Fake Christmas

You know what a Fake Book is, right?

No?

Didn't you go to music school?

Urgh.

Okay, a Fake Book is a collection of sheet music. Most often they are associated with Jazz Standards, but you can get Fake Books in other genres as well. You buy a book for the key of your instrument. Guitar is in C, alto saxophone is in Eb (pronounced E-flat for those of you not in the know), trumpet is in Bb, ect ect. The sheet music consists of the melody, the chord changes, and the lyrics. It's up to you to put together an arrangement.

Why am I thinking about this?

The kids have been taking piano for a while now. They are well beyond the early beginner stuff and are doing cool stuff like playing chords and using both hands.

Wouldn't it be groovy to get a book of Christmas music. Each kid could pick a song or two and play the melody on the piano while some fat red head plays the changes on guitar. That could be fun couldn't it?

Couldn't it?