 | In the fall, families harvest the last of their gardens, dig out their warm sweaters and begin to look forward to Thanksgiving. The first Thanksgiving was celebrated almost 400 years in 1621 by the Pilgrims who were grateful for their good harvest.On November 26, 1780, the President of the |
United States, George Washington, initiated the first national Thanksgiving Day holiday, setting the day aside "as a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favours of Almighty God.”
| In celebration of Thanksgiving, you can play a new music song pattern with your glockenspiel xylophone. The song pattern for the tune “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” and the accompanying harmony piece can be found in the music pattern book Popular 8 Note Hymns. You can listen to free audio tracks of the song online at the link to the right, or watch the videos included with this post. |  LISTEN TO SONGS HERE! |
This song may be familiar to some because it was used as one of the theme songs in the movie “Love Comes Softly,” a Hallmark movie set in the 19th century. Bands such as Mumford and Sons, Jars of Clay and Scott Wesley Brown have covered this song on their albums. The hymn was written in 1757 by a twenty-two year old pastor named Robert Robinson.
| | The crew at Up-a-do Unlimited take songs from many genres and create music patterns for them so that they can be played on their precision-tuned eight note glockenspiel xylophones, recorders, pianos and more. Each |
| music pattern in Popular 8 Note Hymns includes the letters of each note as well as the color and position of each note from the xylophone so that everyone can play the song, even if they have no previous music experience. We celebrate with you this month the beginnings of our great country, and we wish you a blessed and peaceful Thanksgiving! |  |
Wishing you joy on your musical journey,
Debra Newby
Debra Newby
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