RECORDER MADNESS

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RECORDER MADNESS

• Dont you love it?
• -)

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RECORDER BELT PROGRAM

1. FOR EVERY SONG YOU LEARN TO PLAY AND PLAY
   SUCCESSFULLY, YOU EARN A DIFFERENT COLORED BELT
   TO TIE ONTO YOUR RECORDER!
2. The more you practice at home, the faster you
   make progress toward the ultimate goal- the
   Master Belt!
3. The songs are organized from easiest to hardest
   and do not have written notation in this
   powerpoint however in class we will analyze
   actual music notation.
4. Each student is expected to work about 5 minutes
   daily at home on their own and will be tested to
   determine playing progress.

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ORDER OF BELTS NOTES

1. WHITE- NOTES B-A-G
2. YELLOW- ADD C (HIGH C)
3. ORANGE- ADD D (HIGH D)
4. GREEN- ADD E (HIGH E)
5. PURPLE- ADD D E (LOW D E)
6. BLUE- ADD F Bb (f sharp b flat)
7. BROWN- ADD F NATURAL
8. RED- ADD C (LOW C)
9. BLACK- ADD F (HIGH F)
10. MASTER- PLAY A SONG FROM NOTATION USING ALL
    NOTES- LEARN ON YOUR OWN!

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RECORDER RAP

• Left hand on top, right hand below.
• Cover holes completely, dont over-blow.
• Doo is in whoooo! is out.
• Always whisper but never shout.

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HOW TO GET A GOOD SOUND

• Follow the ideas in the Recorder Rap.
• Touch your tongue behind your front teeth to
  separate notes (doo doo doo)- dont use puffs of
  breath (whoo whoo whoo). This is called TONGUING
  THE NOTES.

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PLAYING POSITIONS

• REST (on neck or floor, not on lips)
• PRACTICE (on chin, fingers covering holes as
  directed)
• PLAYING (on lips, fingers covering holes as
  directed)

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QUEEN B

• ll BB B- BB B- BB BB B- B- ll
• (repeat 4 times- blow softly!)
• LEFT HAND ON TOP!
• RIGHT HAND BELOW, ON THE BELL!

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HOT CROSS BUNS

• B A G---
• B A G---
• G G G G A A A A
• B A G---
• Which 3 phrases are exactly the same?

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AU CLAIRE DE LA LUNE

• G G G A B - A - G B A A G - - -
• G G G A B- A- G B A A G - - -
• Are these two lines alike or different?

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MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG AKA MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB

• B A G A B B B---
• A A A--- B B B---
• B A G A B B B---
• A A B A G----G-----
• Which two lines are exactly alike?

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SONG OF THE SEA

• IN 3/4 TIME
• Phrases 1, 2, and 4
• ll B A G A- A B A G A- A
• B A G A- A B - - B -- ll
• Phrase 3
• B- A G- A B- A G - -
• B- A G- A A-----------------
• (repeat first phrase once more)

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RENAISSANCE TUNE

1. G A B B C--------
2. B A B G A---------
3. G A B B C---------
4. B G A A G----------
5. Repeat song.

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POLKA DOT POLKA

• C C C C B B A -
• B B A - A A G -
• C C C C B B A -
• G (sh!) A B C C C -

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MARCH (SUETA)

• C C B- A A G -
• A - B - C C C -
• (REPEAT)

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ROCKIN (SUETA)

• C C A G C C (REST)
• C C A G A - (REST)
• C C A G C C A G
• A A G A C - (REST)

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AURA LEE

• G C B C D A D--
• C B A B C- G-
• G C B C D A D--
• C B A B C - - -

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LANDS END

• 1. G--- G A--- A G--- G A--- A G--- G A--
  GA B--- A---
• 2. G--- G A--- A G--- G A--- A G--- G A--
  GA G----------------
• 3. B--- BB D- D- B- BB D- D-
• B--- BB D-BC B--- A----
• B--- BB D- D- B- BB D- D-
• B--- BB D-BC C--- B-------

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JINGLE BELLS

• BBB- BBB- BDGA B-----
• CCCC CBBB BAAB A- D-
• BBB- BBB- BDGA B-----
• CCCC CBBB DDCA G-----
• Which 2 lines are exactly alike?
• How are lines 2 4 alike? Different?

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OLYMPIC THEME

• B--- D--- d G A B G
• A Aa A ba G ga bg A----
• B--- D--- d G A B G
• A Aa A ba G ga ba G----
• Lower case letters are eighth notes and are
  quicker than upper case notes.

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ODE TO JOY (BEETHOVEN)

• BBCD DCBA GGAB B-AA--
• BBCD DCBA GGAB A-GG--
• AABG AbcBG AbcBA GAD--
• BBCD DCBA GGAB A-GG--

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TWINKLE LITTLE STAR

• G G D D E E D -----
• C C B B A A G ------
• D D C C B B A--- (REPEAT LINE 3 )
• play 1ST 2 LINES AGAIN.

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SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT

• B G- B G G E D
• GG GG BB D- D--- (HOLD 4 BEATS)
• EDB- D G G E D
• GG GA BB A- G--- (HOLD 4 BEATS)
• (this is the refrain only)

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CANOE SONG

• My paddles keen bright- B B A G E E
• Flashing with silver.- G G A B E
• Follow the pale moon light- B B A G E E
• Dip, dip, and swing. - E E D E

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TEEN TITANS THEME

1. E E G B A G E D E --------------
2. E E G A B A G A B --------------
3. (rest) Ag A G eedE-- (repeat line 3)
4. (rest) Ag A G B A G A B ----------
5. E gE- E-- (rest,.)

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JAZZY BLUES by Nicole Greggs

• G D G D GAB G-
• G D G D GAB D-
• C G C G CB A G-
• G D G D GAB G-
• A- D----- G-- C---
• G D G D GAB G- (2nd time- end with G)
• Performed over a 12-bar blues pattern in G Major.

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GET READY

• B-- A G- A- E - - - - - - -
• B-- A G- A- E - - - - - - -
• B-- A G- A- E - - - - - - -
• E - - - G- A- E - - - - - - -
• E - - - - - - - G - - - - - - - A - - - - - - -
  B - - - - - - -
• (repeat lines 1-4)

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WELSH EVENING SONG

• D E F--- E D E---
• D E F--- E F D----
• F G A--- G F G----
• F G A--- G A F----
• Duet- part 1 plays lines 1 2 twice part 2
  plays lines 1-4 in order, creating harmony on
  lines 3-4.

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YANKEE DOODLE (SUETA)

• G G A B G B A-
• G G A B G - F-
• G G A B C B A G
• F D E F G - G -
• (THIS IS THE VERSE ONLY)

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JOLLY OLD ST. NICHOLAS

• BBBB AAA- GGGG B----
• EEEE DDG- FGAB A----
• BBBB AAA- GGGG B----
• EEEE DDG- AGAB G----

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STEP LIGHTLY WALTZ(A Dance in ¾ Time)

• F- G A- Bb C- G A--- (sh!)
• D- C Bb- A G------------
• F- G A- Bb C- G A--- (sh!)
• D- C Bb A G F------------
• this means B flat.
• Which two lines are exactly alike?

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AU CLAIRE DE LA LUNE

• (This song uses LOW C, low D, and low E, with all
  holes covered for low C, the top 6 for low D, and
  the top 5 for low E.)
• C C C D E--- D---
• C E D D C---------
• (REPEAT SONG)

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JOY TO THE WORLD

• C B A G---- F E- D- C---
• G A---- A B---- B C--------
• C C B A G G--- F E (REPEAT LINE)
• EEEE EFG---- FEDDD DEF---
• EDC C--- A G- F E F E--- D--- C---.
• (Based on the C Major Scale)

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ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT

• F-- F-- F- G A--
• A- G A- Bb C---------------
• F F F C C C A A A F F F
• C- Bb A- G F---------------
• This means B flat.

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INDIAN CHANT (SUETA)

• C - - - A - - - C - A - A - - -
• A - - - G - - - A - G - A - - -
• REPEAT ABOVE
• DUET
• E - - - C - - - E cd E - - -
• C - - - D - - - E de A G
• A - - - C - - - A eg A - G-
• E - - - D - - - C- D- C - - -

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THEME FROM TITANIC

• VERSE
• G---GGG F-G-- G F G---A BA---
• GGGG FG---F D-------------------
• CHORUS
• G----- A----d D- C-bA--- BC B--- A G-F
  -G---- F- E----- D------
• G----- A---- D D- C- B A--- BCB--- A G-F
  -G--- G F- GA B----- A--- G
  AG-----------------

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MASTER BELT INFO.

• ONCE YOU ACHIEVE BLACK BELT,
• Mrs. Greggs will assign you one song from a music
  book that you must learn completely on your own.
  This includes counting the rhythm and playing the
  correct pitches on the staff without her help.
• If you are able to play the song correctly, you
  earn your braided cord and may move on to study
  alto recorder!

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THE END!

• THANKS FOR PLAYING ALONG!
• HOPE YOU HAD FUN!