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Learn to play the TRUMPET

by Matt Kingston & Steve Legge

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This book belongs to

.......................................................
(and one day soon, I will be a Music Marvel)

written by Matt Kingston & Steve Legge

Published in the UK by Music Marvels

The Studio, Purcombe Farm, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Bridport, DORSET, DT6 6RL

© 2013 Music marvels

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Are you standing or
sitting correctly?

Relax your shoulders and

take a DEEP BREATH.

r e a d y .. .
Ge t t i n g

Purse your lips as if

you were humming.

Now tighten your lip muscles.

Can you make a BUZZING

noise?

Let’s practise your

breath control.

Hold a small piece of paper

against a wall and see if you
can keep it there just using
your breath!

Try these exercises

every day before you
play your instrument

Ok, let’s GO!

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 STOMP the beat
Clap the Rhythm CLAP the rhythm
COUNT out loud

& œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
Here we go! Here we go! Here we go!

& ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
Why are we wait - ing?

Can you work out this rhythm?

&
Twin - kle twin - kle lit - tle star

& œ œ œ œ CROTCHETS are

worth ............ beats

MINIMS are
& ˙ ˙
worth ............ beats

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 Play my first Rhythm

C
1. &
œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Old Mac - Don - ald had a farm

New note!
2. & This is a SEMIBREVE.
œ œ œ œ w How many beats is it
Sau - sa - ges and Mash worth?

3. & œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
Jin - gle Bells, Jin - gle Bells

Think about the

different lengths
of notes.

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 Play my first Rhythm

D
1. & œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Good King Wen - ces - las looked out

2. & œ œ œ œ w
Mac - a - ro - ni cheese

3. & œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
This old man, he played one

How many beats

are there in
each bar?

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 Play my first Rhythm

E
1. & œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Twin - kle Twin - kle Lit - tle Star

2. & œ œ œ œ w
Steak and kid - ney pie

3. & œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
I like cheese! Lots of cheese!

Can you describe

what the note E looks
like on the stave?

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 Let's use the notes

My first Tunes and rhythms we've

learned to play our
first tunes!

Feeling Down, Feeling Blue

4
&4 œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ w
Feel - ing down Feel - ing blue Feel - ing down and blue

Bangers & Mash

4
&4 ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
I like sau - sa - ges, I like mash!

BEFORE YOU START...

• Can you hear the RHYTHMS in
your head?

• Can you name the NOTES you’ll be

playing?

• Are you sitting or standing

correctly?

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 Let's use the notes

My first Tunes and rhythms we've

learned to play our
first tunes!

Feeling Down, Feeling Blue

4
&4 œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ w
Feel - ing down Feel - ing blue Feel - ing down and blue

Bangers & Mash

4
&4 ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
I like sau - sa - ges, I like mash!

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 STOMP the beat
Rhythm Room CLAP the rhythm
COUNT out loud
Can you do all 3 together?!

4 w w
4 ∑ ∑

4 ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó ˙ ˙ ˙ Ó
4
Clap Clap Clap Hands
on Head!

4 œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ
4

CROTCHET rests -
& œ Œ œ Œ
how many beats? ................

MIMIM rest -
Ó
how many beats? ................
& ˙

a BAR rest -
∑
how many beats? ................
&

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 PLAY these rhythms

Note Perfect
on each of the notes
you’ve learned so far.
Can you NAME EACH
NOTE before you play it?

& ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ & ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙

& w ˙ œ œ & œ œ œ œ w

Can you MATCH THE WORDS

to their meanings?

The SPEED
of the music
TEMPO
RHYTHM

The PATTERN
of notes in a
phrase
BEAT

The regular
PULSE of
the music

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 Play these LONG

Tone Builder
NOTES every day.
Play each note for as
long as you can to
develop your TONE.

What does this symbol mean?

4 U U U U U
&4 w w w w w

My long note times

Date Note length

See how long you can hold a

note.

Get a friend or teacher to time

you.

Listen yo your sound - how can

you improve your tone?

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 Let's use the notes

New Tunes and rhythms we've

learned to play some
new tunes!

Wake Up!
4
&4 ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ w
Wake up! Yawn and stretch, get out of bed

Play the Blues

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ w
œ œ w
I have got the blues. I have got the blues.

U!
Over to YO
BEFORE YOU START...
me
Using the sa • Can you hear the RHYTHMS in
cks, try
backing tra your head?
your
improvising • Can you name the NOTES you’ll be
sing the
own tunes u playing?
nd E
notes C, D a
• How is your TONE developing?

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 You can play these

Playing In The Band tunes with a backing

track, or in a group
with your friends.

Warming Up
Let's start by clapping, singing and playing these rhythms

1.
4
/4œ œ œ œ w

2.
4
/4œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ
S S S
T T T
O O O
M M M
P P P

3.
4
/4˙ œ œ œ œ œ Œ

Rock Steady
4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
w w

& œ œ œ œ ™™
w œ œ œ œ w

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 You can play these

Playing In The Band tunes with a backing

track, or in a group
with your friends.

Heavy Metal
4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ
S S S
T T T
O O O
M M M
P P P

& ˙ Œ Œ Œ ™™
˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ

Samba Party
4
&4 ˙ œ œ œ. œ. œ. Œ ˙ œ œ œ
œ. . œ.
Œ

& œ œ œ œ Œ
w œ œ œ œ œ. œ. œ.

& ˙ œ œ œ. œ. œ. Œ ˙ œ œ œ
œ. . œ.
Œ

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 Can you play these tunes

Look! no Music!
without using any music?
We've given you your
starting note.

4
&4 œ
Three Blind Mice. Three Blind Mice.

4
&4
œ
Frè - re Jac - ques, Frè - re Jac - ques.

BEFORE YOU START...

• Can you hear the TUNE in your
head?

• Think about whether the notes go

UP, DOWN or stay at the SAME
PITCH.

• Then you can play the same

patterns on your instrument.

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 This tune has become

Scrambled Phrases
jumbled up.
Can you RE-ARRANGE
THE PHRASES in the
correct order?

Merrily we roll along

& œ œ œ œ w & œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ & œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙

Merrily we roll along - how it should be!

&

& BEFORE YOU START...

• Can you sing the whole song in
your head

• Once you've unscrambled the

phrases, write out the tune
correctly.

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New Note!

F
& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Merr - il - y we roll a - long

Hairy Scary Monsters!

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
In the mid - dle of the night, mon-sters give me such a fright!

Grumpy Old Man

4
&4 œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
This old man, he played one. He's not hav - ing an - y fun!

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 Can you describe the

Hot & Cold differences between

Hot Cross Buns and
Cold Cross Buns?

Hot Cross Buns

4
&4 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
w w
Hot cross buns. Hot cross buns.

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ w
One a pen - ny, two a pen - ny, hot cross buns.

Cold Cross Buns

4
&4 ˙ ˙ w ˙ ˙ w
Cold cross buns. Cold cross buns.

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ w
One a pen - ny, two a pen - ny, cold cross buns.

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 You can play these

Playing In The Band tunes with a backing

track, or in a group
with your friends.

Warming Up
Let's start by clapping, singing and playing these rhythms

1.
4
/4œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ

2.
4
/4˙ ˙ Œ œ œ Œ

3.
4
/4œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ Œ

Mambo Mania
4
&4 œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Œ œ œ œ œ

& œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Œ œ œ œ Œ

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 You can play these

Playing In The Band tunes with a backing

track, or in a group
with your friends.

Cuckoo Blues
4 Œ œ Œ Œ Œ
&4 ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ
. œ. œ. œ.

& ˙ ˙ Œ œ Œ Œ œ Œ
. œ. œ œ œ œ . œ.

The Hip-Hop Train

4
& 4 œ œ œ œ œ. œ. œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ Œ
. . . . . . . . . . . .

& œ œ œ œ Ó Ó
. . . . œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ.

& œ œ œ œ œ. œ. œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ Œ
. . . . . . . . . . . .

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 This tune has become

Answering Back
jumbled up.
Can you RE-ARRANGE
THE PHRASES in the
correct order?

TEACHER YOU

1.
4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

2.
4
&4 ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙

3.
3
&4 œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙™

4.
4
&4 œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙

Start each new phrase

on the LAST NOTE of
the previous bar

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 Try using the notes and

Over To You! rhythms you've learned

to make up YOUR OWN
TUNES!

It's time for you to be a COMPOSER!

Fill in the missing bars to make up your own tune.

Once you've composed your tune, you can perform it to your friends.

"The Haunted House"

3
&4 œ œ œ œ œ

"Boogie Woogie"
4
&4 œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙

"Lullaby"
4
&4
œ œ œ œ

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 Think about DYNAMICS -

Dynamics
when should you play
loudly, and when should
you play quietly?

Shark Bait
4 Œ Œ
&4 ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ >œ Œ

What will happen to the DYNAMICS as the shark gets closer?

How will your playing change?

Blast Off!
4
&4 ˙ ˙ w œ œ ˙ w

& œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ w

What happens to the sound as the rocket prepares for lift off?

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 What does the TEMPO of

Tempo
a tune mean?
How is TEMPO different
from the BEAT?

Tempo Train Approaching

3
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œœœœœ œœœœœ >œ >œ >œ

U
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙™

What will happen to the TEMPO as the train approaches the station?

Making a Cuppa
4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

& œ œ œ. œ œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. œ. w
. . .

How will the TEMPO and DYNAMICS change as the kettle boils?

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 New Note!

G
& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Old Mac - Don - ald had a Farm

Tone Builder
4
&4 w w
w w w

4 Œ Œ ˙ ˙
&4 ˙ ˙
œœœ ˙ ˙ œœœ œœœŒ

& ˙ ˙ œœœŒ ˙ ˙ œœœŒ ˙ ˙

œœœ
Œ

As you are playing, COUNT THE

BEATS in your head to make sure
your rhythms are accurate.

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 Let's use the notes

New Tunes and rhythms we've

learned to play some
more tunes!

Up She Rises!
4
&4 ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ
Heave - ho! Up she ris - es! Heave - ho! Up she ris - es!

& ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
Heave - ho! Up she ris - es ear - ly in the morn - ing

Under the Sea

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
At the bot - tom of the sea, lives a lob - ster fam - i - ly

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 Can you work out

Football Rhythms
the rhythm of your
favourite football
team's name?

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Man ches - ter U - nit - ed Liv - er - pool! Liv - er - pool!

&

As well as football teams,

can you WORK OUT THE
NAME RHYTHM of your
favourite player?

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Food Rhythms

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Chi - lli con Car - ne, Mac - a - ro - ni Cheese

&

Can you WORK OUT THE

NAME RHYTHMS of your
favourite foods?

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 You can play these

Playing In The Band tunes with a backing

track, or in a group
with your friends.

Warming Up
Let's start by clapping, singing and playing these rhythms

1.
4
/4œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ Œ

2.
4
/4œ œ œ Œ œœœœœ œ

3.
4
/4œ œ œœœœ œ œ œ Œ

Crazy Tail
4 ∑ Œ Œ ∑ Œ Œ
&4 œ. œ. œ. œ.

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
. . .

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 You can play these

Playing In The Band tunes with a backing

track, or in a group
with your friends.

Strolling Along
4
&4 œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Œ œ œ ˙
.

& œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ. œ. ˙ ™™
. .

Robots on the Dancefloor

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

& œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ™™
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >. >. >.

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 Ask a friend of teacher

Answering Back
to clap these rhythms,
then MAKE UP YOUR
OWN rhythm response.

TEACHER YOU

1.
4
/4œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ

2.
4
/4˙ œ œœ œœœ ˙

3.
3 œ ˙™
/ 4 œ œ œœ ˙

4.
4
/4œœœ œœœ œ œ ˙

Start by clapping your

rhythm responses, then
play the game again
using your instrument

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 Ask a friend of teacher

Answering Back
to clap these rhythms,
then MAKE UP YOUR
OWN rhythm response.

TEACHER YOU

1.
4
&4 œ œ Œ œ œ œ ˙

2.
4 Œ
&4 ˙ œ œ Œ ˙

3.
3
& 4 œ Œ œ œ œ œ ˙™

4.
4
&4 œ Œ ˙ Œ œ
˙

Start each new phrase

on the LAST NOTE of
the previous bar

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 Can you find the bars
Wrong Bars that have the WRONG
NUMBER of beats?

There are a few RHYTHMIC MISTAKES in these tunes

- can you find the wrong bars?

1.
4
&4 ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
œ œ ˙ œ w

2.
4
&4 ˙ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙™

3.
3
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ
œ œ

4.
4
&4 œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ ˙ œ w

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 Can you help the
The
Confused Composer
confused composer
to FINISH HIS
TUNES?

A Sad Song
3
&4 œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙™
? ? ?
& œ œ œ ˙

Victory March
4
&4 ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
˙ œ œ ˙ ˙
? ? ?
& ˙ ˙

What note should each

tune finish on? Try a
few endings and decide
which is the best.

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 Spot the Difference

Ask your teacher to play each phrase. What did they do wrong?
It might be a change in the PITCH, or maybe the RHYTHM will be
different.

Can you SPOT THE DIFFERENCE?

& œ Œ œ Œ œ
œ œ
Œ & œœœœœ œ œ œ ˙

& œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ & œ œ ˙ œ œœ˙

& œ œ œ Œ œ œœ˙ & œ ™ œj œ œ ˙

˙

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 Ask your teacher to

Which Phrase?
play one of the following
phrases. WHICH ONE
did they play?

No. 1 - which phrase is your teacher playing?

A. & ™ œj œ C. &
œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ

B. & œ ™ œj œ œ œ œ œ œ œ D. & œ ™ œj œ™ œj œ œ œ œ

No. 2 - which phrase is your teacher playing?

A. & œ œ œ œ œœœ ˙ C. & œ œ œ œ œœœ ˙

. . .

B. & œ œ œ œ œœœ ˙ D. & œ œ œ œ œœœ ˙

> >> >
p f p

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 New Note!

A
Fish and Chips
4
&4 œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ w
I like fish I like chips I like fish and chips!

4
&4 œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ w
I hate chips I hate fish I hate fish and chips!

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 Here's a familiar tune

Samba Star
with a twist. Look at the
DYNAMICS and try to
add some light and
shade.

4 jÓ j j
&4 œ œ œ œ œ™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ™ œj Ó
mf

& œ œ œ œ œ ™ œj Ó œ œ œ œ œ ™ œj Ó
p

jÓ j j
& œ œ œ œ œ™ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ Œ
. . .
mf p

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 Perform these 3 animal

Animal House
pieces as a trio. Show
off the different
ARTICULATIONS
you've learned.

Marching Lions
4
& ™™ 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ™™
> > > > > > > > > > > > > >
mf

Hip Hop Elephants

& ™™ w ˙™ Œ w Œ ™™
˙™
p f p

Tortoise Two-note
& ™™ ˙ ˙ ˙™
Œ
˙ ˙ ˙™
Œ ™™
mf

Decide how each animal should

sound. Think about DYNAMICS,
TEMPO and ARTICULATION.

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Sharps, Flats & Naturals

Yellow Bird
4 j
& ™™4 ˙ ™ #œ ˙™ œ nœ œ œ
jœ œ
˙™ Œ ™™

& ™™ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w ™™

Can you MATCH THE SYMBOL to its purpose?

b #
LOWERS
the note

§
RAISES
the note

RESTORES
the original
pitch

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Sharps, Flats & Naturals

Yellow Bird
b 4
& b ™™4 ˙™ nœ ˙™ œ b œ
j
œ œ
jœ œ
˙™
Œ ™™

bb ™™ ™™
& œ œœœœœ œ œœœœœ œ œœ œœœ w

Can you DESCRIBE

THE DIFFERENCES
between the two
versions of Yellow Bird?

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 New Notes

B
4
&4
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
What shall we do with a drunk - en sai - lor?

Feeling Good
4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
. œ œ œ . . . . . œ œ œ . . .

Bb
4
&4
bœ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ
What shall we do with a drunk - en sai - lor?

Funky Time
4
&4 œ œ œ Œ Ó Ó
bœ œ bœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ bœ œ

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 You can play these tunes with

Duets
your teacher.
One of you play from this page,
the other use the next page.

Zulu Song
4
&4 ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙ œœ ˙ ˙

& ˙ ˙ ˙ œœ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
w

The Emperor's Fanfare

3
& 4 œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ ˙™

Hymn Tune
4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
œ

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

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 Duets

Zulu Song
4
&4 ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w ˙ œœ ˙ ˙

& ˙ ˙ w ˙ œœ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w

The Emperor's Fanfare

3
& 4 œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ œ ˙™ œ œ œ ˙™

Hymn Tune
4 œ œ ˙
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙
œ œ œ œ

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

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 You can play these

Playing In The Band tunes with a backing

track, or in a group
with your friends.

Warming Up
Let's start by clapping, singing and playing these rhythms

1.
4
/4œ œœœœœœ œ œ œ œ

2.
4
/ 4œœœœœ Œ œœœœœ Œ

3.
2
/ 4 œœœ œœœ œœœœ œ œ

Funky Monkey
4
& 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Ó
. . . . .

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ Ó
. . . . .

& w w œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. >œ. >œ. >œ. Œ

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 You can play these

Playing In The Band tunes with a backing

track, or in a group
with your friends.

The Rock Train

#4
& 4 œœœœœ Œ œœœœœ Œ œœœœœ Œ œœœœœ Œ

#
& œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ
Œ
œœœœœ
Œ
œœœœœ
Œ

#
& œ œ œ Œ Œ
œœœœœ
Œ œœœœœ Œ
œ œ œ

Hootenanny
2
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

& œœœœ œœœœ ˙ œœœ œœœ œœœœ

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
. .

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 Oops! The composer
The of Jingle Bells has
Confused Composer lost a few notes. Can
you FILL IN THE
BLANKS?

Jingle Bells
4 ?
&4 œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
?
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ

?
& œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ w
?
& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w

HOW MANY beats should

there be in each bar?
Check that your bars
add up correctly.

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 The composer of this
The
Confused Composer
tune needs some
help. Can you FIND
HIS MISTAKES?

When the Saints go marching in

(can you find 3 mistakes?)

4
&4 Œ œ œ œ w Œ Œ
œ œ œ w œ œ œ

& ˙ ˙ Œ
˙ ˙ w œ œ œ w ˙ ˙

& œ ˙™ Ó œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w

When you've found the

mistakes, print a sheet of
MANUSCRIPT PAPER and
write the tune correctly.

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 Can you KEEP IN
Silent Performance TIME with your
friends?

Old MacDonald had a Farm

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ ˙ ˙™ œ

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ w

Play this game with a group of

your friends.

Set a STEADY BEAT, and sing

the tune in your heads.

With your eyes closed, can you all

CLAP TOGETHER on the last
note?

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 These songs are

Fill In The Bar Lines missing their BAR

LINES. Can you draw
them in?

Good King Wenceslas

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙

Oranges and Lemons

3
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
˙ œ ˙™

Sing these songs before you

start, to remind yourself of
the tune. HOW MANY BEATS
are there in a bar?

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 A round is a very

Musical Rounds clever type of tune

that can be played on
top of itself!

Heave Ho Pirates
4
& ™™ 4 ˙ œ Œ ˙ œ
Œ
œ Œ ˙™
Œ
˙

& œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ Œ Œ ™™
œ œ œ ˙™

You can play these ROUNDS in a group.

After the first player has started, the next player
should wait for two bars and then start playing from
the beginning.

Frère Jacques
4
& ™™ 4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙

& œœœœœ œ œœœœœ œ œ œ ˙ ™™

œ œ ˙

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Carnival Time

Carnival Calypso
4
& ™™ 4 œj œ œj œ œ œ œ œ Ó j j
œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ
Ó

j j
& œj œ œj œ œ œ œ œ Ó œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ™™

You've reached the last

page, so let's finish with
some PARTY MUSIC!

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Trumpet Fingerings

&
w C
& w D
& w E
& w
F
& w
G
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Trumpet Fingerings

& w A
&
w B
&
bw B b
#
& #w
F
& bw
E b

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Your first step to becoming a Music Marvel

Along the way you’ll COMPOSE your first tune,

DISCOVER music from around the world, and
PLAY in a band with your friends!

With 50 pages packed full of tunes, games and

challenges, MUSIC MARVELS is the fun way to
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