Welcome to the wonderful world of clarinet

playing. Your teacher has shown you how

to hold your instrument and make a sound
on the mouthpiece.
Let's play our first song!

4
"E"
ŒŒŒŒ Œ ŒŒŒ
1. Our First Note

&4 s s
4
"F"
ŒŒŒŒ Œ ŒŒŒ
2. Our Second Note

&4 x x
4 ŒŒŒŒ ŒŒŒŒ
3. Three's a Crowd

&4 s x s
4
4. Four In a Row

&4 s x s x
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4 Œ Œ Œ Œ
5. A Funny Pair

&4 {{ zz
& {{ Œ Œ {z{ Œ

4 Œ Œ
6. Skate Board Sam

&4 {{{ zzz

& zz Œ Œ {{{ Œ
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7. Catch That Note

& z z z z s
& { { { { x
8. Keep On

4
Blowin'

&4 x z z z z
& s { { { Œ
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4  
9. Our Third Note

&4 t t
Whole rests get four beats of silence.

4  
10. Couch Potato

&4 t x
&  t 
s
4 Œ Œ
11. Puppy Dogs

&4 www{{{
& z z z Œ w w w Œ
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5

 
12. Our Fourth Note

&4 R R R

44 Œ
13. Apple for the Teacher

& yyyy yyy

& Œ
y y y y y y y
& y y z z { { z z
& z { z y Œ Œ
y y
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4  
14. Our Fifth Note

&4
I I I
4
15. Bumper Cars

&4 Œ Œ Œ
" " yyy
&z ŒzŒ {{{Œ
Œ Œ Œ
& w w w { {{ z zz y yy Œ

& Œy Œ z Œ{ Œ z z y y
" I
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4
16. Half Notes Happen

&4 ^^ 4 4 ^ E ^P

4
17. Hot Cross Buns

&4 ^. I ^. I
&
" " " " y y yy ^ . I
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8 Notes are written on
lines and spaces called
the "staff".
How many lines can you find?
How many spaces can you find?

4
18. High Dive

&4
"""y ^ .
& z y y I
"
&
" " " y ^ .
&
" z y y I
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19. Mary Had a Little Lamb

4
&4 z y " y zz ^ y y. z w4
& zy " y zz^ yyzy I
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20. Bad News

4 Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ
Bears

&4 z y zy" { z
& {zy Œ Œw{z w
y P
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21. Dreydl, Dreydl

4
&4 wz w z w z Πz w w { z . Πy
& {y{y {y y w{zy I Œ

4
22. Notes Without Letters

&4 P˙ . ˙ ^ ˙ x
& E ˙ ^ ˙ . ˙ I
& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w
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&
]
23. Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me!
4
&4zP y z{.
& y " y z P
-
& z P y z{. www{ zy P

4
24. Crazy Tonguing

& 4 z œœœ { œœœ z œœœ y œœœ

& " œœœ
g œœœ œœœœ w
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A
44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ..

B
44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ..

C
44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ..

D
44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ..

E
44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ..
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25. Yankee Doodle Cha Cha



" " yyz " zyyy " " yyz P yyy

" " yyz {z yy " y " yyy P " " "
26. Caribbean Cruise

 { w { {{ 4 . z { w ww E P
 { w { {{ 4 4 ^ w z x

27. Country Hoe Down



" " " y y z " " . z zzy " . .
 y y z z z E w { { zy P P
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28. Eighth Note Slide

 { { { z z z y y y 
"
 y y y z z { { { E

 
s  

29. The Cabbage Song


 z z z z { { zzzzy y
 
zzzz{{{{ zzyy" "
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"A"
 S

30. Old MacDonald

Had a Farm

  { { { " y y P ! ! w w E  
Half note rests get
two beats of silence.

 { { { " " { { E
 {{{ {{{ {{{{{ {
 {{{" yyP !!ww E 
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 

When you reach the repeat sign under the first ending, stop and
go back to the beginning. When you get to the first ending again,
skip it and go to the second ending.

31. Stodola Pumpa


 !!! www {{{ { zzz y z
"
1. 2.

 { { { " {  { { { 

32. London Bridge


 w!w{ z{4 yzE z{4
   . 4 z 
P
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A "slur" is a curved line that connects

two or more notes of different pitches.
 z { w
Tongue the first note and move to the
next notes without tonguing. Don't stop blowing.

A "tie" is a curved line that connects

 E {
two or more notes of the same pitch.
Hold the note for the combined value of the notes.

Dotted Half Note

A dotted half note gets three beats of sound.  
33. Southern Roses

 
P E ^ .
z { w . z { w P
  E ^ .
P
 z { w . z E {  
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  y w w 4
Note(s) that come before the first


full measure of a piece of music.

Hold (keep blowing) the note

 ]
until your director tells you to stop,

34. Snake Charmer


  y z { zy y z { ! z { y { w

 ! !!!wz{ w www{yz

 { z y y z { ! z { y 


35. Aura Lee

 {z{ wy4 {zyz E

" P
       { z y z E 

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36. Jingle
Bells

 z z ^ w 
zz^ z "y ^

 { { { { { z z zz z y y z . 4

   
   

 { { { { { z z zz w w { y I
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Go back to the beginning
and play until "Fine".

37. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star


 " " w w ! ! 4 { { z z y y P
Fine

 w w { { z z .  
D. C. al Fine

Go back to the sign and

play until "Fine". The "sign"


38. Ode to Joy
 zz{w w{zy " " yz zy.

 zz{w w{zy " "yz y" P
Fine

 y y z y z{z y z{z y y 4
" " "D.S.al Fine
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"B Flat"
A "flat" lowers the note one
half step. It stays in effect
& bv
for the entire measure. 1
Use your "A" key and your "register" key.

39. Yankee Doodle

4
&4 { { w ! { ! w " { { w ! E ^

& œ œ œ œ b} œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙

A "time signature" tells you how many

beats there are in each measure of music.

40. Little Cabin in the Wood

4
&4 " { { w { z 4 w w !! w { ,
"
& ! ! b} ! w b` w w ! x
" "
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22

A "key signature" changes

certain notes throughout When you see this key signature,
a piece of music. play all the B's as B FLATS.

4
41. It's a Ringer!
b
& 4 E 4 , ` , ` , 4
&b ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w

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42. Polly Wolly Doodle

b 4
& 4 ! œ { œœ! œ E ! œœœ} œ! œ 4 . z œ
1.
b
& w œ z œœ w œ ^ } œ œ œ ! œ wœ S .
.
2.

&b } œ œ œ ! œ w œ x
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"F Sharp"
A "sharp" raises the note
one half step. It s in effect & #w
for the entire measure.

43. Mary's Other Lamb

4
& 4 #F z y z #F F \ z z ^ #F ! ,
& #œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ w
44. O Come Little Children (Melody)
4
& 4 ! , #F ! ˙ #œ œ 4 z w #\ . !
& , #F ! ˙ #œ œ 4 z z . .

4
45. O Come Little Children (Harmony)

& 4 #F #\ y F #˙ œ œ ^ z z . . #F
& #\ y F #˙ œ œ ^ w w #\ .
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46. Jolly Old St. Nick
2
&4 ! œœœ w œœ { œœœ , y œœœ
.
1. 2.

& ""{ z{w 4 . w{w! E

!
The Israeli National Anthem, HATIKVA, means "The Hope."
Hatkiva expresses the hope of the Jewish people that they
would someday return to the land of their forefathers.

4
47. Hatikvah
b
& 4 z { w ! ! } ! } } ,
y
&b w w z { { z y z { . ..

48. Slippery Slurs

4
&4 w z P {y- "z4 zyP
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Playing the same music beginning at different times.

49. Are You Sleeping? a Four Part Round

4 1 2
&4 z œ
"y " œœ œ z { 4 œœ˙

w ! w { z " œœœœœ œ " w P œ œ ˙

3 4
&

Piano
Play with a soft volume.

Forte
Play with a full volume.
50. Minka, Minka
2
&4 w œ œ œ œb} ! w #F œ œ œ #œ ! w F
f p

& w œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ #F w ! F w w ..
f p f

Roll your finger from the first hole

51. Rollin' Back and Forth
4
up to the "A" key. Don't lift it.

&4 œ œ ˙ œœ˙ œœœœ œœ˙

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A dotted quarter note gets one
and one half counts.

52. America
3
&4 j j
"p " y g . " y z z { z. y "
& y w w w w . j
" g P . { z
f

& { { { { . zj y z { z y
" p
j ! { z y
& z. { w P.
f
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53. Technical Foul

4 j j
& 4 w œ œœœœ { . œ œœœœ z . œj œœœœ y . œj ˙
.

& " œ œ œ œ. œj y œœœœ.œj z œœœy .œj

" œ˙
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A
44 œœœœœ œœœœœœ œœœœœœ œœœœœœ ..

B
44 œœœ Œ œ œ œ œœœ Œ Œ œ œœ Œ œ œœœœ œ œ ..

C
44 œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ Œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ Œ œ œ ..

D
44 œ œ ˙ œœœ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ..

24 œ. j j
E œ œ œ œ. œ ˙ ..

F
34 œ. œj œ ˙.
j
œ œ . œ ˙. ..
34 œ œ œ œ œ ˙ j Œ
G œ œ. œ œ ˙ ..

H
34 ˙ œ œœœœœœ œ ˙ ˙. ..
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54. Rhythm Wreck
4 j
&4 z œœ œ œ œ w .œœœ
" œ œ˙

& ŒŒ E w œœ œ œ
. " œ œœœ y z ˙ ˙

"LOW B FLAT"

&
bw

55. More Hot Cross Buns

4
&4 y " b` œ œ b˙

&
bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ b˙
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A natural sign cancels a flat or a sharp.

It remains in effect for the entire measure.

56. It Just Comes Naturally



P - P `       
57. Don't Be Fooled


 

" } " g          

An accent sign tells you to

play the note with more
emphasis.
 An eighth rest gets one
half beat of silence.

58. Go, Fight, Win!


 " z   w     
{ F F     

       
          
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2
&4 4 {zy" ˙ œœœœ

..
1. 2.
& œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙

60. Rueben and Rachel

2
&4 w{y œœ
b} œ œ œ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ
p
>
f

& bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ
bœ œ œ œ > >
f

3
61. When Love Is Kind
b
& 4 { œ œ œ œ œ w œ œ œœœ
" "
&b "
! œ œ œœœ
œ œ œ ˙.
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Play with a medium 31
soft volume.
Mezzo Forte
Play with a medium
loud volume.

62. Mexican Hat Dance

3
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ Œ Œ
œ mf> >
mp

Œ œ Œ Œ . Œ ŒŒ
2.
.
1.
& œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ œ mf> > œ œ >œ
>
mp
f

63. Blues Dues

4
&4 w ! b} ! w z œœœ
" z œ
& bœ œ ˙œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
& œ œ œ œ bœ œ ˙ œœœœ˙
U
& œœœœ˙ œ œ bœ œ ˙
œ œ
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64. Big Breath Slurs
4
& 4 w w w w w bw w w

& w w w w w w w
w

65. When the

Saints Go
4
Marchin' In
&4
" z { t w œœœ w œ
œœœ

& ˙ Œ
˙ ˙ ˙ w œ œ œ

& ˙. œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙. œ Œ œ œ

& ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ w œ
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66. William Tell Overture


  w !
"    { "

 { ! w z
  "    
       
}!w { ! {

67. This Old Man


 w z 4   

         
 

 " y z { 4       
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C SHARP
& #w

68. Sweetly Sings the Donkey

#4
& 4 œ# œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ w
#
& œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ

#
& œ œœ œ œœ œœœœ w
#œ #œ

69. Danger! Tricky Rhythms

3 j
& 4 œ œ œ œ # ˙. œ. œ œ ˙ œ

& œ œ œ # œ. œj œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
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LOW A
&
w
70. Bye, Baby Bunting

2
&4
" ! y " ! œ œ œ œ œ œ

&
œœœœ œœœœ œœœœ œœœ

Crescendo Get louder

Decrescendo Get softer

.
.
& 44 Œ œŒ Œ Œ w œ
71. Monster Melodies
..
œ œ œ œ œœ
& .. jœ  jœ ˙ . Œ .
.
œ. œ œ œ. œ œ
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& #w
72. Barcarolle
3
& 4 #˙ œ ˙ #œ #œ #œ œ ˙ #œ

& #œ #œ œ ˙ #œ #˙. ˙.

& #˙ œ ˙ #œ #œ #œ œ ˙ #œ

& #œ #œ œ ˙ #œ ˙. ˙.

Write in the letters to these notes.

& w w w w w w w #w #w
w w w

& # w w w w w w #w bw w #w w
bw
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Mary Had A Little Lamb

 
LOW "G"
g ! w !         

           
Stodula Pumpa

LOW "F"         
}}} { }   
1. 2.

  
       
London Bridge

     
   
    
      
Ode to Joy

   
              
 
              
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Bumpin' UP: G to High D

  
.
High D
. 
High "D"
   4
mf cresc. f
      


BUMPIN' UP: F to High C

 P P 
High C

High "C"  
   E
mf cresc. f
     
 

BUMPIN' UP: E to High B

  - - 
High B
High "B"
    ^
mf cresc. f
     
 
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Takin' a Walk to Low G

Low "G"   " g ! w    

f Low G

In a Far Off Land


         
 
mp mf f
  
       
p

Bumpin' Up: A to High E

^ ^   
   
High E

High "E"
 ,

Bumpin' Up: Bb to High F

E E
  
High F


`
High "F"
  
       

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Walking Away
       
  
mp
mf
Down the Ladder
     
  
mf
The Long Ladder
     
     
f
Watch the Slur
     
    
mf
Long Slurs
     
     
mf

Movin' Faster
     
    
f
Down the Scale
     
      
mf
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74. Can Can

 P y{zy w w w!z{ y y y{zy
 ""g! w{zy  
     

              "
1. 2.

"

75. La Bamba

   { " " } y "  }  ! { y y z  

      z w } ! w         

              
 

        

  
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76. Simple Gifts

 
       g " " g   

 
                

  g "         

77. Amazing Grace


     
   

     P P 
 
"  " 
   
      
       
 43

Bonus Duet
Section
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Beginning Band Series
features selected beginning duets
from The Beginning Band Fun
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BOOK of
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Easy Duets
This book serves as a great
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for Beginning Band Students by Larry Newman Band Fun Book and contains
more than thirty easy and fun to
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78. Ode to Joy

Melody

        
mf

      
     

     
      

               
mp

        
mf

   
    
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78. Ode to Joy

       
    
Harmony

mf

          


  
     


            
mp

        
mf

  
     
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79. Italian Song

Melody               
mf

                 

           

           
 

              
  

 2.
        
1.
  
 47
79. Italian Song
Harmony               
mf

                 

           

              

               

 2.
   
1.
       
48
80. Skater's Waltz

Melody

            
mf

            

          
 

      
   

81. French Clowns

Melody  
     


mf

             
 49
80. Skater's Waltz

            
Harmony

mf

         
  

   
     

     
    

81. French Clowns

 
  
Harmony
    
mf


      
 
50
82. Aura Lee


    
Melody
       
mf

     
  

     

          
p mp mf

        
f mf

     
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82. Aura Lee


 
     
Harmony
  
mf

         

      


         
p mp mf

   
f
  
mf

  
 
52
83. Camptown Races

       
Melody    
mf f

           
mf

           
f

       
     
mf


          
f

           
mf
 53
83. Camptown Races

           
Harmony

mf f

        
mf
     

           
f

           
mf

 
      

f

   
mf
   
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84. Skip to My Lou

Melody  
         
f

      
  

      
  

       

     

mp

     


     

f

       
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84. Skip to My Lou
 
    
Harmony  
f   
         

      
  
       
     
mp

      

     
f

       