O Christmas Tree, Easy Piano, Inspired by my Lead Sheet Method Book
O Christmas Tree
Short & Sweet! Folks love to sing along with this one, so if you need to, feel free to repeat from the beginning. Use the last 4 measures as an optional Introduction or transition between repeats.
This arrangement is inspired by my Method Book - 20 Favorite Christmas Songs: How to Play Lead Sheets. Let’s get started! This is the first carol I use in the book, to teach you how to play Lead Sheets. Here, we learn what a chord symbol is, and how to identify it and what notes are in the chord. This arrangement of O Christmas Tree, only uses the C Major chord and G7. Both hand always stay in C position. It’s an ideal place to start!
Bonus - Practice playing the C chord and G7 as repeated quarter notes and switch back & forth. Can you do this smoothly and quickly?
Teaching Suggestion: What other patterns might work well with this melody? Repeated Blocked Octaves in quarter notes? 1 - 5 -8? Encourage your student to brainstorm possibilities.
Key: C Major
Time signature: 3/4. BPM = 120
Skill development: Left hand pattern as taught in my Method Book - 20 Favorite Christmas Songs: How to Play Lead Sheets. Study this arrangement to see how many other patterns I use, as well as: identify the chord symbols, what other chord tones are included? Find the chord symbol. Identify what notes are in the C and G7 chords. Steady beat. Reading easy notation.
Level: Easy Piano, Elementary
How long: 17 - 20 with optional repeat, measures. 1 Page. :45 minute performance time.
This is a Single License: One purchase - One copy. Thank for honoring the composer’s work by not sharing with anyone. Encourage them to purchase their own copy please!
O Christmas Tree
Short & Sweet! Folks love to sing along with this one, so if you need to, feel free to repeat from the beginning. Use the last 4 measures as an optional Introduction or transition between repeats.
This arrangement is inspired by my Method Book - 20 Favorite Christmas Songs: How to Play Lead Sheets. Let’s get started! This is the first carol I use in the book, to teach you how to play Lead Sheets. Here, we learn what a chord symbol is, and how to identify it and what notes are in the chord. This arrangement of O Christmas Tree, only uses the C Major chord and G7. Both hand always stay in C position. It’s an ideal place to start!
Bonus - Practice playing the C chord and G7 as repeated quarter notes and switch back & forth. Can you do this smoothly and quickly?
Teaching Suggestion: What other patterns might work well with this melody? Repeated Blocked Octaves in quarter notes? 1 - 5 -8? Encourage your student to brainstorm possibilities.
Key: C Major
Time signature: 3/4. BPM = 120
Skill development: Left hand pattern as taught in my Method Book - 20 Favorite Christmas Songs: How to Play Lead Sheets. Study this arrangement to see how many other patterns I use, as well as: identify the chord symbols, what other chord tones are included? Find the chord symbol. Identify what notes are in the C and G7 chords. Steady beat. Reading easy notation.
Level: Easy Piano, Elementary
How long: 17 - 20 with optional repeat, measures. 1 Page. :45 minute performance time.
This is a Single License: One purchase - One copy. Thank for honoring the composer’s work by not sharing with anyone. Encourage them to purchase their own copy please!
O Christmas Tree
Short & Sweet! Folks love to sing along with this one, so if you need to, feel free to repeat from the beginning. Use the last 4 measures as an optional Introduction or transition between repeats.
This arrangement is inspired by my Method Book - 20 Favorite Christmas Songs: How to Play Lead Sheets. Let’s get started! This is the first carol I use in the book, to teach you how to play Lead Sheets. Here, we learn what a chord symbol is, and how to identify it and what notes are in the chord. This arrangement of O Christmas Tree, only uses the C Major chord and G7. Both hand always stay in C position. It’s an ideal place to start!
Bonus - Practice playing the C chord and G7 as repeated quarter notes and switch back & forth. Can you do this smoothly and quickly?
Teaching Suggestion: What other patterns might work well with this melody? Repeated Blocked Octaves in quarter notes? 1 - 5 -8? Encourage your student to brainstorm possibilities.
Key: C Major
Time signature: 3/4. BPM = 120
Skill development: Left hand pattern as taught in my Method Book - 20 Favorite Christmas Songs: How to Play Lead Sheets. Study this arrangement to see how many other patterns I use, as well as: identify the chord symbols, what other chord tones are included? Find the chord symbol. Identify what notes are in the C and G7 chords. Steady beat. Reading easy notation.
Level: Easy Piano, Elementary
How long: 17 - 20 with optional repeat, measures. 1 Page. :45 minute performance time.
This is a Single License: One purchase - One copy. Thank for honoring the composer’s work by not sharing with anyone. Encourage them to purchase their own copy please!
