Twinkle Variations

(Rhythms for right hand or left hand)

Shinichi Suzuki (1898-1998)
Edited by Catherine Lui

Var ia tion A
 44            

Var iation B
      
2

   
Var ia tion C
            
3

4 Twinkle Theme
       
 Lightly Row
(Rhythm for right hand, left hand
or hands together )
German Folk Song
Edited by Catherine Lui

              
Light ly row Light ly row march ing up the keys we go.

5
               
Light ly row ing light ly row ing skip ping up to midd le men.

9
                  

1 2 3 4 5 we go 1 2 3 4 5 we go Light ly row ing

14
           

light ly row ing skip ping up to midd le men.

 Honey Bee
(Rhythms for Right Hand, Left Hand
or Hands Together)
Bohemian Folk Song
Edited by Catherine Lui

           
Hon ey bee Bu sy litt le bee.

5
            

All day long you look for hon ey. Your coat stri py

8
              
looks so fun ny. Hon ey bee Bu sy litt le bee.
 Cuckoo
(Right Hand Rhythm)

German Folk Song

Edited by Catherine Lui

 43         

5
         

10
         

15
    
 Cuckoo
(Hands Together Rhythm)
German Folk Song
Edited by Catherine Lui

 43           

 43               

6
              

                 

12
          

             
 Lightly Row
(Hands Together)
German Folk Song
Editied by Catherine Lui

              

Light ly row Light ly row march ing up the keys we go.

                 

5
                 

Light ly row ing light ly row ing skip ping up to midd le men. 1 2 3 4
                  

10
                  

5 we go 1 2 3 4 5 we go Light ly row ing light ly row ing

                    

15
       

skip ping up to midd le men.

        
 French Children's Song
(Right Hand Rhythm)

French Folk Song

Editied by Catherine Lui

            

5 Fine
          

9
        

13 D.C. al Fine
       
 French Children's Song
(Hands Together Rhythm) French Folk Song
Edited by Catherine Lui

               

French Children's Song, a song they sing in Par is. French Children's
               

6 Fine
               

Song a song they sing in French. If I were French, I would sing in the
               

12 D.C. al Fine
            
day time. If I were French, I would sing in the night.
                    
 London Bridge
(Right Hand Rhythm)
English Folk Song
Edited by Catherine Lui

7
 London Bridge
(Hands Together Rhythm)

English Folk Song

Edited by Catherine Lui

           

Lon don bridge is fall ing down, fall ing down,
             

4
          

fall ing down. Lon don bridge is fall ing down,
            

7
    
my fair la dy.
       
 Mary Hand A Little Lamb
(Hands Together Rhythm)
American Nursery Song
Edited by Catherine Lui

           

Ma ry had a litt le lamb, litt le lamb,
    

4
          

litt le lamb. Ma ry had a litt le lamb.
   

7
      
Fleece was as white as snow.
  
 Go Tell Aunt Rhody
(Right Hand Rhythm) Folk Song
Edited by Catherine Lui

            

4
       

7
         

10
           
 Go Tell Aunt Rhody
(Hands Together Rhythm)
Folk Song
Edited by Catherine Lui

                

Go Tell Aunt Rho dy, I want cho co late. Go Tell Aunt Rho dy,
                      

4
               

I want cho co late. She gave me lolli pop, not some cho co late.
                        

7
             

She gave me ice cream, not choco late. Go Tell Aunt Rho dy,
                        

10
               

I want cho co late. Go Tell Aunt Rho dy, I want cho co late.
                       
 Au Clair de la Lune
(Right Hand Rhythm)
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)
Edited by Catherine Lui

      

5
      

9
      

13
     
 Au Clair de la Lune (Dolphin Days)
Hands Together Rhythm
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)
Edited by Catherine Lui

            

Dol phin Days are com ing, dol phin time is near.
                

5
                

Watchthe wat er close ly. Dol phin may a ppear. Swim min ev er
           

10
              

on wards, through the deep blue sea. Dol phin Days are com ing.
            

15
     

Dol phin time is here.

      
 Long, Long Ago
(Right Hand Rhythms)
Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839)
Edited by Catherine Lui

          

4
         

7
              

11
         

14
        
 Long, long Ago
(Hands Together Rhythm)
Thomas Haynes Bayly (1797-1839)
Edited by Catherine Lui

                 
Long long a go, there'sno tears, on ly joy. Sing with outword,
                         

4
                
dance all day long. Clap with the hands stea dy beat sing a long.
                        

7
             
So fa mi ray mi ray dol. Birds in the air sing ing fa mi raydol.
                         

11
                 
Fish in the sea sing ing fa mi ray dol. Long, long a go there'sno
                        

14
             

cry, on ly sing. All creat ures sing mi ray dol.

                      
 Little Playmates
(Hands Together Rhythm)
Edited by Catherine Lui

                   

Run ing up the stair way, run ing down the stair way. Through the kit chen and then
     

4
      

Run ning up the stair way, run ning down the stair way,
out the back door.
             

7
                     

run nin fast er than we did be fore. Up to the tree house where you'll ne ver find us.
       

11
            
 
Down to the cell ar where you'll ne ver find us. Run ning up the stair way,

         

14
           
run ning down the stair way, Hop ping, skip ping out the big front door.
          
 Chant Arabe
(Right Hand Rhythm)
Anonymous
Edited by Catherine Lui

3 
 4             
 

5

            Fine

 
9 
         

        
13
   

16 D.C. al Fine
      
 Chant Arabe
(Left Hand Rhythm)
Edited by Catherine Lui

 43            

5 Fine
        

9
      

14 D.C. al Fine
      
 Chant Arabe
(Hands Together Rhythm)
Anonymous
Edited by Catherine Lui

 43            
   
In far off de sert lands, where the o as is stands, Cam els in
 43               

  Fine

6
           

ca ra vans, trail a cross burn ing sands. Walk through hills be fore
          

10
                 

sun set time. Go ing up skip, Go ing down and up. Watch out the snake and
        

14 D.C. al Fine
               

spid er bite. Go ing up and down and up, be look ing for Spring.
      
 Allegretto 1
(Hands Together Rhythm)
Edited by Catherine Lui

 43             
 
Swing ing up and swing ing down and swing ing in the play
 43                     

8
                
ground. Swing ing up and swing ing down and swing ing hap pi ly for ev
                  

16
                   
 
er. Rid ing on a mer ry go round, hang ing on a swing up side
                     

24
              

down. Swing ing up and swing ing down and swing ing hap pi ly
                     

31
     

up per the ground.

     
 Goodbye to Winter
(Right Hand Rhythm)
Folk Song
Edited by Catherine Lui

 43          
 dolce

6
          

10
       
rall.

15
  
 Goodbye to Winter
(Left Hand Rhythm)
Folk Song
Edited by Catherine Lui

 43              

5
     

10
            
rall.

15
  
 Goodbye to Winter
(Hands Together Rhythm)
Edited by Catherine Lui

 43           
 dolce
Good bye win ter, Good bye win ter. Snow man will
 43               

6
             
soon go a way, sum mer time will back a gain. Rea dy to say,
           

11
            
rall.
Good bye win ter, Good bye, good bye bye bye bye.
           
 Allegretto 2
(Right hand, left hand and hands together rhythm)
Carl Czerny (1791-1857)
Edited by Catherine Lui

 24              

Jump and count for one two three four five six times, turn a round


4
            
jump jump stop. Jump and count for one two three four five six


7
         

times, down, up, run ning down jump jump stop.

  
9
             

Jump, Jump, how I love to jump a round. Hop, Hop, how I love to


12
            
hop a round. Get ting to jump one two three four five six
15
            

times would make your bo dy strong er than be fore.

 Christmas-Day Secret
(Right Hand Rhythm)

T. Dutton
Edited by Catherine Lui

2 Allegretto
 4                     
  
                     
5

  

9
                  
 

         
14
       
 


                     
19

  
 
23
        
rit.
 Christmas-Day Secret
(Hands Together Rhythm) T. Dutton
Edited by Catherine Lui

 24          
Allegretto
      



Down, down, turn a round and jump jump Turn a round San ta and go

 24            

4
              
  


jump jump jump Down, down Turn a round and jump jump.

            

7
               



Turn a round San ta and go jump jump jump. Se cret San ta

          

10
              

pass ing through the chim ney. Christ mas pre sents come through with snow.

        
13
               


Se cret San ta, too fat for the chim ney, hard to climb through back.

          

17
                 
 


Down, down, turn a round and jump jump. Turn a round San ta and go

            

20
              
  

jump jump jump. Down, down, turn a round and jump jump.

            

23
          
rit.
Turn a round San ta and go jump jump stop.

       

2
 Allegro
(Right Hand Rhythm)
Shinichi Suzuki (1898-1998)
Edited by Catherine Lui

Allegro

               


4
                  
dolce legato rit.

a tempo
8

                 


12
     
 Allegro (Left Hand Rhythm)
Shinichi Suzuki (1898-1998)
Edited by Catherine Lui

      
       
3
                 
       
5
        
 
   
9
        
       
11
        
       
 Allegro (Hands Together Rhythm)
Shinichi Suzuki (1898-1998)
Edited by Catherine Lui
Allegro

               


Head, head, ears, ears, shoulders, should ers, nose, nose, waist, waist, knees, knees,

                     
           
4
                  
rit.
dolce legato
an kles, an kles, toes. Fing ers, wrists and two el bows, Mouth and eyes and

                 
       
a tempo
8
             


hair that grows. Head, head, ears, ears, should ers, should ers, nose, nose,

                  
       
11
         

waist, waist, knees, knees, an kles, an kles, toes.

                
       
 Musette (Right Hand Rhythm)
Anonymous
Editied by Catheirne Lui

Andante
 68                 
  


5
   
                 


9
               
  
 Musette
(Left Hand Rhythm)
Anonymous
Editied by Catheirne Lui

 68                  

4
                   
 

8 
                     

12
       
 Musette
(Hands Together Rhythm)
Anonymous
Editied by Catheirne Lui

Andante
 68 t              
  

Li sten to good le ga to sound be fore fin ish book one.

 68                         

   
5
              

hold ing notes up to full val ue. Don't give up until the big pause.

                
 

9
               
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Lis ten to good le ga to sound be fore fin ish book one.

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