Below, you can see samples of what we’ll be working on this year.
Okay, let’s practice now!
Remember – left hand at the top!
Here are the fingerings for all of the notes that we’ve learned so far:
B: (t-1) A: (t-1-2)
By now, you should know how to play the first Recorder Sheet – here are the songs:
Precorder Song (Sheet 1, Line 5)
This next song adds the note G – (t-1-2-3).
Merrily We Roll Along (Sheet 2, Lines 3&4)
This next song adds the note C – (t only)
Hot Cross Buns (Sheet 3, Lines 3&4)
Au Claire de la Lune (Sheet 4, Lines 3-5)
Now we add the note D – NO HOLES COVERED!
Go Tell Aunt Rhody (Sheet 5, Lines 3&4)
Oats and Beans and Barley Grow (Sheet 6, Lines 1&2)
Jingle Bells(Sheet 6, Lines 3-6)
Here comes the left hand with the note F – t-1-2-3-4
Goodbye Old Paint
Here’s some practice on E (t-1-2-3-4-5), low D (t-1-2-3-4-5-6) and low C (t-1-2-3-4-5-6-7, or ALL holes covered)
Here’s Faith of Our Fathers – don’t forget to repeat and take the second ending!
If you can play this song on 3/20, you will receive 10 bonus points for your class!
Faith of Our Fathers
Next up is Yankee Doodle, which features the new note F#: t-1-2-3-6.
Yankee Doodle
This Old Man
E:t-1-2-3-4-5 LOW D: t-1-2-3-4-5-6
LOW C: t-1-2-3-4-5-6-7