Tone Bell Charts

There are two types of tone bells that we can use for the children.  One is a colored bell with each tone being a different color.  These are in the key of C and have to have an additional "flats or sharps" set of bells (with black handles instead of white) in order to play songs in a different key.  When you see a chart with red, yellow, orange, green, two different colors of blue and purple, that is this colored bell type.


The other type of tone bell is a block of wood with a metal piece.  The set is usually from C to G (an octave and a half) and has all the sharps and flats included in the set.  All of the bells in this set are the same color.  When you see a chart with the letter name of the bell, that is this type of bell.  (You can also use these charts with tone pipes... different lengths of metal pipes tuned to different tones of the scale.)

The Holy Ghost (1 and 2 of 2 charts)

This chart has melody and harmony to make a duet for colored bells.

Away in a Manger

The verse of this song has the melody only for the colored bells.  The chorus then adds two bells playing at once for harmony.  The children only have to look at the color as you point to it to know when to play.

Families Can Be Together Forever

This tone bell chart uses letter names (better for older children) that are a harmony to the melody.  It presupposes that the children know the melody well.  There is even a "piano" interlude at the end of the song with bells.