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Enjoy your Free Preview of Jon's great book! More from Jon Madin at: https:// jonmadinmarimbasusa.com More Marimba Music at: https://bppub.net/BPP Marimba Music Page Our chromatic marimba made by the Deagan Company in Chicago in the 1920s. 2  Marimba Songs Contents 10 Martina Kallina CD track 1 12 Cincinnati City 2 14 Glory Be 3 16 Blue Danube Waltz 4 18 The Crocodile Opera 5 22 The Marimba March 6 26 Nigun Atik / Broyges Tanz 7 28 I Just Love ABBA 8 31 Lost My Dog 9 34 The Waterfall (Bb bars required) 10 38 Tram Song 11 40 Exotic Places (Bb bars required) 12 42 Eddie's Great Grandfather 13 44 Play That Trumpet 14 46 My Horse, Badge 15 50 Porridge 16 54 Capriccio 17 56 Someone Stole My Lollipop 18 58 On the Bus 19 60 The Can Can / Sitting in a Cafe 20 64 House Song (F# bars required) 21

Introduction These songs have been written or arranged with marimba or xylophone accompaniments in mind. Many of the pieces can be played instrumentally. A number of the songs are based on marimba pieces I have been using for some time. For example, Tram Song has as its instrumental section a piece called Steppin Down. With these instrumental pieces, I’ve often felt that the missing ingredient is the children’s voices. Simple Playalong Parts To get started with a song, the kids can play one of the simple playalong parts. For example, with The Crocodile Opera chorus, you can simply play 4Cs, 4Bs, 4As, etc., all the way down the scale. Add Es, Ds, Cs as well if you like. With Tram Song, two of the easy marimba parts are sequences -- the same pattern repeats, but starting on a different note. Here are a few ways these songs might be used. Kids can sing along with either of the CDs. One group of kids can play the accompaniment while a choir sings the song. An individual or small group plays while the others sing and vice-versa. South Geelong Primary School Choir. I love it when a piece is played at a school concert and the rest of the school sings along. The ‘alphabet songs’ like I Just Love ABBA, Cincinnatti City, and Blue Danube Waltz can be sung and played by the same group. Marimba Songs   3

Martina Kallina Try playing the simple playalong parts first with the CD. An approach to learning the instrumental section is described on page 6. I’ve suggested including the sung echoes in verses 3 and 4. Martina Kallina can be played as an instrumental piece by alternating the play-along parts with the instrumental part. The song melody can be played on recorder. M a r t i n a K a l l i n a Martina Kallina Simple playalong part Simple playalong part The two middle lines and the bass line lines and The two middle the bass line œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ ? c Fœ ?c œ Introduction G7 Introduction F œœ œœ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ C Sung Echo Sung Echo Simple Accompaniment Simple Accompaniment Parts Parts Instrumental Melody Instrumental Melody Bass Bass Alternate Bass Pattern Alternate Bass Pattern j œj œ She She &c &c &c &c &c &c &c &c ?c ?c ?c ?c &œ œ Œ & inœ - œa Œ in - a Œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œa played played a Œ Œ œœ œœ œœ œœ Œ Œ She played a ¿ ¿¿ ¿ œ œœ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œF œ œ F œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ. C œœœ œ œœœ œ œœœ œœœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ Jœ œ J Œ ‰ j ‰ œj œ œœ Œ Kalœ - lin œ - a, Kal - lin - a, Œ Œ Œ Œ œ œ œ œ œC œ Œ Œ ‰ j Œ Œ ‰ œjj œ ‰ œj œ Œ Œ ‰ œ œ mar She œ - imœ -ba. mar - im-ba. ‰ j œ œ Œ Œ ‰ j œ œ ŒShe ‰ œj œ œ Œ Œ ‰ œj œ œ Œ She mar œ played a œ - im- ba. Œ Œ Jon Madin Jon Madin œœœœœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœœœœ ¿ ¿¿¿ G7 C œ œ & c œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ &c œ œ œ œ œ œ Song Melody Song Melody 4  Marimba Songs &c &c CD Track 1 Jon Madin œ œ C œ. œ. ‰ ‰ œ œ j œj œ she she œ œ œ œ j œj œ Œ œ œ Œ œ œ Œ œ œ Œ played it played it Œ Œ tapped it œœœœœ œ œ ¿ œœœœœ œœœœœ œœ œœ ¿¿ œœœœœ œ œ ¿ C œ œœ œ ¿ ¿¿ ¿ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœœœœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœœœœ G œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ G Shetap-ped it œ œœ œ ¿ ¿¿ ¿ œ œ œ œ œ œ G etc. etc. œ œœ œ ¿ ¿¿ ¿ etc. etc. œ œ œ œ Ó Ó œœœ œ œœœ œœ œœœ œœœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ G œ œœ œ œ œ ‰œ œ œ ‰ j œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œj œlight - ly on the keys. Mart keys. Martœ - lyœ ‰ onœ the ‰ œjj œ œ Œ light œ Œ œ ‰ œ œ œ Œ œ œ ‰œ œ œ Œ Shetap-ped it light - ly on the keys. œ œ Œ œ œ Œ tapped it mar - im - ba. œ œœ œ œ œ Ó Ó j œ œ light - ly on the keys. œœœœœœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœœœœœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ . Am Am œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ in the key of C in the key of C œ œ œ œ Œ Œ ¿ ¿¿ ¿ œ œ . . .

Alternate Bass Pattern &œ œ Œ in - a &Œ œ. ?c Œ ‰ j Œ œ œ œ ‰ jœ œ Œ œ Mart - in - a & œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ J Kal - lin - a, Œ Œ j œ œ Œ œ. ‰ œj Œ ‰ jœ œ Œ œ Kal - lin - a, ¿ ¿ œœœœœ œ œ œœœœœ œ œ œ C ¿ ¿ she &œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ F ?œ œ œ Percussion (when required) Percussion (when required) High & High¿ . Low Low ¿ ¿ j & ¿¿ . ¿ ¿j ¿ ¿ . Instrumental Melody Instrumental Melody œ œ etc. œ Œ played it Œ œœ œœœ œ œœ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ First section First section m ṁ œ &œ & œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ ṁ œ Sewing machine Sewing machine G ¿ etc. ‰ œj œ œ Œ She played it Martina Kallina œ œ Martina œ œ Kallina -2-2- ¿ j ¿¿ . ¿ ¿j ¿ Ó œ œ œ ¿ ¿ œ œ Œ . œ œ œ œ œ Œ . œœœœœ œ œ œœœœœ œ œ ¿ ¿ . œ . in the key of C in the key of C œ œ œ œ w C œ œ œ . INSTRUMENTAL etc. Second section Second section m m m œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ . Variation on second section Variation on second section ṁ œ & œ œ& œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ . œ ṁ. Œ œ œ œ œ (Right beater plays Cs throughout) INSTRUMENTAL INSTRUMENTAL VERSE 3 VERSE 3 VERSE 1 VERSE 1 We told a We told a conductor conductor He oughta He oughta play that symphony. play that symphony. Martina Martina Kallina She played a She played a marimba. marimba. She tapped it She tapped it lightly on the keys. œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ VERSE 1 She played a marimba. She tapped it lightly on the keys. Martina Kallina, She played it In the key of C. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE 2 She played it at midnight. We heard it softly on the breeze. A crotchet, a quaver. She called it the Marimba Symphony. VERSE 3 We told a conductor He oughta play that symphony. Martina Kallina Would play the marimba, he agreed. INSTRUMENTAL VERSE 4 They played it in Sydney, In Fiji, and on the ABC. Allegro con brio In Rio and in front of royalty. INSTRUMENTAL INSTRUMENTAL Marimba Songs   5

The Waterfall The Waterfall Jon Madin CD Track 10 Jon Madin Simple playalong part & b 42 œœ The marimba line that goes with the verses (no Bb's neccesary). This song can be meaningful if you want it to be. I like the sound of ‘rolling' tremolo marimba playing, hence the long instrumental sections. Before playing it, try practicing tremolo playing. Use tiny, rapid, alternating taps. Bb bars are required for this song. œœ œœ œœ œœ The instrumental melody is also quite easy. Introduction & b 42 œœ œœ F ? b 42 œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œ œœ œ Melody Accompaniment & b 42 & b 42 œœ F Bass ? 2 œ b 4 &b & b œœ C ?b œ œ œœ œ œœ F œ œœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ Am œ œ œœ œœ œœ C œ F œ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ C œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ Instrumental 6  Marimba Songs œœ œ Bb œœ Dm œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œœ œ .

Accompaniment 2 & b 4 œœ œœ F Bass ? b 42 œ &b & b œœ C ?b œ F ? œ b œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ C œœ œœ œœ F œ œ &b & b œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ C œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ C œ œ F œ & b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ? Bb C I œ. think œ œ. ab - out œ you œ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ Bb œ œ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ 1 œ C The Waterfall -2- C Bb œ œ œ Verse & b œj . Dm œ F &b Am Am œœ œ. œ œ. when I'm at C œ œ œ œ the C œ. œ œ wat - er - fall, Bb C œ. œ œ. œ climb- ing on the Peace Park at Hiroshima. Marimba Songs   7

Other Books by Jon Madin Marimba Music for Little Kids is a collection of songs with simple tuned percussion parts associated with them. For the youngest children - 5-6 year olds - the songs involve lots of actions and only a few specific notes. Make Your Own Wacky Instruments Illustrated instructions for making homemade musical instruments for schools, parades and just for fun. The designs range from rubber glove hooters to blue barrel drums. Many of the instruments are suitable for classroom construction, while others require a more technical approach. Marimba Music 1 (book and CD) Simple arrangement for diatonic marimbas, xylophones and other instruments. The pieces are designed to include easy and more challenging parts to suit multi-level classes. Children can progress to harder parts and harder pieces. The accompany CD is instrumental only. Marimba Music 2 (book and CD) This is similar to Marimba Music 1, except that the pieces are pitched at a slightly higher level. They are suitable for upper primary and junior high school classes. This book includes a marimba arrangement of the Heel Toe melody, a simple 12-bar song and tunes inspired by Indonesian, African and Reggae music. 8  Marimba Songs Classics Simplified Playing these pieces on homemade marimbas or Orff xylophones is a perfect way to introduce children to the classics. These paraphrases of popular classics include: A Little Night Music, Blue Danube Waltz, Brahms Lullaby, Can Can, and many more. Make Your Own Marimbas Illustrated instructions for making three-player box or pipe-resonated marimbas, a bass marimba and a portable minimarimba.

ones Blue Enjoy your Free Preview of Jon's great book! More from Jon Madin at: https:// jonmadinmarimbasusa.com More Marimba Music at: Profile https://bppub.net/BPP Marimba Music My background includes teaching classroom music at both primary and secondary levels. Prior to that my work history included film editing, taxi driving and playing in lots of bands. I have two degrees, neither of which came from the internet. Along the way, I have played in Australian bush bands and multicultural dance music bands (featuring Israeli music especially) choirs, early music ensembles, an orchestra, bluegrass and old-timey bands, an African drumming ensemble and a marimba trio. Put these influences together with the music I like to listen to, reggae and klezma especially, and my early experiences of church music and ‘light classics’ around the house, and you get the motley collection of songs presented here. Jon Madin Books and CDs available from: Beatin' Path Publications, LLC 302 East College Street Bridgewater, VA 22812 Visit: https://jonmadinmarimbasusa.com Marimba Songs   9