Here is the plan:
One of the roles of music education is to make sure everyone can play a bunch of simple, catchy tunes that everyone else knows. I teach a repertoire of traditional tunes that can be pretty challenging. They are technically difficult and are often played in difficult keys. Learning to play many keys at the same time is a bit much. To get you up to speed, here are some really common tunes presented in the one or two scales best suited for your instrument.
As Vermonters, we have a common repertoire of songs. You really should know them so when your fellow musicians start jamming on “Bingo” or “Jambo Bwana” or “If You’re Happy and You Know it” you can join in. Some of these songs are “Hot Cross Buns” simple and others like “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” are more complex. Even though some of these might not be your first choice on Spotify, they are great learning tunes and great party tunes because EVERYONE knows them (or should know them.)