Transcript Ready for Recorder! - Kenwood Station Music

You are Going to
Learn to Play the
Recorder!
Presentation designed by
Linda Barnhart
Paramount Elementary School
Adapted by Sherri Anderson
Kenwood Station Elementary School
Note to students:
This presentation was designed to help you learn to play the
recorder. You move through the lesson by clicking the mouse to
move from slide to slide. Click on the
symbol to play sound
clips. Take your time to read and practice each slide. You should
be able to play a song on the recorder when you finish this lesson.
Note to Parents:
Some times students come in the middle of the year or haven’t
had previous experience with the recorder like their classmates
and it makes it difficult to catch them up on the recorder. This
presentation was developed to help with that problem. It
introduces the student to the recorder and gets them started. I do
not normally move this quickly in the classroom, but here the
student can practice and repeat the lesson as necessary. I hope
that you will find this a helpful tool.
Recorder
Essential Questions:
How do composers/musicians use the Elements of
Music in creating and performing music?
How do musicians create and notate music?
How do musicians perform and improvise music?
Guiding Questions:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
What is a recorder?
What instrument family does a recorder belong to?
How do I play a soprano recorder using correct playing techniques?
How do I apply what I learned about melody to the recorder?
How do I care for my recorder?
What are the 7 elements of music and what do they mean?
Why do musicians need to read music notation?
Daily Expectations
• Sit in “new” spot in your rows from day 1
• Have your recorder out and ready to go if you’ve brought it from
home or wait patiently for folder passers to pass yours out to you.
• Have your recorder and recorder book/folder out and ready to go
• You may practice until I am in front of the class for “Give me 5” then
your recorder needs to be in the listening position.
Any of the following will result in signing the book:
*You forget your recorder or book at home
*If playing while in the listening position
*If overblowing/making squeaking sounds on purpose
*If your right hand remains on top after two reminders
Signing the book more than once will mean having a consequence in your classroom, too.
This is a soprano
recorder
This is a “halo” holder that
we use to hang the recorder
around our necks.
You can make
one using yarn or
string if you
don’t have one or
lose yours.
Your Recorder Comes with a cleaner.
• Students need to clean their recorders using the rod after they play
to remove moisture that’s built up on the inside of the instrument.
•To do this properly, you need to add a small strip of cloth to the rod
to use it to clean (not tissue or paper towel, thin cloth works best).
•Many students end up with too big a strip of cloth and the rod gets
stuck in the recorder, so be careful!
•You may also clean it using mild dish detergent in warm water or
in the dishwasher (top rack).
•The part that you need to clean most is the mouthpiece.
•This rod does not clean the mouthpiece.
To Clean Your Recorder
(during a practice session)
1. Turn the recorder so that the thumb hole is
away from your body
2.
Cover the area below the mouthpiece with
your thumb and give a quick blow into the
mouthpiece. (If you do this correctly you
should not hear it.)
3. Wipe off any moisture that is on your thumb
and repeat two more times.
OR
“Quick Fix” cleaning : Put your mouth on the
recorder and suck in (don’t blow out).
Joint Grease
Your recorder also comes with a small container
of joint grease.
- Only use this on the part of the recorder where the two
pieces join together (the joint)
- You only need to use it when it is hard to pull your
recorder apart or hard to put it together
- Put just a little bit on your finger then rub around the
joint until greased.
- Do NOT use it as lip gloss or put it on any other part of
your body.
The Recorder has been around
for a long time.
• The recorder was very popular in Europe in
the 1500s and 1600s. It was then almost
forgotten until the early 1900s, when
instrument maker Arnold Dolmetsch became
interested in it. Through an accident his
recorder was lost. Luckily, he had taken
careful measurements and based a new
instrument on the old design. This was the
beginning of a revival for the recorder. 1
1.
Taken from the Kingfisher Young People’s Book of Music 1996
The 3 Recorder Positions
• 1. Listening Position: in your lap, hanging around
your neck, or on the floor (completely away from
your mouth!)
• 2. Practice Position: on your chin, fingering the
correct notes (not able to make sound if doing it
correctly)
• 3. Playing Position: In your mouth ready to play
(wait for instruction if playing together as a whole
class)
This is a little song to help you
learn how to hold the recorder.
• The recorder in your
right hand is where we
will begin…...
• Be sure to hold the
bottom and move it to
your chin……
• With your left hand give a
thumbs up….
• On the back it must go.
Add 1 it’s B
Add 2 it’s A
Add 3 it’s G you know!
Proper Hold
1.Open your mouth
2. Set your recorder in between your teeth
3. Bite down (not hard) with your teeth on the top and bottom
of the mouth piece
4. Close your mouth around the recorder
This is the proper way to hold the recorder.
This is too high.
This is too low
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.
Proper sound production
There is a correct way to blow into a recorder.
•First, you should blow GENTLY. Think about blowing bubbles.
•You should start the sound with your tongue. Put your
tongue on the roof of your mouth behind your teeth. The sound
should start and stop there.
•Some people think of saying the sound “tu” or “du” when they play,
but be careful not to vocalize the sound and end up saying it out loud.
Listen to this sound produced correctly.
Listen to this sound that is not produced correctly.
Can you hear the difference?
How to play ‘B’
1. Wave your left hand at me
2. Make an L with that hand.
3. Cover the thumb hole on
the backside of your
recorder with your left
thumb.
4 Next cover the top hole on
the front side of the
recorder (use the “pads” of
your fingers, not the tips)
5 You are now ready to play
the note B, blow gently!
Play four short B’s. It
should sound like this.
This is what B looks like
on the treble clef staff.
How to play ‘A’
• Cover the thumb hole on
the backside of your
recorder with your left
thumb. (left hand on top)
• Next cover the top two
holes on the front side of
the recorder.
• Blow gently. This note is
A!!
• * From B, you’re adding one
finger from the left hand on
the next hole.*
This is what A looks like
on the treble clef staff.
Play four short A’s. It
should sound like this.
How to play ‘G’
• Cover the thumb hole on
the backside of your
recorder with your left
thumb.
• Next cover the top three
holes on the front side of
the recorder.
• Blow gently. This note is
G!!
*From B, you add two fingers
on the next two holes.
** From A, you add one finger
the next
hole.
This is what G looks like Playonfour
short
G’s. It
on the treble clef staff. should sound like this.
Music is written on the Staff
This is a staff
This is a Treble clef
For the recorder we play in the Treble Clef
The staff is made up of five lines
These lines are labeled
E
G B
D F
We use many silly sentences to remember these:
Every Good Boy Does Fine
Empty Garbage Before Dad Flips (we use this one in class)
Every Gorgeous Babe Does Flirt
Elephants Get Big Dirty Feet
Elvis Goes Belly Dancing Fridays
The staff has four spaces.
These space notes are labeled
F
A
C
E
How do you read music on the staff
so you can play the recorder?
1.
You must first be able to play the rhythm
♫ A quarter note (ta) is 1 beat of sound and
is faster than a half note or whole note.
♫ A half note (two-oo) is 2 beats of
sustained sound and is faster than a whole
note.
♫ A whole note (Fo-o-o-ur) is 4 beats of
sustained sound.
♫ A set of eighth notes are faster than a quarter
note and are divided evenly within 1 beat (2
sounds = ti-ti)
♫ make sure your tempo stays steady throughout
the piece of music.
Now you’re ready to play a song on your recorder by
reading music on the staff.
Now Play B-A-G
The pattern we are going to play is
quarter, quarter, half note
or ta, ta, two-oo.
It sounds like this:
On the staff it looks like this:
B
A
G
Repeat that phrase.
A phrase is a musical sentence.
B
A
G
Now for the third phrase.
We will play four g’s, then four a’s. These notes
are eight notes and we count them ti-ti-ti-ti ti-titi-ti.
It will sound like this:
And it will look like this:
Play the 4th phrase.
B
A
G
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
Hot
pen - ny,
cross
two a
buns!
pen- ny,
Practice
this until
you can
play it!
Hot
cross
buns!
Hot
cross
buns!
One a
Hot
pen - ny,
cross
two a
buns!
pen- ny,
Congratulations!
Now you’re ready to play some
songs using B, A, and G.
Now let’s review what you’ve learned.
Staff
This is called a _______
A staff is made up of _____
5 lines.
This is called a Treble
__________
clef
This note is a _____
B
This note is a _____
A
This note is a _____
G
A phrase is ________________
a musical sentence
Review
the notes
on the
recorder
Three fingers and the thumb
play what note? ______
G
Two fingers and the
thumb play what
A
note? ______
One finger and the thumb
Play what note? ______
B
Way to go!
You have learned a lot!
Now you can go play your song for
your teacher and you are ready to really
get started with the recorder!
Can I take my recorder and recorder book home ?
Yes, as long as you bring it back to school the next day and are prepared for class.
You will sign a contract on the board if you decide to take yours home.
Do I have to take my recorder or recorder book home?
No, although it is good to practice your skills so you will become a better musician.
If I take my recorder home does the book have to go too?
No, but again, it is good to practice the skills we have worked on in class.
What is a practice bug?
A slip of paper that has a caterpillar on it. Each part of its body is worth 10 minutes of practice time at home.
You may get it initialed after practicing 10 minutes (if you practice 20, then get two signed off that night).
Once you have filled the entire body, turn it in to me (signed at the bottom with your name on It) and I will
place it on the recorder board and give you an extra check towards the treasure box. It is not mandatory!
You may get a practice bug from the folder on the bulletin board any time you need one, even if you’re not in
music.
What are the beads and pipe cleaners for?
You will have some practice time in class. During this time, when you feel ready to play a “pass off” song
for me, I will listen to you or your group and determine if you have played the song well enough to “pass it
off”. Each “pass off” song will be marked in your book with a star (*) or a star and the word BONUS
(*BONUS*). Each song will earn you a specific colored bead based on it’s difficulty. For the bonus songs,
you will earn a glow in the dark bead, silver bead, or gold bead because they are more challenging. For each
song you pass, you will earn a bead to put on your pipe cleaner and show off your talent and I will sign off the
song on your sheet. I will use this to assess how well you are progressing on the recorder. If you don’t pass a
song on the first try, I will tell you some things to work on and come back later. Every time you play for me
or the class, you can earn a bead for passing off a song.