Joy To The World – How to Play on Glockenspiel / Xylophone

“Joy to the world” is a popular American Christmas song and the most-published Christmas hymn in North America.

The words were written by English hymn writer Isaac Watts, based on Psalm 98 in the Bible. The music, which was based on an older melody which was then believed to have originated from Handel, was adapted and arranged to Watts’ lyrics by a leading figure in American church music, Lowell Mason, in 1839.

On this page you can find a glockenspiel tutorial video, sheet music with a glockenspiel chart that will help you find the notes on the Musical instrument and a Printable PDF for free Download. If you would like to watch and sing this song, click here for the Karaoke version.

Table of Contents

  1. Glockenspiel / Xylophone Tutorial Video
  2. Joy To The World Glockenspiel / Xylophone Sheet Music and Note Chart
  3. Free Printable PDF with Glockenspiel / Xylophone Music Sheet with Note Chart and Lyrics

Glockenspiel / Xylophone Tutorial Video

Joy To The World Glockenspiel / Xylophone Sheet Music and Note Chart

The melody of Joy to the World is moderately difficult and it consists of 8 natural notes, as you can see in the chart following the sheet music.

Watch the video a couple of times and study each part at your own pace until you get the hang of it. Remember to use both mallets as much as you can – not only the one that is more convenient for you (e.g. the right one if you’re right-handed) as this an important basic technique.

To save this free music sheet of “Joy To The World” to your computer, right click (or tap and hold, on mobile devices) and choose “Save Image As…”. Alternatively, you can download the PDF file below.

Joy to the world free xylophone glockenspiel sheet music chart notes pdf
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Free Printable PDF with Glockenspiel / Xylophone Music Sheet with Note Chart and Lyrics

To download a printable PDF file with sheet music for glockenspiel of this song, click on the button above or on the following link.

Joy To The World | Free PDF with Glockenspiel Sheet Music

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