Product Description
This is a 2-voice arrangement of 6 well loved Christmas carols. The pieces are arranged on key map tablatures. The notes in each 5-finger position are colored with bright colors. With each change to a new 5-finger position, fingering is shown for the first note of the group. The color of all notes in the new position is changed to identify the new 5-finger position. The hand remains in the new position until the color changes again. Notes that are not in a 5-finger position are white. Each color change can be seen BEFORE being reached, making it completely unnecessary to concentrate on locating the next change in hand position.. 14 pages
Contents
Silent Night
Angels We Have Heard on High
The First Noel
God Rest Ye Marry Gentlemen
O Come All Ye Faithful
O Little Town of Bethlehem
These pieces are notated on a vertically oriented tablature called a "key map." Key maps are intended to SHOW you which keys to play by matching (mapping) the locations of the keys on the keyboard. The group of 12 keys from Middle C up to B form what we call the green "Octave Group" (There are 7 of these identical groups on the piano distinguished by their colors and locations.) The key map staff is based on an octave group. For each octave group, the 5 vertical lines of the staff stand for the 5 black KEYS of an octave group. The staff lines ARE SPACED to match the horizontal spacing of the black keys of the octave group. The notes for black keys are placed ON these staff lines. The notes for the white keys are placed BETWEEN the lines. The notes of a key map move to the left and right to indicate change in PITCH and down the page to indicate the passing of TIME (rhythm). The vertical length of each note is proportional to the time that the sound takes (in beats).
If you are unfamiliar with this beautiful key map notation, you may want to consider ordering our article describing how it works entitled: "Getting Started With Key Maps for the Piano". It contains an explanation of how key maps work and includes a number of examples. 16 pages. It is promotionally priced at only $1.99.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.