Product Description
This special edition of Good Morning to You presents the original melody that later became the world-famous Happy Birthday song. Arranged for beginner recorder players in C Major using German Fingering, it includes:
- Recorder fingering charts (German system) above each note for easy finger placement.
- Solfège notation (Do, Re, Mi, etc.) to assist with sight-singing.
- Letter note names to help beginners recognize pitch more easily.
- Optimized layout for clear readability and smooth learning.
Compatibility with Different Recorders
This sheet music is originally written for
Descant Recorder (Soprano, C Instrument) but can also be used on other recorder types with the same
German fingering system:
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Tenor Recorder (C Instrument) Same fingering, same pitch, sounds one octave lower.
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Treble Recorder (Alto Recorder, F Instrument) Same fingering, but sounds a perfect fifth lower (transpose up a perfect fifth to match the original pitch).
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Bass Recorder (F Instrument) Same fingering, but sounds one octave plus a perfect fifth lower (transpose up an octave and a perfect fifth to match).
Ideal for self-study, music teachers, and classroom instruction. More educational recorder materials by
Stoney Wuud coming soon!
Recorder Sheet Music Collection German Fingering Edition
This sheet music collection includes a variety of well-known traditional and folk songs available in
multiple keys.
The first edition focuses on
German fingering versions, allowing recorder players to explore pieces in different tonalities.
The following songs are featured in this collection:
Included Songs (with Alternate Titles)1. Amazing Grace
2. Aura Lea (also known as Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley used this melody)
3. Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
4. Battle Hymn of the Republic (also known as Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory)
5. Camptown Races (also called Gwine to Run All Night)
6. Oh My Darling, Clementine
7. Good Morning to You (better known as Happy Birthday)
8. Greensleeves (also known as What Child Is This? - Christmas Song)
9. Hänschen Klein (also known as Little Hans in English, sometimes related to Lightly Row in melody)
10. Hickory Dickory Dock (childrens nursery rhyme)
11. Humpty Dumpty (childrens nursery rhyme)
12. London Bridge Is Falling Down
13. Mary Had a Little Lamb
14. Mary Had a Little Lamb (Higher Octave Version)
15. Missouri, Shes a Mighty River
16. Oh! Susanna
17. Old MacDougal Had a Farm (common misspelling of Old MacDonald Had a Farm)
18. Old MacDougal Had a Farm (Higher Octave Version)
19. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
20. Scarborough Fair (made famous by Simon & Garfunkel)
21. Shell Be Coming Round the Mountain
22. The Entertainer (by Scott Joplin, famous ragtime piano piece)
23. Turkey in the Straw (folk tune used in ice cream truck music)
24. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
25. When the Saints Go Marching In (popular in jazz and gospel music)
Stay tuned for more releases!
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