Duet

    
             
On the bridge of A - vi - gnon there is danc - ing, there is danc - ing.
mf

                
mf
  
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             

On the bridge of A - vi - gnon there is danc - ing all a - round.

              
70. Did You Ever See a Lassie?
                             
Allegro

Did you ev - er see a las - sie, a las - sie a las - sie? Did you ev - er see a las - sie go this way and
mf

     
     
   
that? Go this way and that way and that way and this way, Did you

       
     
ev - er see a las - sie go this way and that?
71. For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
    
Allegro @

                
f For he's a jol - ly good fel - low, For he's a jol - ly good fel - low, For he's a
 
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    
Fine
  
        
jol - ly good fel - low. Which no - bod - y can de - ny! Which no - bod - y

D.S. al Fine
            

can de ny, which no - bod - y can de - ny. For

Moderato
72. Lavender's Blue

                 
mpLav - en - der's blue dil - ly, dil - ly, lav - en - der's green. When I am
Who told you so, dil - ly, dil - ly, who told you so? 'Twas mine own

 
1. 2.

              
king, dil - ly, dil - ly, you shall be queen.
heart. dil - ly, dil - ly, that told me so.

Vivo
73. Our Boys Will Shine Tonight
   
    
          
Our boys will shine to - night, our boys will shine. We'll shine in beau - ty bright,
f
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
 
          
 
All down the line. Won't we look neat to - night dressed up so



         
     
fine? When the sun goes down, and the moon goes up, Our boys will shine.

Andante
74. Cornell Alma Mater
                    
   
Far a - bove Cay - u - ga's wa - ters, With is waves of blue, Stands our no - ble Al - ma Ma - ter,
f

  


            
    
Glo - ri - ous to view. Lift the cho - rus, speed it on - ward, Loud her prais - es

 
     
         
tell; Hail to thee! our Al - ma Ma - ter, Hail, all hail Cor - nell.
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75. Scarborough Fair
 Andante

          
       

                         

 
 
           
             

       
        

               

    
           
  
 
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
   
       
              


           
