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Just for Fun: Children's Songs for Mandolin: Easy Mandolin TAB Book

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Just for Fun: Children's Songs for Mandolin: Easy Mandolin TAB Book

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Children's Songs for Mandolin is designed to be playable by beginning and novice musicians. It's perfect for children and parents who want to strum and sing these great songs along with their kids. Plus, matching guitar, ukulele, and banjo books are available---just for fun! Titles: A-B-C * A-Hunting We Will Go * All the Pretty Little Horses * All Through the Night * The Alphabet Song * Angels Watching Over Me * The Animal Fair * Baa, Baa, Blacksheep * The Bear Climbed Over the Mountain * Bill Hogan's Goat * Billy Boy * Bingo * Blue Jay Pulled the Four-Horse Plow * Bobby Shafto * Brahms' Lullaby * Come Little Leaves * Did You Ever See a Lassie? * Do Your Ears Hang Low? * The Farmer in the Dell * Father's Whiskers * Found a Peanut * Frere Jacques * Go In and Out the Window * Goodbye, My Lover, Goodbye * Goodnight, Ladies * Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush * Hickory Dickory Dock * Hush, Little Baby * I Have a Little Dreidel * If You're Happy (And You Know It) * It's Raining, It's Pouring * Itsy Bitsy Spider * Jesus Loves Me * John Brown's Baby * Limericks * London Bridge Is Falling Down * Mary Had a Little Lamb * Michael Finnegan * Mighty Lak' a Rose * Mr. Frog Went A-Courting * The Muffin Man * My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean * Ninety-Nine Bottles of Beer * On the Bridge of Avignon * Polly Wolly Doodle * Pop! Goes the Weasel * Raisins and Almonds * Rig-a-Jig-Jig * Ring Around the Rosie * Rock-a-Bye-Baby * Row, Row, Row, Your Boat * Sailing, Sailing * She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain * Sing a Song of Sixpence * Skip to My Lou * This Old Man * Three Blind Mice * Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.

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Series: Just for Fun
Publisher: Alfred Music
Page Count: 84
ISBN10: 0-7390-9626-5
ISBN13: 978-0-7390-9626-0
UPC: 038081460567
SKU: 00-41036

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Why we love this

This collection gives mandolin students immediate access to a repertoire they already know and love. The TAB notation removes notation-reading barriers, letting players focus on left-hand technique, right-hand rhythm, and the joy of making music right away.

What to expect

Familiar, playful, and instantly rewarding. These are the songs that shaped childhood for generations, now translated into mandolin idiom with straightforward fingerboard diagrams that invite exploration without intimidation.

Who it's for

Beginning mandolin students and young players learning their first instrument, as well as parents and teachers who want approachable arrangements for family music-making. The TAB format makes it especially welcoming for players who are still developing standard notation literacy.

How to get the most out of it

  • Start with songs that sit comfortably in the first position. Pieces like 'Mary Had a Little Lamb' and 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' establish confidence before tackling wider intervallic leaps.
  • Use the rhythmic simplicity of these melodies to develop steady, even pick strokes. Count aloud if needed to lock in tempo and build muscle memory.
  • Sing along while you play. This deepens musicality and helps younger players internalize phrasing without overthinking technique.

How to use it

Assign one or two songs each week as supplementary repertoire alongside technical studies, or use them as sight-reading warm-ups where students feel the satisfaction of playing recognizable melodies immediately. You can also program informal performances where students perform one or two of these pieces for parents and younger students.

Skills your students will build

  • Reading TAB notation and translating it to fingerboard positions
  • Coordinating steady pick strokes with simple rhythmic patterns
  • Playing melodies in first position
  • Developing consistent tempo and intonation
  • Building confidence through accessible, familiar repertoire

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