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Prodigies Music
My First Songbook
Volume I
by Robert and Samantha Young

Edits by Chris Hazewski & Emma Frohlich

Videos by Jeff Sedwick, Chris Hazewski & Robert Young
Music By Michael Lining & Robert Young

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be

reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by
any means without the express permission of
Preschool Prodigies and Young Music, LLC.

Cover and Illustrations: Robert Young & Art Licensed from FreePik.com
Printed by: Amazon CreateSpace

ISBN 978-1519520074

Copyright 2020 by Preschool Prodigies and Young Music LLC

2358 Dutch Neck Rd, Smyrna DE 19977

My First Songbook Volume I 1

 Table of Contents
Color in 1 Star Everytime You Practice a Song

Page 3-5 Page 6-8 Page 10 Page 12

Welcome & Focusing, Steady Hot Cross Buns Mary Had a

The Musical Beat & Rhythm Little Lamb
Alphabet

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Page 14 Page 18 Page 21 Page 22

Jingle Bells Twinkle Twinkle Ba Ba Farmer in
Little Star + Black Sheep the Dell
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The ABCs

Page 24 Page 26 Page 29 Page 32

Row Your Boat On Top of Sweet Beets Are You

Spaghetti Sleeping?
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Page 34 Page 36 Page 40 Page 44

Avocado When the Saints Ode to Joy Old MacDonald

Go Marching In

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Welcome to Songbook
(first name’s)

Let’s warm up with our C Major Scale

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Red Orange Yellow Green Teal Purple Pink Red

DO RE MI FA S OL LA TI
do

Try playing the notes above! Start on the left, and

work your way to the right.

Now try it again, but as you play the notes, try singing about the
colors (Red Orange Yellow Green Teal Purple Pink Red)!

Now try it again, but as you play the notes, try singing about the
letter names (C D E F G A B c).

After that, try singing or hand-signing with the Solfege

Hand-Signs (Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Ti Do). We’ll learn more about
those on the next page!

The C/1 Bell is at the beginning and then the c/8 bell is at the end.
That’s because the notes actually repeat in a pattern! Does one
sound higher than the other? Circle the higher one!

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 The Musical Alphabet
In this book, we’re going to focus on 7 notes from the
musical alphabet. They are...
A B C D E F G

A B C D E F G
In this book, we’ll usually start on the C like this...

C D E F G A B c

C D E F G A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

You might be wondering, why do we have 2 C notes? The musical notes

repeat in a pattern, giving us high and low versions of the notes.
G A B C D E F G A B c d e f g

Lower Notes Higher Notes

Trace the letters and then color the piano!

C D E F G A B C

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 The Musical Hand-Signs
Every note in our musical alphabet has a different
DO RE sound, but learning their sounds can be tricky.

To make memorizing the sounds easier, it helps to

sing with the Solfege Hand-Signs, which combine
short musical words (Solfege) with simple hand-signs.

Grab an instrument, play the note, and then try to

sing and hand-sign! Try it with the 8 Hand-Signs below!

DO RE MI FA S OL LA TI
do

Trace the lines below and connect the Solfege Hand Signs
to the Bells and the Kids they belong to!

DO RE MI FA S OL LA TI
do

C D E F G A B c

DO RE MI FA S OL LA TI do

If you don’t learn all of them right away, that’s okay! We’ll keep practicing.

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 Focus Your Practice
Notes Used: Lots of the songs in this book will only have 3-5
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notes in the song.

Look for a picture like this one on each page and

just set up the notes you need!

Zooming in on the Treble Clef

Most of our music is written on the Treble Clef.

In this book, we’re going to zoom in on the treble clef to help

make the notes twice as big as usual. In future books, we’ll
zoom out and work with the full clef!

G Treble
Clef
G

Track Your Practice

At the top of each song you’ll see 5 stars like these.

Every time you practice the song, fill in one star.

This will help you track your practice and work your way to
mastery of each song.

Likewise, Parents & Teachers may want to use the checkboxes

to help track what concepts you’ve covered so far!

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 Playing a Steady Beat
A blank musical space is called a measure. This is
where we read and write our music!

Every measure has a few different BEATS in it.

We use gray boxes to show the different beats.
Most of our measures have 4 beats.

Tap or Clap the Patterns Below with Beet and Shh

Play the patterns below and try to keep a steady beat!

Say
1 2 3 4

Shh Shh Shh Shh

Say

Shh 2 Shh 4

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 Rhythm Legend
In music, we have long notes and short notes!
Can you play the pattern of short short loooong?!

F F F

Short Short Loooooong

Play the F Bell and Count the Numbers (Beats)

The whole note gets four (4) beats and takes up a whole measure.
F
Play

4
1 2 3 4
Say Whisper Whisper Whisper

The half note gets two (2) beats and takes up half the measure.
F F
Play

2
1 2 3 4
Say

The quarter note gets one (1) beat and takes up one quarter of the measure.
F F F F

1
Play

1 2 3 4
Say

The eighth note gets one-half (1/2) of a beat and takes up one-eighth of
the measure.

1 Play F F F F F F F F

2
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
Say

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Video Curriculum at ProdigiesMusic.com
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General Music General Music

Level 1 Level 2
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If you have fun with this book, you’ll love the video lessons and performance
tracks we have at ProdigiesMusic.com

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definitely check out free training videos at
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Happy Musicing and until next time, I will...

Cya later, Cya later, Cya, Cya, Later!

CYA LATER
- Mr. Rob C

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 Notes Used:
C D E

Hot Cross Buns

1. Hot buns
MI MI RE RE DO DO DO DO
2.
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Hot buns
MI MI RE RE DO DO DO DO

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C C C C

One a pen - ny two a pen - ny

DO DO DO DO RE RE RE RE

Hot buns
MI MI RE RE DO DO DO DO

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C D E

Mary Had a Little Lamb

E E E E

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1. Ma - ry had a lit - tle lamb

2. Fol - lowed her to school one day
3. M I RE DO RE MI MI MI MI

E E E

D D D MI

Lit - tle lamb lit - tle lamb

school one day school one day
RE RE RE RE MI MI MI MI

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Ma - ry had a lit - tle lamb whose

Fol - lowed her to school one day which
MI RE DO RE MI MI MI MI

D D D

fleece was white as snow

was a - gainst the rules
RE RE MI RE DO DO DO DO

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 Notes Used:
C D E F G

Jingle Bells

E E E E E E

1. Jin - gle bells jin - gle bells

MI MI MI MI MI MI MI MI
2.

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Jin - gle all the way

MI S OL DO RE MI MI MI MI

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 F F F F F

E E E

Oh what fun it is to ride in

FA FA FA FA FA MI MI MI

E E

D D D

one horse o - pen sleigh HEY!

MI RE RE MI RE RE S OL S OL

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Jin - gle bells jin - gle bells

MI MI MI MI MI MI MI MI

E E

Jin - gle all the way

MI S OL DO RE MI MI MI MI

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E E E

Oh what fun it is to ride in

FA FA FA FA FA MI MI MI

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one horse o - pen sleigh HEY!

S OL S OL FA RE DO DO
do do

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 Notes Used:
C D E F G A

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star & The ABCs

A A

G G G

C C

1. Twin - kle twin - kle lit - tle star

2. A B C D E F G
3. DO DO S OL S OL LA LA S OL S OL

F F

E E

D D

How I won - der what you are

H I J K L M N O P
FA FA MI MI RE RE DO DO

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F F

E E

Up a - bove the world so high

Q R S T U V
S OL S OL FA FA MI S OL RE RE

G G G

F F
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Like a dia- mond in the sky

W X Y and Z
S OL S OL FA FA MI S OL RE RE

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G G G

C C

Twin - kle twin - kle lit - tle star

Now I know my A B Cs
DO DO S OL S OL LA LA S OL S OL

F F

E E

D D

How I won - der what you are

Next time won’t you sing with me
FA FA MI MI RE RE DO DO

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Notes Used:
C D E F G A

Ba Ba Black Sheep

Ba ba black sheep,
have you any wool?
Yes sir yes sir,
three bags full.
One for my master,
one for the dame.
One for the little boy that
lives down the lane.
Ba ba black sheep,
have you any wool?
Yes sir yes sir,
three bags full.
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C D E G A

The Farmer in the Dell

C C C C C

1. The farm - er in the dell the

2. The farm - er takes a wife the
S OL DO DO DO DO DO RE

E E E E E

farm - er in the dell

farm - er takes a wife
MI MI MI MI MI

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Heigh Ho the der - ry - o the

Heigh Ho the der - ry - o the
S OL S OL LA S OL MI DO RE

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farm - er in the dell

farm - er takes a wife
MI MI RE RE DO

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C D E F G .
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Row Your Boat

C C C

1. Row row row your boat

DO DO DO RE MI
2.

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Gent - ly down the stream

MI RE MI FA S OL S OL S OL S OL

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c c c

G G G

E E E

C C C

Mer- ri- ly mer- ri- ly mer- ri -ly mer- ri -ly

DO S OL MI DO

G
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Life is but a dream

S OL FA MI RE DO DO DO DO

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 Notes Used:
C D E F G A .
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On Top of Spaghetti

Note: This song only has c

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3 beats in each measure

3 G

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1. Rest Rest On top of spa - ghet -

2. Rest Rest It rolled off the ta -
3. DO DO MI S OL DO DO DO

A A A

ti Rest Rest All co -vered in

ble Rest Rest And on to the
LA LA LA LA FA S OL LA

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cheese Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest I

floor Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest And
S OL S OL S OL
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lost my poor meat - ball

then my poor meat - ball
DO MI S OL S OL S OL S OL RE RE RE

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Rest Rest When some - bo - dy sneezed

Rest Rest It rolled out the door
MI FA MI RE DO DO DO

Back to the beginning

for verse 2!

Rest Rest Rest

Rest Rest Rest

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Notes Used:
D E G A B

Sweet Beets

B B

A A

G G G

1. Sweet beets, we’ve got some. If you want some

2. S OL S OL S OL RE MI S OL S OL TI TI LA LA

G G

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D D D D
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Sweet beets, we got ‘em. If you want some

S OL S OL S OL RE MI RE RE RE RE MI RE

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 B B

A A

G G G

1. Sweet beets, we’ve got some. If you want some

2. S OL S OL S OL RE MI S OL S OL TI TI LA LA

G G G

Sweet beets, we got ‘em.

S OL S OL S OL RE MI S OL S OL S OL S OL

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Tap or clap the rhythms below Note: the colors here mimic a popular rhythm manipulatve
called Note Knacks. They do not indicate a specific note or pitch.

beet beet cher ry beet

ta ta ti ti ta

cher ry cher ry beet beet

ti ti ti ti ta ta

cher ry beet cher ry beet

ti ti ta ti ti ta

a vo ca do a vo ca do
beet beet
ti ka ti ka ti ka ti ka ta ta

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 Notes Used:
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Are You Sleeping?

E E
D D

C C C C

1. Are you sleep - ing are you sleep - ing

2. Fre - re Jac - ques fre - re Jac - ques
DO RE MI DO DO RE MI DO
3.

G G

F F

E E

Bro - ther John bro - ther John

Dor - mez - vous dor - mez - vous
MI FA S OL S OL MI FA S OL S OL

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G G G G

F F

E E

C C

Morn - ing bells are ring - ing morn- ing bells are ring - ing
Son - nez les ma - ti -nes son -nez les ma - ti - nes
S OL LA S OL FA MI DO S OL LA S OL FA MI DO

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c c c c

G G

ding dang dong ding dang dong

ding dang dong ding dang dong
S OL S OL
do do do do do do

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Avocado

G G G

1. Ah Ah Aah a - vo- ca - do Rest

2. Ah Ah Aah a- gua-ca - te Rest
3. DO MI S OL S OL LA S OL FA S OL

F F F

E E
D D D

Woa don’tyou know that I love you so

me gus - ta mu - cho qui - eres comer?
FA S OL FA MI FA MI RE RE RE RE

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Ah Ah Aah a - vo - ca - do Rest
Ah Ah Aah a- gua - ca - te Rest
DO MI S OL S OL LA TI S OL
do

F F F

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Woa don’t you know that I love you so

me gus - ta mu - cho I’d eat it all day!
FA S OL FA MI FA MI RE RE DO DO

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When The Saints Go

C D E F G

Marching In

G
F

1. Rest Oh when the saints

2. Rest DO MI FA S OL S OL S OL S OL

G
F

Rest Oh when the saints

DO MI FA S OL S OL S OL S OL
Rest

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Rest Oh when the saints go

DO MI FA S OL S OL MI MI
Rest

mar - ching in
DO DO MI MI RE RE RE RE

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Rest Rest I just want to

MI RE DO DO DO DO
Rest Rest

G G G
F

be in that num - ber

MI MI S OL S OL S OL FA FA FA

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Rest Oh when the saints go

DO MI FA S OL S OL MI MI
Rest

C C

mar - ching in
DO DO RE RE DO DO DO DO

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C D E F G

Ode to Joy

G G

F F

E E E

1. Mus - ic brings us all to - ge - ther

MI MI FA S OL S OL FA MI RE
2.

E E

D D D
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Sing - ing and play - ing as one

DO DO RE MI MI RE RE RE

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F F

E E E

Join our voi - ces in great chor - us

MI MI FA S OL S OL FA MI RE

D D
C C C C

Ode to joy it has be - gun

DO DO RE MI RE DO DO DO

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Raise your voice up to the - raf-ters

RE RE MI DO RE MI FA MI DO

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Peace on Earth good - will at hand

RE MI FA MI RE DO RE S OL S OL

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Songs of those who came be - fore us

MI MI FA S OL S OL FA MI RE

D D
C C C C

ring - ing out a - cross the land

DO DO RE MI RE DO DO DO

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C D E F G

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

F F F

D D
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1. Old Mac - Don - ald had a farm

2. Old Mac - Don - ald had a farm
3. Old Mac - Don - ald had a band
FA FA FA DO RE RE DO DO
4.
A A

G G

e i e i o
e i e i o
e i e i o
LA LA S OL S OL FA FA FA FA

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On that farm he had some cows

On that farm he had some pigs
On that farm he had some bells
FA FA FA DO RE RE DO DO

A A

G G

C C

e i e i o with a
e i e i o with an
e i e i o with a
LA LA S OL S OL FA FA DO DO

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C C

Moo moo here, and a moo moo there

Oink Oink here, and an oink oink there
Green green here, and a green green there
FA FA FA DO DO FA FA FA FA

F F F F
F F F F F F F F

Here a moo, there a moo, ev - ‘ry where a moo moo.

Here an oink, there an oink, ev - ‘ry where an oink oink.
Here a green, there a green, ev - ‘ry where a green green.

FA FA FA FA FA FA FA FA FA FA FA FA

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D D
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Old Mac - Don - ald had a farm

Old Mac - Don - ald had a farm
Old Mac - Don - ald had a band
FA FA FA DO RE RE DO DO

A A

G G

e i e i o
e i e i o
e i e i o
LA LA S OL S OL FA FA FA FA

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