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Each coloured bop is a different musical note

Stack bops to create a chord

Soundbops is a musical instrument designed specifically for children.

Each musical building block represents a musical note. We call them “bops”! Simply place a bop on a peg and press

to play the note, or stack bops together to build a chord.

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Music is Magical!

The box at the top of the page contains music knowledge to help you understand music concepts and

explain them to children.

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Build a Musical Future

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Each coloured bop is a different musical note.A musical note is also a key on a piano or a

finger position on a guitar.

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represents a sharp note. This means that the note is higher than usual.represents a flat note. This means that the note is lower than usual.

An f sharp is the same as a g flat.The black keys on the piano represent sharp and flat notes.

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It’s easy to relate the Soundbops board to a piano keyboard.

Place all of your bops like a piano keyboard

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Musical notes and chords can be played with a variety of instruments. Soundbops teaches the fundamentals of music

which can be transferred to any instrument.

Do you have a favourite sound?

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There are lots of different types of chords.We will focus on the most common chords.

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Notes are related to each other by their pitch.Some notes are higher and some are lower.

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Play different notes

Can you hear which is lower or higher?

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Now we’re ready for some songs!

Hot Cross Buns Page 20

Mary Had a Little Lamb 22

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 24

You Are My Sunshine 26

Humpty Dumpty 28

Baa Baa Black Sheep 30

The Muffin Man 32

This Old Man 34

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring 36

Jingle Bells 38

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Play the bops from left to right,

then move to the start of the next line

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Hot Cross Buns

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Hot Cross Buns

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Mary Had a Little Lamb

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Mary Had a Little Lamb

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

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Humpty Dumpty

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Humpty Dumpty

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Baa Baa Black Sheep

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Baa Baa Black Sheep

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The Muffin Man

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The Muffin Man

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This Old Man

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This Old Man

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It’s Raining, It’s Pouring

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It’s Raining, It’s Pouring

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Jingle Bells

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Jingle Bells

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We’re ready to take another big step...

Are you ready?

So far, we’ve been using our Soundbops notation to play songs. Now we’re ready to move on to the next stage: using and learning the sheet music that musicians use to write and

read music. And to play some great new songs!

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Treble Clef

Can you play the notes on the treble clef?

Musicians use sheet music to learn how to play songs and to write their own. The treble clef is a part of sheet music. We move the notes onto the treble clef as seen below. Each note has a position. The notes increase in pitch from low to high as

they go up the treble clef.

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Now we’re ready for some songs!

See Saw Margery Daw Page 44

Hush Little Baby 46

Little Miss Muffet 48

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See Saw Margery Daw

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See Saw Margery Daw

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Hush Little Baby

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Hush Little Baby

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Little Miss Muffet

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Little Miss Muffet

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Sharp and flat notes

Can you play the notes shown?

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Sharp and flat notes are positioned on the same line as the normal note but will also show the corresponding symbol.

For example, a c sharp will be in the c position and the d flat will be in the d position. It will have a different colour.

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Now we’re ready for some songs!

Bingo Page 52

If You’re Happy and You Know it 54

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Bingo

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Bingo

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If You’re Happy and You Know It

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If You’re Happy and You Know It

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Rhythm

Can you play the notes with the correct timing?

Each bar has four beats: 1, 2 , 3 and 4. Each note is played for one beat.

If the note is stretched, play it for longer.

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Now we’re ready for some songs!

Yankee Doodle Page 58

Incy Wincy Spider 60

Wee Willie Winkie 62

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Yankee Doodle Dandy

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Yankee Doodle Dandy

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Incy Wincy Spider

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Incy Wincy Spider

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Wee Willie Winkie

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