Christmas Sheet Music
From LoveToKnow Christmas
Music has been a part of Christmas celebrations for two thousand years, and we rely on Christmas sheet music to help us enjoy it! The Christmas season brings pleasant memories of cheerful carols and melodies that lift our spirits and remind us of those stories our grandparents told us about the good old days when life was a lot simpler. Families would gather together around a roaring fireplace, decorate the Christmas tree, sing songs, and play music from Christmas sheet music on their instruments to entertain everyone. Gifts would be distributed and a large feast would be enjoyed. You may also think of Christmas church services where all in attendance would pray and sing in unison.
For those of us who have musical talent or just want to have fun singing or playing a musical instrument, using Christmas sheet music is a memorable experience. Most carols are easy to learn. For instance, if you want to play piano or synthesizer, “easy” sheet music may show you the right keys to press or display the name of each note written above the music symbol. You can play carols even if you do not know how to read music! However, the more complicated the melodies, the more you need to have an understanding of music notes and symbols.
Easy Christmas Sheet Music
Easy sheet music is the best choice when you are just learning how to read music. It doesn’t matter what instrument you choose to play; there are easy versions of all the familiar Christmas carols and songs available to you.
Piano and Synthesizer
- Website: www.pitt.edu
This website has free Christmas sheet music to download. The notes are numbered for easy playing on a simple keyboard.
- Website: www.noelnoelnoel.com
Noel, Noel, Noel.com has Christmas music that is just a bit more challenging. Instead of numbers, important chords and notes are labeled for easier playing.
Guitar and other instruments
- Website: www.sheetmusicplus.com
At Sheet Music Plus.com, you can get easy-to-play carols and songs for guitar, piano and many other instruments. They also offer Christmas sheet music for most instruments ranging from easy to challenging pieces. These are not free, but they are reasonably priced.
Intermediate to Advanced Christmas Sheet Music
If you know how to read music and have some experience playing your instrument, you may want more challenging music pieces. Check out the following websites to find the perfect Christmas songs to celebrate the season.
About.com
- Website:http://musiced.about.com
At About.com you can find articles on many subjects of interest. In their section on Christmas sheet music, free downloadable pieces are available. Many are for piano and guitar duos, listing the chords and notes for each on the same page. Most songs are intermediate in skill level. For the most part, this site assumes you can read music and provides minimal hints to assist you.
Virtual Sheet Music.com
- Website:www.virtualsheetmusic.com
Virtual Sheet Music.com offers a wide selection of Christmas sheet music for every skill level. They are not free, but the cost is very low for the purchase of individual music pieces. A yearly membership is also offered for $37.75. After becoming a member, the sheet music will be available to you for free.
Music Scores.com
- Website:www.music-scores.com
Music Scores.com is a membership-based website offering Christmas sheet music that can be played as solos, duets, or group efforts. The cost is $27.50 for a year of unlimited access to any music available on their website. The music pieces range from intermediate to advanced. A rating scale is displayed on each one to let you know how difficult they think the music is to play.
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