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Recorcter by Ceralcl ancl Sonya Burakoff NOTF SEQUENCE IN THE METHOD BOOK:

O Copyright 19gS Sweet pipes Inc.

You ancl Your Recorcler Look at your recorder. You will see: MOUTHPIECE

o A mouthl thpiece

and a

"window )w."

r I

holes in fiont. Seven ho The twoo bottom I holes can an be single or double ones. or rle at the back. One hole

SACK

Your fingers are numbered like this for recorder playing:

LEFT HANO {1.H,)

RIGHT HANO {F.H.}

Notice how the recorder holes are numbered. Your fingers will cover the holes like this:

r

The left hand should always be at the top of

t $^ ^cd $'" ^*b

$*t' .^$o $d

the rec0rder.

o The first three holes and the thumb hole are covered i.r ith thc let't

hand fingers.

r

The right thumb is used to balance the recorder.

r Holes 4. 5, 6. and 7 are covered with the right hand fingers.

At The Beginning 1.

Pick up the recorder with your right hand at the bottom and hold it in front of you.

2.

Cover the thumb hole with your lel't thLrmb as you continue to hold the recorder with your rrght hand. Remember: the left hand is always at the top. and the right hand is at the bottom when you play the recorder.

3.

Cover the first hole at the top with the first finger of your left hand. Keep the leli thurnb on the thumb hole

4.

Open your right hand and balance the recorder on your right thumb, which should be directly behind the fifth hole.

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PICTL]RE

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Correct Hand Position

5.

Look at Picture l. Your other fingers should now be held slightly above (but not touching) the holes which are not being covered.

6.

Look at Picture 2. Place the mouthpiece of the recorder between your lips and in front of your teeth. Now close your mouth gently around the mouthpiece. Remernber: your teeth and tongue should never touch the rnouthpiece.

7.

Now make a silent "daah" sound (called tonguing), and exhale gently into the recorder. The pitch you are playing is named B.

8.

Play B se veral times and remember to tongue each pitch and play softly.

PICTURE 2

Correct Mouth Placement

MODEL: LAUREN BURAKOFF

Aquarternote

9.

{

J}

gets 1 beat.

Play the pitch B for each quarter note:

J)

)

) ) )J)

A quarter rest { } } gets 1 beat of silence.

10.

Play the pitch B for each quarter note. and keep silent for each quarter rest:

ll)lll) ,)a'aaao In

I

meter the top number (4) tells that there are

4 beats in each measure. The bottom number (4) gets 1 beat. tells that a quarter note (

i)

1

1. llay

this pattern using the pitch B:

4 tl ) JtJ ) 4aa

I ltJ ) ) itJ J ) lll

Gettlng Aquainted With Musical Symbols DOUBLE BAR LINE

The Staff has 5 lines and 4 sPaces.

The double bar line means that you have come to the end of a section or piece of music.

BAR LINE

G CLEF

Bar lines are the vertical (up-and-downi lines on the staff

MEASURE

A measure is the space between two bar lines.

'

The G Clef is written at the beginning of the staff , and circles the second line. lt shows thar this line is named

G

METER SIGNATURE

The meter {time} signature has two numbers. The top number tells how many beats are in each measure. The bottom number tells what kind of note gets one beat.

A breath mark (r) tells you to take a

breath (inhale) before going to the next

.Y

a

Clap the rhythm of each pattern befure you play

it.

Remember to play softly and tongue gently

o

A half note (J ) lasts 2 times as long as a quarter note (J ) and gets 2 beats. A half rest (*) gets 2 beats of silence.

* go to next line

Your teeth and tongue should never touch the mouthpiece.

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Pierrot

,

lng

Ask

lng

French Words by SB

moon

stands

fbr

Ask

lng

at

for

Merrily We Roll Along Traditional

long,

long;

Lullaby

Welsh

sleep,

sleep, l-r

{:'

sleep,

fear,

use the "cushions" (pads) ofyour fingers to cover the recorder hores.

to

sleep,

dear.

F E

A

On The Yangtze

[cDA l6 beatsl I

Chinese

Words by SB

ta

l-l

nv

Yang E,

wide

I.

Q:

Ing.

_

rno

ward

the

sea.

lf the first measure of a piece does not have the tolal number of beats shown by the lop number of the meter signature, and does not begin on the first beat, it is called an incomplete measure.

The beats needed to make the measure complete are found in the last measure of the piece.

When The Train Comes Along American

l4 When '.r):

long, I will

meet

you at the

sta - tion, When

train

the train

Use the pitches you have learned to improvise a 2-measure introduction to No. 13.

comes

a-

Iong.

Adottedhalf note(J.)lasts3timesaslongasaquarternote(J)andgets3beats. Adotafteranote gets half the value of that noie and makes it longer.

Forexample:J . =3 2+1

Mother f,arth

\atiie

American lndian Words by GS

) t5 Moth

Earth.

land

home

and

Moon

UI

all

crea

tures.

af

Ier

l'ltoon.

oh

d

rxay

wrth

be

thee

A repeat sign ( .N ) means that you go back to the beginning and play the music again. The repeat signs {$. .l ) mean that you must repeal the music that is written between the double dotted bar lines.

I

3 l6 beats I

TcD'

Village Drums

African

]

Words by GS

,f

l6 Lis

chil - dren.

From

jun

the

gle

to to

the

drum -ming,

ahe

vil - lage,

stead hunt ,

y ers

the a -

sound.

bound.

a

Bring - ing food

Af - ter

man

for

young

and

v

days

and

old, nights,

feast

hunt

rng ers

rs

n9ar.

ap

pear

ls

clear.

Talk -

ing

drums

are

sound -

ing

and

the

mes - sage

Your right thumb should be directly behind the fifth hole to balance the recorder. slightly above the holes.

Keep your other fingers

A tie (J,,J ) is a curved line which connects notes of the same pitch. They are played as one note.

and held for the total value of the connected notes.

Westminster Chimes ,--_-.-----

i

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(

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ln f, meter the top number (3) tells that there are 3 beais in each measure.

The bottom

number (4) tells that a quarter note (J ) gets 1 beat.

Cajun Stew l8

Creole Words bv GS

a

i. You 2.

Cat

5-. fish

We'll meet Mom says

rhe are

down she

fish plen

ing ti

pole,

ful,

riv - €r, and needs them to

l'll craw -

get

the

dads

are

please

make

be

Ca

To play lorv notes, tongue gently, blow very softly, and cover the holes completely

jun

A whole note (o ) lasts 4 times as long as a quarter note (J ) and gets 4 beats. A whole rest (-) gets 4 beats of silence.

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I

Nicholas folly Old Saint (Duet) Christrnas Song

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Recorder

a

2A

)

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A

@

Rccorder

Rec.

a)

A

)

)

Rcc.

Rec.

a)

)

A I]

-,-

Rec.

I

a A

)

Rec. 2

A duet is a piece written for two performers. One performer plays or sings the first patt, and the other performer plays or sings the second part. Leam both duet parts.

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Corn Song

Native Arncrican Indian Words by GS

, llL' Plant

lng

Tend

ing

"t!l

pa

low

c0rn.

tlent

li,.

Maize up as the

0n sea

the son

tre lds"

yields.

Sun

Frorn the

bor e.

ground

Corn.

corn,

Dance.

sing,

earlh

low.

stalks ap -

pear.

source of

of - fer

life, praise

rip ened

ish

strong tiorn

har - vest

for

this

tirne har

grain.

mer

rarn

is vest

here, year.

meter the top number (2) tells lhat there are 2 beats in each measure. The bottorn number (4) tells lhat a quarter note {rl) gets 1 beat. In

I

flowers

nl

ter

win -

ter's

cold

French

Words by SB

winds

blow

\\jhen noving from B to C, make sure the first finger comes up exactly as the second finger cornes down.

CD:

I

May Day

?

beat-s

Genrran

Words by GS

square.

Ger

rnan

played

bands

crowd

garh

ered

May

won

Day.

der

ful

sight

hold

be

Da Capo (D.C.) - from the beginning al Fine - to lhe end D.C. al Fine - go back to the beginning of the piece and play to the measure marked Fine.

I

i

ii;":* ,,

Ricle

Kayak

*".0, oj,t'J Fine

/.+ In

oul

un

Kay

and

smooth -

ly

glide,

pad -

we

won - der,

what

der.

ride,

round-a-boui,

with

dle o'er

the

lake

each stroke we

take.

cloud

like

up

ln

the

sky.

D.C. alFine

Gent ly

as we

flow,

Rer.rrember to start each note

with

go,

crys

tal

a silent "daah" sound, called tonguing.

ters

run

ning

by

l5

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€T-

V

a)

lTt'rl | beats I

8 repeated

Go Tell Aunt Rhoclie

I

Arnencan

I

8

)

25

tell

Go

Aun{

die,

Go

tell

Aunt

rlie

Rho

)

\

tell

rt)

rol fcn 13 beats

I

I

Li:!""19

Aunt

die

Her

old gray goose

l5

When The Saints Go Marching In Arnerrcan

,i

)A

Oh, when the

salnts

go

_

march - ing

oh, when

In.

lhe

)

sal

march

nts

num

t

when

ber,

wSnl

lng

the

Create a percussion accompaniment for No. 26.

-

saints

rnarch

lng

in

that

In a

round the same melody is played or sung by iwo or more people starting at different times.

Sancly McNab

Traditional Round

t

[?l r-'

27 There

low named

was

Sand

Mc

Nab.

t

Oats, Peas, Ancl Beans

Oats.

beans

and

bar

Your tongue and your fingers should move at exactly the same time.

T;-1 tJl

Amencan

beans

peas,

Who

grow?

17

ln f, meter the top number (5) tells that there are 5 beats in each measure. The bottom number {4) tells that a quarter note (J ) gets 1 beat.

Bluebircl

Fly, blue bird, fly

ciln lJ

is

Soon

nigh.

On lilt - ed wing

Fly, bluc bird. lly

I I

Win - ter

ice will lrceze

bush - es and trees

Find your new home.

Sleep, Baby, Sleep

beats

Cennan Words by SB

I

) 30 Sleep.

by.

You

sleep.

sleep

ln

slurn

-

ber

\\' i rh

deep.

,

Inoon and

bove your head,

stars

by,

Slee p.

And

sleep

Moth -

er

watch - ing

Sleep.

by,

by

sleep.

Hiking

German Words by GS

)

Corrre

con

gath

er

quer

the

your

back - pack.

moun

- taln.

1{

a

hik -

er

"To

tlme

must

climb!"

MORE RECORDER FUN: You can now play more music in a book called DUET TIME, BK. The duet is on page 2, and titled

couNTRY DANCE.

l.

(SP2309)

eighth note (.0 ) lasts hall as long as 1 quarter note (J ). 2 eighth notes t.D.D or J? ; are equal to 1 quarter note (J ). 't eighth rest (7 )gets one half beat of silence. 1

CD: l2 I

Old MacDonald

6 beats

American

)

Old

Mac - Don - ald

his

on

had

he

tr-

farm,

had

And

r^

some ducks.

With

I,

c,tr

a

)

quack. quckhere. and

a

here a quack, there a quack. ev

quack,quackthere,

-'ry-where a

quack- quack.

,

Old

Mac -Don

l.

farm,

had

Frog

Chinese

t aa JJ

Each

frog

sin gle mouth.

has

He

has

t\&'o

eyes

and four

legs.

)

ptn

frogs

do

pong,

not drink.

me.

Count

Dur - ing

time of

peace

Dur - ing

time of

frogs

do

not drink

)

Wa

-ter li - lies float

Be sure to keep a steady beat.

Wa

-ter li - lies float

on

the

pond

t9

rct-l

I

8 beats

Kuma San

Japanese

I

Words by SB 8

34 Ku

Iit

ing

Jump -

bear,

off

ground,

ing round and

round.

I

Jump -

ing

ing

here,

jump -

ing

ing

high,

there,

low,

up

and

down

all

d

Ku

san,

tle

outl

must

bear,

Turtle Dove

[cD;tl 7 beats I

lit

I

American

?1

35

does

See

--

mourn

for his

true

-

for

-Without raising your shoulders, keep your Iips on the mouthpiece as you breathe through the corners of your mouth

Common Time (C ) is the same a, *eter. There are 4 beats in each measure, and a ft quarter note (J) gets 1 beat.

Four In A Boat

American

36

Four in

a

boat

four in a boat

and the

Four in a boal and the tide rolls hish.

Wait-ing

and

the

tide

for a pret-ty girl to corne

Trampin'

by and by

Alrican Arnerican Spiritual

,! 1-

JI

t-rc--+-* ffi-_ I'rn

tramp

tramp

tlt

in',

tramp

i

in'.

Tryin'to make heav-en lny

Tryin'to make heav-en

trarnp

home

my

hr:rne

Fishpole Song

Anrerican

)

.

38

Who's got a fish

Who's

-4

- pole?

got a fish,pole?

We

do!

Who's got

Fish -

pole

a

fish - pole?

needs

You can add body percussion such as clap, snap, pat, stamp to the music on this page.

We

n

ffi 'f

A sharp ({) placed before a note raises the pitch of that nole one half-step. The note stays "sharped" through the measure.

A Gypsy Song Deep in the for ,

est

there

is

a

glen,

Where gyp-sies

play on the

vi

)

,

Camp

-

fires

danc -

burn.

ers

turn,

Whirl ing andtwirl - ing the

eve -

ning

long.

JL

the

breeze. mel o -

dies

ring

thru

the

night in a

gyp sy

song.

A sharp ($) placed on the fifth line at the beginning of each slaff, is called the key signature. It means that every F must be played as Ff .

On The Bridge Of Avignon

French

Words by SB

thenr

See them

them danc - ing.

go.

go,

and

lro.

danc - ing,

on the bridge of

vr -

gnon. D.C. al Fine

Boys are mov - ing

this

way.

Girls

Arms and elbows should be slightly raised, and away from the body.

lng

that

way.

Canoe Song

Sweet Memories Of Home

Practice No. 42 slowly at first, and then gradually increase the tempo.

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Traditional

) 1a

+J Twin

-

kle. twin - kle,

world so

high,

Like

star,

How

the

dia - mond

sky!

IL

Twin - kle, twin - kle,

tcffil | 8 beats

lit

tle

won - der

what you

are

Welcome The Spring

I

Israel i

Words by CS

) AA

+r+

Wel- come the spring,

Sing, chil-dren, sing,

sur - round_

us

Wel-come the

with

fruit of the seed once sown

the first

fruits

of

little Donkey

the spring.

Spanish

Words by SB

45 the

See

his

lit

tle

don

key,

way,

Car

ry

)

bun

dles

fair

to

MORE RECORDER FUN: Play FAIS DO-DO on page 6, in DUET TIME.

day.

Plod

ding

lng

the

__--_-

A dot after a note gets half ihe value of that note. 1 dotted quarter note and 1 eighth note together (J..D) get 2 beats.

; cDt

,

lrl

Aura Lee

l6 beats

I

American

+f)

the

the spring,

black - bird

Sat and piped,

heard

him

sing

- neath

the wil

in praise of

Au

ra

Lee

-

I

Au

lou,

ra

Au

Lcel

Leel

long with

Sun - shine carne

thee,

Maid of

and

gold

en

swal - lows in

the

hair!

3rr.

Arirang

tcD' ro I I 12 beats

Korean Words by SB

I

yo.

n - rang.

n - rang.

now_ to-

are walk - ing

go-

far

_

way.

fiiend,

N

ight

is

fall - ing

you

soft

a - lone.

are

ly-

on-

A

These two lovely melodies should be played very smoothly and musically.

ri

- rang

t5

The Whale

Old Whaling Song

48

'Trvas

in

eight

een

teenth

chor , weighed, And

bore* a -

Creen

A termata

(n)

Green - land

way.

and

And

bore

for

-

three

fi1'

That our

day,

-

lor

dred ,

hun

of

ship

!vay. brave boys. And lor

a

Green

lant

gal

And

- land

bore

-

a

\L'ay.

placed above a note means that the note is held a little longer than its usual count.

Amazing Grace Earlv Arnerican

sound.

was

but

now-

_

now

am

_=-

found,

see.

Relax your lips andjaw and keep - your cheeks loose. Your shoulders should be down and relaxed.

That

to

Eskimo Hunt E sx

\\ trrds l'.

r:no GS q

50

I

(

It

was

Sens - ing

ear -

mom fright'

Iy

some - thing

ap i

ers

car

bou

bou

Graz

ning,

at quick

peared

were

warn

a

than

first

of

day.

ly

ran

2

way"

on

lng,

lioht - nino ",.br "D.,'

the

Fine

t

the

ly

qul

rng

and with - out fas ter yet

lng,

geth

1.--llZ

rean that you must play from the beginning to the The 1st and 2nd ending signsl repeat sign ( .l ) in the 1st ending. Then go back to the beginning or to this sign ( il. ) and play the section again. This time you must skip the 1st ending and go directly to lhe 2nd ending.

Bells fingle (Duet)

Winter Song

, Recorder

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iltf

ttt

dlll

5l

d

a

A)l

L

Recorder 2

Ir. Pcc

) )2.

i

a) .)

A)L

-

)

)

Rec. 2

\,IORE RECORDER FUN: Play THE UPWARD TRAIL on pg. l

l, in DUET TIME

21

In syncopation the accenls move from the strong beats to ihe weak beats.

tir-l ] 8 beats

A|I Night, All Day

i

African American Spiritual

t 52

Ail

all

night,

gelswatch-ing o - ver me. my

An

day,

Lord.

,

-

Fine

,

gelswatch-ing 0-ver

night,

down to

sleep.

n - gels watch-ing o - ver me.

my

Lord"

-

D.C. al I:ine

Pray the Lord

t| t*l I

24 beats repeated

soul

mv

-

to

An -

keep,

gels

walch-ing o - ver

Mafiana

I

Spanish

I

Words by GS

\ 53 Don'1

gtn

long

watl

song,

t

_

for

you

know

what

fla

will

na

bring,

{lno

won't

dance.

5

this

-

-.

tner

ry

time

.--

chance

slip

a

Add percussion accompanirrents to help you keep a steady beat.

way.

Let's

2ti

A staccato mark A tenuto mark 1.r

{; |

a

I ) means to play notes short and separated from eacn o.i-er ; means to play notes for their fullest value.

Simile means to play in the same style as before.

reil.1 8 beats

I

Recorder

My Dreycll

Hanukah Sone

(Duet)

I

I

r-7

a 54

r..r-.1-!

A)t

)

-hrJ

Recorder 2

Rec. 2

Rec.

I

t

,n

a) .Y

A )t Rec. 2

Rec.

l-Jt

r:::L-J

lr-r||:rl-rl

7

_._*h,l

l--T-F

1

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Rec. 2

IIORE RECORDER FUN: Play THE ROBIN on page 3, and WALTZ SONG on page f. in DUET TIME

)

29

El Charro

Merican Words by GS

55

stfang

One

clay

d

His

horse

was

- er

rid strid

came

gal - lant

ly

down thc as they

ing ing

T.-----l: streets oi saun - tered

old

San

ta

long

the

Fe.

wav

X

"Where r.I I

are

you

am

go

lng,

a

ml

go?

stunt

rid

ing

c0w

boy

--

Won't in

you the

lct west

know?"

old

an

(].

ro

em

MaryAnn West Indian Calypso

Ann,

day.

dren

Down

by

the

sea -

shore

ing

sift

shore

join

ln

sift ing

sand.

the

band

sand.

Add a percussion accompaniment to No. 56 using bongos, claves, and maracas

30

Fingering Chart For English (or Baroque) O open hole

I

closed hole C partlyopen hole

-This fingering is for double hole recorders. Single hole recorders must be covered like this O

Cf,. Db

od

@ L.H. 1st @ L.H. 2nd @ L.H. 3rd @ R.H. 1st R. Thumb for balance

@ R.H. 2nd @ R.H. 3rd

€) R.H. 4th

Dfr.Eb

a

6

eb

3t

Soprano Recorcler and German Fingering l-:l Use shaded fingering diagrams for German-fingered recorders,

cf

Ffi .Gb

F

nb

A

Af, .Bb

x

_o_ I=t* +{-,h- {> t> t*bo. rrrF$-Gb

L.J

\JiI . AP

c{-at

A

Af -Bb

R

CT-Db

fgbg Cf,.

Db

-().

T\