Part One: Songs from Mexico, Chile, Venezuela and Spanish-speaking California
Part Two: Songs from England, Ireland, Scotland and the United States
Part Three: Songs from France, Germany and Ukraine
Part Four: Songs from China, Japan and Vietnam
Part Five: Songs from Armenia
Part Six: Music of J.S. Bach re-imagined (Mostly jazzy arrangements)
Part Six: Music of J.S. Bach re-imagined (Mostly jazzy arrangements)
You can sing along in English or Spanish, or use this as an accompaniment for your pianist. The free printable sheet music download is available by clicking below:
You can sing along in English or Spanish, or use this as an accompaniment for your pianist. The free printable sheet music download is available by clicking below:
Beloved villancico from Chile. This version is suitable for lower voices. A free printable sheet music download is available by clicking below:
Same beloved song from Chile as above. This key is suitable for medium voice. A free printable sheet music download is available by clicking below:
Hauntingly beautiful villancico from Venezuela. A free printable sheet music download available by clicking below:
Transposed sheet music only for higher voices or other instruments. A free printable sheet music download available by clicking below:
Lesser known but very sweet villancico from Mexico. A free printable sheet music download is available by clicking below:
Lesser known but very sweet villancico from Mexico. A free printable sheet music download is available by clicking below:
This is a non-religious version of the same tune, with English lyrics. A free printable sheet music download is available by clicking below:
Adapted from a Haitian tune. A free printable sheet music download is available by clicking below:
This beautiful old farm worker song, beloved by Cesar Chavez, would be great for language learners and grade school students during Latino History Month. I made another video in F Major, which would be a better key for kids. A dual language video is available on this site. Click below for a free sheet music download of this piece:
Click below for the free sheet music download of this piece in the higher key of F Major, suitable for school choirs or medium range voice.
Piano arrangement of the Lute Book Lullaby from the year 1600 by William Ballet. A free printable sheet music download is available by clicking below:
Lovely, delicate Irish harp tune arranged for piano
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by clicking below:
Sweet lullaby, arranged for piano. A free printable sheet
music download is available by clicking below:
Difficult piano part, with free downloadable sheet
music. If you want to play it, click below:
Easy piano part, with free downloadable sheet
music. If you want to play it, click below:
This United States folk song dates from the Civil War period, but has been repurposed by many artists since then. Click below
for the free downloadable sheet music:
"Sweetheart Let Us Go View the Rose", a romantic song from the 1500's. You can get the free downloadable sheet music by clicking below:
"Ring Little Bells" Holiday song for Choir, Glockenspiel and Piano with English lyrics
Song about a young man who is drafted into the army and the girl he leaves behind. Music and English lyrics.
Sung in English, with text provided, for language learners. This song is about a young man who is drafted into the army and the girl he leaves behind.
By a Gentle Stream: Yunnan Chinese folk song arranged for piano solo. You can get the free downloadable sheet music by clicking below:
Piano Cover for the traditional lullaby from Edo Period Japan.
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Sung in English, with text provided, for language learners. Here is the traditional lullaby from Edo Period Japan.
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Piano Cover of a very romantic song
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"SPRING LOVE SONG" Another beautiful and romantic Vietnamese song in a nostalgic style. You can get the free downloadable sheet music by clicking below:
The same beautiful and romantic Vietnamese song as above, in a nostalgic style, only much easier to play. You can get the free downloadable sheet music by clicking below:
Winter Holiday song, lively and fun. You can get the free downloadable sheet music by clicking below:
Sung in English,with text provided, for language learners. Winter Holiday song, lively and fun. You can get the free downloadable sheet music by clicking below:
A beautiful jazz arrangement of this piece. You can get the free printable sheet music download by clicking below:
This one morphs into sort of a Ragtime style, as if Scott Joplin had written it. You can get the free printable sheet music download by clicking below:
A pianist gets distracted during recital, and tries to turn the mistakes into notes that sound almost like they belong. You can get the free printable sheet music download by clicking below:
A "tutorial" of jazz devices, but no speaking, just the music. You can get the free printable sheet music download by clicking below:
Derived from a German dance, to which it was no longer really related by the time this one was composed! A traditional first movement of the Baroque Suite.
Very lively second dance of the traditional Baroque Suite
Languorous third dance from Bach's French Suite in G
One of the most familiar dances from the suite, rather charming when played on the pipe organ.
Lively 5th dance from the Bach G Major French Suite
The "loure" was originally a French bagpipe
The final movement of the suite, a very jolly and fun piece, not usually played on the organ!