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This book of sheet music with coloured notes is designed to make it easier to start reading music, using a visual system based on note colours, with free audio tracks for support. It lets you start making music without any prior knowledge of music theory, which makes it an especially accessible and inclusive tool.

This book is recommended for children aged 3 and over and is used both at home and in schools. Sheet music with coloured notes is widely used in music therapy and also as a resource for supporting early learning of the Catalan language, thanks to its repertoire of traditional folk songs.

The book contains 20 traditional Catalan children’s songs, presented in two formats: standard notation and sheet music adapted with coloured dots, following the colours of the rainbow. This visual correspondence makes reading music easier to understand and creates a clear link between colour, sound and the position of the note.

As a bonus, the book includes two extra pages of round coloured stickers that can be stuck onto instruments such as keyboards, xylophones or other school instruments. This hands-on resource reinforces learning through play and direct experience.

The sheet music with coloured notes comes with free audio tracks: sung versions of the songs and the matching backing tracks, so you can play and sing at the same time. In the updated edition, the book also includes simple ukulele chords built into the colour-coded sheet music, opening up more possibilities for accompaniment.

This material was created to make reading music easier for children with special educational needs, promoting inclusion in music and allowing children of different abilities to play together. It’s a resource designed to encourage accessible, participatory and shared music education.