Welcome to World of Harmony Music!
Are you interested in fostering a love of great music for your child while giving him a very thorough musical education? World of Harmony Music is a fun and easy way to perform and learn all about dozens of pieces of classical music, as well as modern music and the folk tunes of various cultures. Whether you’d like this music for your own enjoyment and education, you're home schooling, you’d like to teach children of your own, or you’d like to teach your own classes to students of any age, this program will make that goal so easy and so much fun! Even activity directors for senior centers and nursing homes could benefit by sharing this program with their residents!
This program uses a beautiful little Music Maker or Melody Harp zither, which is easy to play from the first time you ever try it! You simply slip a piece of music under the strings of the zither, pluck the strings in the order shown on the sheet music, and enjoy immediate success playing music!
Each classical music sheet has the music notes and my educational
lyrics on one side of the sheet, and a “flip side” on the other. The “flip
side” presents many fun and interesting facts about the composer and his music,
making the lesson easy to learn, and easy to teach! Each volume of music is wire-bound into easy-to-use music books. Just turn to the page you want to play, and place the entire book under the strings of the zither. It couldn't be easier to enjoy playing great music right away! No more losing or bending music sheets.
Need help figuring out how to tune your zither? I created a video especially for you! Check it out here. How to Tune Your Zither
Looking to buy a zither? I'd suggest getting a Music Maker, rather than a Melody Harp. Music Makers are nicer quality for about the same price. You can get them from European Expressions, Amazon, or search on eBay.
You can even see videos of me and my students playing my music on my YouTube channel, World of Harmony Music on YouTube
Please note that you don't have to buy the books in order. The various volumes are simply numbered in the order in which I wrote them.
Volume 1 contains the following sheet music, with fun facts on the “flip sides” as noted, organized for a fall / winter curriculum:
- 1812 Overture, and flip side, by Peter Tchaikovsky
- Minuet in G, No. 114, and flip side, by Petzold (Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook)
- Minuet in G, No. 116, Composer Unknown (Anna Magdalena Bach Notebook) Melody Sheet.
- Minuet in G, No. 116, Harmony Sheet (counterpoint) for duets using a second zither.
- Did You Ever See a Mummy?, a Halloween song
- Blue Danube, and flip side, by Johann Strauss, Jr.
- Can-Can, and flip side, by Jacques Offenbach
- Habanera, and flip side, by Georges Bizet, from his opera “Carmen”
- Piano Concerto No. 1, B flat, and flip side, by Peter Tchaikovsky
- Turkey in the Straw, lyrics to celebrate Thanksgiving.
- Oh Chanukah, Oh Chanukah
- Chanukah Blessings, All Nights
- Chanukah Blessings, First Night Only (Shecheyanu)
- Swan Lake, by Peter Tchaikovsky
- I Have a Little Dreidel, flip side has dreidel rules.
- Frosty the Snowman
- Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
- Jingle Bells
- Jolly Old St. Nicholas
- Joy to the World
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Sonatina, Opus 36, No. 1, 3rd movement, and flip side, by Muzio Clementi
- Nutcracker – Chinese Dance, by Peter Tchaikovsky
- Nutcracker – Overture, by Peter Tchaikovsky
- Nutcracker – Russian Dance, by Peter Tchaikovsky
- Nutcracker – March, by Peter Tchaikovsky
Volume 2 contains the following sheet music with fun facts on the “flip sides”, as noted, organized for a winter / spring curriculum:
- Eine Kleine Nacht Musik, and flip side, by W. A. Mozart
- Fur Elise, and flip side, by Ludwig van Beethoven
- We Shall Overcome, and flip side, with sign language to learn to sign this song! Pair with any book about Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
- Hail to the Chief, lyrics list all
- Happy Farmer, and flip side, by Robert Schumann
- Serenade, and flip side, by Franz Joseph Haydn
- Surprise Symphony, and flip side, by Franz Joseph Haydn
- Humoresque, and flip side, by Antonin Dvorak
- Iko Iko, a fun Mardi Gras song. Pretend to have a Mardi Gras parade with this one!
- Irish Washerwoman (Irish Jig), a classic St. Patrick’s Day song with my lyrics.
- Chinese New Year Song, lyrics in Mandarin, Chinese, perfect for a Chinese New Year lesson.
- Dayeinu, a Passover song
- Casey at the Bat
- Take Me Out to the Ballgame
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, and flip side, J. S. Bach
- Spring, and flip side, by Antonio Vivaldi
- La Donna e
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, and flip side, by Franz Liszt
- Frere Jacques, presented in 9 languages!
- Teddy Bear's Picnic
- Ninth Symphony, and flip side, by Ludwig van Beethoven. Lyrics perfect for the last day of World of Harmony Music classes.
- Alouette
- B-I-N-G-O
- Cockadoodledoo
- Deck the Halls
- Do Your Ears Hang Low?
- Five Little Ducks
- Frere Jacques
- If You’re Happy and You Know It
- Jingle Bells
- Joy to the World
- Kookaburra
- Little Bunny Foo Foo
- I’m a Little Teapot
- My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
- Oh Susanna
- Old MacDonald
- Pop Goes the Weasel
- All the Pretty Little Horses
- Rockabye Baby
- Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer
- She’ll Be Comin’ ‘Round the Mountain
- Shortnin’ Bread
- The Bear Went Over the Mountain
- This Old Man
- Three Blind Mice
- Twinkle Twinkle / ABC Song
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Yankee Doodle
Interested in having the whole collection of four books? Save money and buy all four at once! You'll pay $45.99, plus $6.99 for shipping anywhere in the United States! You'll save $7.86! Just be sure to use this Paypal icon.
Or you can buy any of these books at the World of Harmony Music Store on Amazon.com
*Wondering why the price is a strange $12.22? Well, the numbers 1111 and 111 were very special to my mom, so the price is actually $11.11 plus $1.11! For each and every book sold, I will donate $1.11 to Headwaters Animal Shelter in Park Rapids, Minnesota! My daughter, Deanna, fell in love with this tiny, privately funded animal shelter in 2007, and has been fundraising for the shelter since 2008. Several years ago, we found out that the shelter was in terrible shape financially, and would be forced to close if they didn't start receiving more donations. To quote Deanna, "PLEASE don't let them have to close down my heaven!" That's when "Deanna's Heaven" was born, and she's been fundraising ever since. Well, now your purchase will help, too! You can learn more about Headwaters Animal Shelter and Deanna's Heaven on Facebook.
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