I went to my web site to print Jingle Bells for a student and discovered I have never posted the on-the-staff version. so here it is. When I was writing this is Finale, I went back and forth on the words “in a”, and “in a one horse open sleigh”. Should I use 8th notes, should I leave out the word “in” like I do in the pre-reading version, I just couldn’t decide. Maybe that’s why I avoided posting it. You can see here that I finally decided to leave off the 8th notes, but you can write them in in you want to.
Also, I’m going to re-do the pre-reading version of Jingle Bells and put it in G like this one. It will give the students more of a workout in the left hand. I don’t really like the key of G because neither I or my students can sing that low, but I do think it’s better for the piano. Check back later if you want the new pre-reading version. I might have it posted by tomorrow.
