Hello, you finally made it! Let's get started.
We will be reviewing the following concepts:
1. rhythm
2.
note names
3.
recorder fingerings
4.
playing skills
5.
listening skills
First, let's review the following rhythms.
Click on each note and clap along with us!
= Whole note = 4 beats = CLAP AS "whole-2-3-4"
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Dotted Half Note = 3 beats = CLAP AS "half-note-dot"
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Half note = 2 beats = CLAP AS "half-note"
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Quarter Note = 1 beat = CLAP AS "ta"
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Eighth Note = 1/2 beat = CLAP AS "ti" (half of ti-ti)
Secondly, we should review the following note
names.
SPACE NOTES
____________
____________ ____________
____________
____________
____________ ____________
___E________
____________
____________ ____C_______
____________
____________
___A________
____________ ____________
_____F______
____________ ____________
____________
LINE NOTES
________________________
________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ____________________E__ |
_______________________
________________________ ________________________ ___________________G___ ________________________ |
_______________________
________________________ _________________B_____ ________________________ ________________________ |
_______________________
_______________D______ _______________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
__________F____________
________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ |
I hope you remember all of those!
CLUE: Space notes spell the
word "face."
Line notes can make the sentence "Every Good Boy Does Fine."
We know how to play
some of these notes on our recorders. Let's review the correct fingerings.
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Now.................. Lets Play!
The music may disappear when you listen to the audio sound. You may want to print the music in order the easily play along.
Click on music notes to listen
to
other people play different recorder selections.
"Colors of the Wind" - song from "Pocahantis" by Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz
"Can You Feel the Love Tonight" - song from "Lion King" by Elton John and
Tim Rice
"Nice 'n Easy" - light jazz by Brian Bonsor
Let's take a little quiz!!
How many beats are in a whole note?
Which picture shows the recorder fingering for the note
B?
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How many beats does a dotted half note get?
How many beats are in a quarter not? (No peeking!)
three
one
Click here to listen to the BONUS question!
A last reminder before you leave ........
Recorders are for everyone!!!!!
I would like to thank the following website authors for their creativity.
I incorporated graphics, midi files, and wav files from the following sites:
http://www.amphi.com/~mruane/Recorder/Jingle_Bells/jingle_bells.html
http://www.geocities.com/wilson_wong_jr/music/recorder.html
http://www.iband.com/
http://www.anthro.mnsu.edu/cultural/music/notation.html
http://members.aol.com/recorder2/index.htm
http://www.amphi.com/~mruane/Recorder/Jingle_Bells/jingle_bells.html
http://www.wcboe.k12.md.us/mainfold/technolog/techsat/Barnhart/ppt/recorder/sld010.htm
http://www.anysubject.com/recorder.htm
http://www.research.att.com/psa/shrs/
http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/kodaly/author.html