Archive for November 11th, 2008

Jolly Old St. Nicholas Pre-Reading

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In this pre-reading version of Jolly Old St. Nicholas I made the the left and right hands notes different colors.  I have a few children who still get their left and right hand mixed up so I hope this helps. The first time I heard Pachelbel’s Canon I noticed it was the same chord progression as Jolly Old St. Nicholas. I love to point that out to my older students. Sometimes I  get them to improvise on that same chord progression. It’s lots of fun if you would like to try it.