You are Going to Learn to Play the Recorder!

1. You are Going to Learn to Play the Recorder!

2. This is B On the Staff

3. This is A on the Staff

4. This is G on the staff

5. Proper Hold This is the proper way to hold the recorder. This is too high. This is too low.

6. Cover the Holes Completely It is important to completely cover the hole with your finger!If you don’t, air will escape and you will squeak. This hole is completely covered and no air can escape. This hole has a small place where air is escaping. If you are covering the holes correctly you will see small round “bubbles” on your fingers.

7. Proper sound production There is a correct way to blow into a recorder. • First, you should blow GENTLY. Think about blowing bubbles. Listen to this sound produced correctly. Listen to this sound that is not produced correctly. Can you hear the difference?

8. Music is written on the Staff This is a staff 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 This is a Treble clef Always Count Bottom to Top!

9. Say the Musical Alphabet A B C D E F G A BCDEFG 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 It has seven letters and just starts over again!

10. The staff is made up of five lines These lines are labeled E G B D F Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

11. The staff has four spaces. These space notes are labeled F A C E

12. Letters on the staff F E D C B A G F E D They’re in alphabetical order! What note comes before E on the first line?

13. Whole note Half notes Quarter notes Eighth notes Sixteenth notes

14. You just played your first song! The song is “HOT CROSS BUNS” and the whole thing looks like this: Click here to hear the whole song: Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a pen - ny, two a pen- ny, Hot cross buns!

22. Over My Head

24. This is C on the Staff

27. This is D on the Staff

30. Jingle Bells

31. Ludwig van Beethoven Ode To Joy

32. New Note! The dotted half note!

33. The dot adds half the value of the note. .= 2 Half of 2 is 1 2 + 1 = 3 = 3

35. E Recorder Fingering: T* - L1,2,3 – R1,2 (*T = Thumb) (L = Left Hand) (R = Right Hand) This is E on the Staff

36. It's Raining

40. D Recorder Fingering: T* - L1,2,3 – R1,2,3 (*T = Thumb) (L = Left Hand) (R = Right Hand) This is D on the Staff

42. Old MacDonald Had a Farm

43. Congratulations! You have learned a lot! Now you can go play your song for your teacher and parents!