Bells Chart - Christmas Music

Here are a few bell charts I made for some Christmas music.  I converted two of the songs into the key of C in the LDS.org music library, and the others are in the original key and have either a sharp or a flat (if you only have the 8 note bell set you can just leave out those notes you don't have).  I have the 13 note bell set.  My Primary kids are really excited to get to play the bells this week!  They love them!

For the Christmas songs that we only get to since once a year I will also post the words on the board so everyone can sing along while they play.

ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH: Bell Chart

CHRISTMAS BELLS: Bell Chart

JOY TO THE WORLD: key of C

Bell Chart                                 Sheet Music

       

THE FIRST NOEL: key of C

Bell Chart                                 Sheet Music

       

Bell Chart - Seek the Lord Early

This is my bell chart for Seek the Lord Early - p. 108.  This is in the original key and is best played with the 13- or 20-note bell sets.  Since there are 3 flats that are played frequently in the song, the 8-note bell set won't work well with this bell version.

I'm considering using the bells in our Primary Program for this song.  I made this chart so the bells are played only on the downbeat (first note) of each measure.  I'm starting to lean more toward this kind of bell-playing in Primary.  When I've done it this way it seems to be easier for the kids and it goes faster as you don't have to slow the song way down for them to get all the notes in.

This won't be the chart I will use in the actual Program.  Still haven't exactly figured that out yet.

Bell Chart - The 13th Article of Faith

Here is my bell chart for The Thirteenth Article of Faith.  It is for the 13 note bell set.  Each bell note represents each note sung in the song.  If you only have the 8 note bell set, you can still use this chart just by not playing the Bb's.

Bell Chart - I Love to See the Temple

Here is my handbell chart for I Love to See the Temple.  This is for the 13 bell chart.  There is one missing note that could be played with the 20 bell set but can just be omitted if you don't have it.  If you only have the 8 note yet you can still play this but omit the Bb's.

Each bell note represents each note sung throughout the song.

I made two versions of this, one with the first verse:

And one for the second verse:

Bell Chart - I Stand All Amazed

Here is my handbell chart for I Stand All Amazed (hymn 193) in the original key, for the 13 note bell set.  Since there are more notes in the song than are in the 13 note set I have omitted a few notes (just left them blank) and tweaked a couple notes in the chorus (same notes, just an octave lower) to allow for more bells to be played.

Each bell note represents each quarter note throughout the song, so not every note that is sung is played.

If you have the 8 note set, this would not be a very good chart to use, as there are 4 flats in the song and none in your 8 note bell set.

13-note bell set ISAA bell chart

And here is the chart for the 20-note bell set:

Bell Chart - Truth from Elijah

Here is my bell chart for Truth from Elijah (CS p. 90).

Each note is the quarter note, or beat, throughout the song, which means not every note sung will be played.  I find it easier to have the kids play that way.  I first introduce it by having them all clap the beat along with me as we sing the song or part of the song.  That way they can start to understand when the bells are supposed to be played, and I help them by pointing to each note on the board as we go along as well.

COLOR CHART:

BLACK & WHITE CHART:

Bell Chart - Fathers

Here is my bell chart for the song Fathers (CS p. 209).  This chart is for the 13 note bell set (but can easily be used by other sets by omitting the notes you don't have bells for).  It is the chorus only.

Bell Chart - The Family Is of God

I'm thinking I would like to have bells played in the Primary program this year for The Family Is of God.  I am planning on having the bells be played on each half note, and for the chorus only.

Bell chart for the chorus only.

Bell Chart - When I Hear the Prophet's Voice

Click here to download the bell chart for this song.

This bell chart has notes for each quarter note of the song, so not every note sung will be played.  I think the kids have an easier time with it.  In any event, it's what I decided to do for this one!

The song is in a C-D^ range, which means you would need the 20-note bell set to play all the notes.  If you only have the 13-note bell set (like I do) you can just omit the D^ at the end.  If you have the 8-note bell set you can omit the D^ at the end and also the few Bb (A#) notes that are in there.  It really shouldn't make much of a difference.  The kids will love it either way!  :)

Bell Chart - I Will Follow God's Plan

BELL CHART for I WILL FOLLOW GOD’S PLAN in the original key, notes C through high D

I plan on using this in SR for fun and review of the song. The white letters are for the bells with white handles, and the black letters for the bell with a black handle, to further help the children with the visuals of the chart (especially since there are 3 blue colors!). The last page is for reference to know which bells are used in this song. I plan on standing the bells on top of the sheet of paper in place so I can have the correct ones out and the kids can put them back on the right spot too.

I have the 13 note chromatic bell set, but there is one note in this song I don't have (high D) and I'm just going to skip the bell on that one. If you only have the 8 note set you could skip that note and also the Bb (A#).

Below are charts for the 8 note bell set (skipping the Bb’s and high D), 13 note bell set (skipping the high D), 20 note set, and a copy with no color for you to color in with marker or crayon if you’d like. The last one includes all three note index pages for you to use depending on which notes you have.

Happy ringing!

8 note bell chart

13 note bell chart

20 note bell chart

no color bell chart

Bell Chart - He Sent His Son

BELL CHART for HE SENT HIS SON (p. 34) in the original key, notes C through high D

I plan on using this in SR for fun and review of the song. The white letters are for the bells with white handles, and the black letters for the bell with a black handle, to further help the children with the visuals of the chart (especially since there are 3 blue colors!). The last page is for reference to know which bells are used in this song. I plan on standing the bells on top of the sheet of paper in place so I can have the correct ones out and the kids can put them back on the right spot too.

Hopefully the layout is not confusing -- I taped sets of two sheets together side by side... If you select "Two Page View" when you open the file you should get what I mean, I hope! The last page is for reference to know which bells are used in this song. I plan on standing the bells on top of the sheet of paper in place so I can have the correct ones out and the kids can put them back on the right spot too.
I have the 13 note chromatic bell set, but there is one note in this song I don't have (high D) and I'm just going to skip the bell on that one. If you only have the 8 note set you could skip that note and also the Bb (A#).

Below are charts for the 13 note bell set (skipping the high D), 20 note set, and a copy with no color for you to color in with marker or crayon if you’d like.  The no color one includes all three note index pages for you to use depending on which notes you have.  If you have the 8 note set you can use the 13 note chart and skip the Bb's and high D.

Happy ringing!

13 note bell chart

20 note bell chart

no color bell chart