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September 3, 2011 4:48 AM Subscribe
Where can I find color-coded "sheet music" to play on a Fisher-Price xylophone?
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is on the back of the box, but there's got to be more out there somewhere, right? Alternatively, if anyone can give me an idea of simple songs that would work well with the eight notes that are available and an idea of how I, who can't read music, can translate them into colors, I'd like to give it a try.
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is on the back of the box, but there's got to be more out there somewhere, right? Alternatively, if anyone can give me an idea of simple songs that would work well with the eight notes that are available and an idea of how I, who can't read music, can translate them into colors, I'd like to give it a try.
... I just had to go and dig ours out of the toybox to check - it seems it's Early Learning Centre not Fisher Price, which explains why it doesn't come with the same music. But yeah, it has six little cards with colour coded Mary had a little lamb, Are you sleeping? (Frere Jacques), London bridge is falling down, etc.
On ours, low C is red and high C is purple; pm me if you're desperate enough to want pictures (can't currently do scans, alas), of the cards emailed to you.
posted by Lebannen at 5:41 AM on September 3, 2011
On ours, low C is red and high C is purple; pm me if you're desperate enough to want pictures (can't currently do scans, alas), of the cards emailed to you.
posted by Lebannen at 5:41 AM on September 3, 2011
Let's Play Music: Xylophone Song Book (Fisher Price Little People Series) - available used. Includes Old Macdonald, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Rock-a-bye Baby, Baa Baa Black Sheep, The Mulberry Bush, Row Row Row Your Boat, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (not sure if that is an all inclusive list, or just a sample).
Othewise, get some coloured stickers and some easy sheet music designed for beginner recorder players (at least a few of the ones here will work), print it large and stick the dots on. This assumes some basic music reading ability, or the ability to learn and copy from the Fisher Price stuff.
posted by AnnaRat at 5:50 AM on September 3, 2011 [2 favorites]
Othewise, get some coloured stickers and some easy sheet music designed for beginner recorder players (at least a few of the ones here will work), print it large and stick the dots on. This assumes some basic music reading ability, or the ability to learn and copy from the Fisher Price stuff.
posted by AnnaRat at 5:50 AM on September 3, 2011 [2 favorites]
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posted by jozxyqk at 5:29 AM on September 3, 2011