The First Noel

I love Frank Sinatra’s version of this classic Christmas carol. Use the call-and-response lesson to learn the tune from scratch, train your ear or even to review the tune. If you get stuck, use the sheet music and full lesson (given by Santa Claus). 

Call-and-response lesson

You can learn the entire tune by ear with this call-and-response lesson. This is also a good way to review the tune if you’ve already learned it. If you get stuck, use the sheet music and full lesson (given by Santa Claus).

Full lesson from Santa

Warmups

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C major scale

Verse:

Line 1: The First Noel the angel did say

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Line 2: Was to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay

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Line 3: In fields as they lay, they were keeping their sheep,

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Line 4: On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.

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Chorus:

Line 5: Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel,

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Line 6: Born is the King of Israel.

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Full Mix

The First Noel – Sheet Music

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Supplemental lesson

Here’s a supplemental lesson with some tips on how to bow this tune. We’ll learn to smooth out the sound with slurs.