Mary Had A Little Lamb for Glockenspiel / Xylophone

Mary Had a Little Lamb on the Glockenspiel / Xylophone

This song for children tells the true story of Mary Tyler, a young girl whose brother persuades her to go to school with her little lamb.

This popular rhyme was written by John Roulstone while it was first published as a poem by Sarah Josepha Hale in 1830. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 7622.

Glockenspiel / Xylophone Tutorial Video

Mary Had A Little Lamb Glockenspiel / Xylophone Sheet Music and Note Chart
Free Printable PDF with Glockenspiel / Xylophone Music Sheet with Note Chart and Lyrics

Glockenspiel / Xylophone Tutorial Video

Mary Had A Little Lamb Glockenspiel / Xylophone Sheet Music and Note Chart

The melody of Mary Had A Little Lamb is rather easy to play on the Xylophone/ Glockenspiel. It consists of 7 natural notes, as you can see on the chart following the notes of the song.

Try to practice every 2 meters. 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 glockenspiel sheet music of “Mary Had A Little Lamb” 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.