This preferred recorder method of classrooms across the united states, the recorder express, by artie almeida, includes over 120 exercises and melodies folk, pop and original songs, as well as technique tips and an introduction to music theory. Musicians young and old alike will enjoy mastering these wellknown christmas tunes. Remember, play with flat fingers not on finger tips, cover the holes completely and blow gently. Seattle recorder society recorder notes april 2018 vol. From the music director vicki boeckman greetings everyone, well, i dont know about you, but i am ready for spring to actually stick around for a while. Notes and simple rhythms are presented in a logical and thorough manner. Each type of recorder in the family plays notes within a certain range, and when you put them together like a chorus, they can cover a huge span of notes, from the highest to the lowest. Vocabulary, theory, rhythm or technique concepts, as well as new.
To play these soprano recorder songs you need to know the recorder notes as you can see, in the main section of this site you have a link to any note in case you have any doubts, even so, all the recorder songs that we show you here are made for easy study. The tip of your tongue should gently touch the back of your upper teeth at the point where the gumline meets your front teeth. How to record sound using voice recorder app on windows 10. Familiar songs have the words included, occasionally including more than one verse. A recorder can be distinguished from other duct flutes by the presence of a thumbhole for the upper hand and seven fingerholes. Repeat the tone in your head and try to reproduce it with your recorder. This revised and expanded 2 nd edition contains 107 pieces of carefully graded original, folk, renaissance, and medieval music as well as an introduction to renaissance tonguing and a brief introduction to modal theory. Abracadabra recorder book 1 is a clear tutorial book that introduces you gradually to the notes and features of the recorder.
The recorder notes, or more to the point, where the fingers go when making them, are shown below. Compared to other instruments, the recorder is relatively easy to play, making it a great first instrument for kids or novice musicians. Featuring more than seventy songs using just six different notes 9781480292734. Learning to play the recorder lewiston elementary school. If you choose to make up your own song list, this will show you how the songs get progressively more difficult. Often times a teacher will give lectures and write on. Wellcome to this awesome page to learn how to play songs on the recorder. The covid19 pandemic has brought the local economy and many of the advertisers who support our work to a near standstill.
They will almost always come with a protective sleeve or pouch and sometimes include an instructional book. I think youll agree with me when i say, making it fun for our students to read music is what we all wish for. The new ninenote recorder method, with 3 times the material of most method books. If your recorder is lost or broken, a new one can be purchased at your local music store.
It is two recorder books in one with the first half featuring letter names inside the note heads and the second half with traditional musical notation. Recorder karate track books brent elementary school. The bell is a percussion instrument and an idiophone. How recorder karate works white hot cross buns gab yellow gently sleep gab orange merrily we roll along gab. Try playing while breathing slowly, with the body relaxed. Then the students use these patterns to write their own pieces of music. Choose from recorder sheet music for such popular songs as canon in d, henry martin piano accompaniment, and let it go movie version. Fingering charts for the recorder and piano are included.
Recorder fingering chart interactive powerpoint slide show by monique morsink this product is a free addition to digibordles digibord powerpoint music. For this we are going to base ourselves on the book recorder karate songs. Bells ceramic a bell is a simple soundmaking device. The new ninenote recorder method, with 3 times the material of most method books, gets you the most for your money.
If your low notes squeak and sound too high, it might mean you are blowing too hard. Voice recorder is a straightforward application to record audio. All of this book s song patterns are colorcoded and lettercoded, so as long as you know the fingering for the notes of your instrument, you can play along. This book is the perfect introduction to the recorder for kids of all ages. Next, the book moves into the basics of reading music by teaching your child the notes on the staff and how to count beats. On a baroque fingered recorder hole 4 is smaller than hole 5. Search thousands of songs and have them autoarranged for your instrument and difficulty level. This product is a free addition to the alphabet song. Recorder karatebelts, the names of the nine songs included in this book, and the notes that are in each song.
Please encourage your child to use these tracks in helping with steady beat, rhythm, and basic recorder technique i. Recorders the easy way d,e,g,a,b super bundle 7 downloadable digital products. Recorder karate belts, the names of the nine songs included in this book, and the notes that are in each song. The recorder is a small woodwind instrument, not a big, loud tuba. Notes are introduced gently one at a time, with simple exercises to familiarize you and your student with the instrument and the notes. If you know how a recorder works, how to get sounds from it and how to read recorder fingering charts to identify the notes you need to play, you will be well on your way to creating music with the instrument. The level 1 recorder books develop rhythm up to eighth notes and dotted quarters. Ken covers the instruments history and traditional repertoire. The recorder karate book is based on learning the flute through songs in a gradual way. We make sound on the recorder by blowing softly and gently into. Recorder methods the recorder from zero, vol 1 is a the best method for beginners on the soprano recorder which treats the instrument in its proper historical context.
Recorderace is the most fun way to practice your recorder karate songs. Blowing too hard will make the recorder go sharp, and it will be impossible to play low notes. How to play the recorder is a highly visual and userfriendly guide for learning to play the recorder independently, and also a perfect companion to recorder lessons. And the ninenote method is a complete and thorough program. Any instrument that can play an eightnote c to c scale can be used with this book. A family, or consort, of recorders is like a chorus of instruments. The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument that was popular as early as the 14th century. This book has a list of ideal beginner recorder songs all of them are popular songs that we all know and thanks to that they will make learning easier for us. Included are notes on child development and learning, selected further reading, piano accompaniments for all songs and aural work, the best start.
The book features big, easytoread notes, a beginners guide to playing the recorder, and a clear, simple introduction to reading music. Record an interview by using your tablet, transcribe it by using your desktop pc and dont worry about the file transfer from one device to the other. Dictaphone lets you dictate notes and memos, as well as record lectures, seminars, and meetings. This book is described by the publishers as being ideal for teaching recorders individually and groups as each short piece is accompanied by a more complicated version so you can play along with other players. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Here youll find the largest library in existence of fun songs to play with recorder notes. To produce a clear beginning to each note, you must learn to use your tongue to begin and separate each note. That opening salvo serves as a good example of the kind of noholdsbarred writing that bryant, who lives in northampton, offers in his new book, subtitled notes from an uneven playing field.
Learn all your favorite christmas songs now on the easy and funtoplay recorder. Beginners level free soprano descant recorder sheet music. On a german fingered recorder hole 5 is smaller than hole 4. The book ends with a series of brief, familiar tunes using only the notes you have learned. Whichg book to buy there are so many methods for the recorder out there, and it can be difficult to know which is right for you. Music theory, technique, and practical tips make this a comprehensive recorder method. The other books are first book of the recorder usborne first music recorder from the beginning. Click on the recorder or the staff to hear the notes. Designed to educate without overwhelming, how to play the recorder is carefully structured to challenge readers a little at a time. Recorder notes recorder fingering and note production. How to pass a coursetaking notes wikibooks, open books.
When you play, think of whispering in someones ear. Beginning recorder is a delightful introduction to both the craft and the joy of music. For the music classroom, homeschooling, public performance, or just for fun. In this picture we show you the scale of c major in recorder so that you can practice it and improve your skills to be able to play the recorder better and better. For the higher notes, the thumb hole is shown half open, like this. If this can be done, a wellformed lowpitched sound should be produced. Otherwise, just choose the lesson which matches your level. Free beginner soprano recorder sheet music for students that are just getting started. An easy way to teach beginner recorder with lettered notes, colored notes and recorder fingering. Beths notes by beth thompson is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialnoderivatives 4. This is the teachers companion book for best start music lessons book 1 for recorder, fife or flute.
Files are optionally stored in your skydrive account so that you can switch between devices seamlessly. A fingering chart and some tips for recorder technique. All of this books song patterns are colorcoded and lettercoded, so as long as you know the fingering for the notes of your instrument, you can play along. If air isnt blown into the instrument slowly when playing lowpitched notes, the sound waves are prone to rebound on themselves. The foldout fingering chart is a visual aid in learning new notes. Baby shark recorder notes tutorial very easy youtube. Record audio notes in onenote for windows 10 office support. I use these patterns for warmups with recorders in 5th grade. Beginners level free soprano descant recorder sheet. Aimed at complete beginners, children can easily follow the clear and simple diagrams and photos to learn their first notes, play fun tunes and gain confidence playing their first recorder. Here are the accompaniment tracks that are used in recorder karate for 3rd5th grade. The recorder is a family of woodwind musical instruments in the group known as internal duct flutesflutes with a whistle mouthpiece, also known as fipple flutes.
Free recorder sheet music, riffs, lessons and resources. Audio recorder enables you to record and replay audio notes easily. If you already know the recorder notes you can try to make a full recorder scale. Please support the greenfield recorders covid19 coverage.
Helpful hints for playing the recorder 1 hold your body straight and relaxed. This beginner recorder music is transcribed as it is most often tau. The recorder will pause automatically for incoming calls, and allows you to sort recordings by name, date, or size. After learning to play the recorder, you may wish to learn to play a band or orchestral instrument. Download this app from microsoft store for windows 10, windows 10 mobile, windows 10 team surface hub, hololens. We make sound on the recorder by blowing softly and gently into the mouthpiece. Notes are clearly introduced at appropriate stages, alongside specially selected musical pieces. Easy recorder music sheets for kids recorder music. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. This second edition of popular 8 note songs includes two extra song patterns, fingering charts for the recorder and piano plus additional information to make it even easier to start a. Recorder musical instrument, recorder, books barnes. If you get into the bad habit of using the wrong hand, those low notes will be impossible to play.