Music Books by Betty M Reeves | Learn Melody & Folk Songs

Music Books

While Melody Street: Story and Illustrations introduces young learners to the fundamentals of melody through engaging storytelling and visuals, Guitars & Folk Songs: An Anthology offers a practical guide for aspiring guitarists, featuring a curated selection of songs to develop rhythm and chord proficiency. Together, these resources provide a comprehensive musical education experience.

Melody street:
story and illustrations

Betty M Reeves teaches melody
and its elements in entertaining,
easy-to-learn ways,
which makes learning music fun, accessible, and perfect for all ages—especially for teachers and students,
or parents and children.

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4.75 Goodreads rating

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Children enjoy learning as they read about the characters DO, RE, MI, FA, SO, LA, and TI, discovering their relationships through tonal houses on Melody Street. The intentionally simple artwork encourages imaginative engagement.

This book is an excellent teaching tool for music teachers and parents. Children learn about the real world of music with Solfege pitches and melodic terminology, presented sequentially, as recommended by the Kodaly concept for learning music. Children learning to sing and play instruments can use this book and love reviewing what they learn.

Sister Lorna Zemke, Silver Lake College, Manitowoc, Wisconsin, compared solfege pitches to tonal houses in her presentations to music teachers. Author Betty M Reeves acknowledges and appreciates this master musician for her willingness to share her knowledge.

They sincerely hope that you and your children or students find this book helpful, educational, and entertaining.

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SO-MI-RE-DO singing in front of a black board

DO-RE-MI SO-LA and C-D-E G-A on the treble music staff

F-G-A C-D color coded on an Orff instrument

guitars & folk songs:
an anthology

Covere of Guitars and Folk Songs: An Anthology

This collection from Betty M Reeves is an outstanding resource for veteran and novice guitarists alike, featuring a carefully curated collection of songs with only one, two, or three chords for easy playing. This anthology makes performing folk songs simple, fun, and accessible.

5.0 Goodreads rating

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This thoroughly revised edition, now with more songs than ever, serves as an excellent resource for both veteran and novice rhythm guitarists, providing the foundational knowledge needed for immediate success.

The songs included are sequential in chord difficulty. Even when knowing only a few guitar chords, the guitarist will be successful with these folk songs, children’s songs, gospel hymns, and favorites. It is also an exceptional supplement for guitar teachers to use in individual and class instruction.

Included inside:

information about guitars
a crash course in reading music
scales, keys, chords, and the Circle of Fifths
finger-position pictures in color
tablatures for twenty-eight guitar chords
138 folk songs, children’s songs, gospel hymns, and favorites in
- seven one-chord songs,
- fifty-two two-chord songs,
- seventy-nine three-chord songs
alphabetical indexes of songs, their keys and chords.