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SOPRANO

BOOK ONF

Hancls

On

Recorcter

by

Ceralcl

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Sonya

Burakoff

You ancl

Your Recorcler

Look at your

recorder.

You

will

see:

MOUTHPIECE

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

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.

o

A mouthl "window

r

Seven ho The two I holes can double or

I

One hole thpiece and a )w." holes in fiont. o bottom an be single or ones.

rle at the back.

SACK

Your

fingers are numbered

like

this

for

recorder playing:

LEFT HANO {1.H,) RIGHT HANO {F.H.}

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t

$'"

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At

The

Beginning

1.

Pick up the recorder

with

your right hand at the

bottom and hold

it

in front

of

you.

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.

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.

2.

Y,,

g

3.

PICTL]RE I

5.

6.

Look at Picture

l.

Your other fingers should now be held

slightly

above (but not touching) the holes

which are not being covered.

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

tongu-ing), 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 Hand Position

Correct Mouth Placement

9.

)

Play the pitch B for each quarter note:

J

) ) ) )

J

)

1

1.

llay

this pattern using the pitch B:

)

JtJ

)

I

ltJ

)

) itJ

Aquarternote {

J}

gets 1 beat.

A quarter rest {

_}

} gets 1 beat of silence.

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)

tells that a quarter note (

i)

gets 1 beat.

10.

4 tl

4aa

J

)

lll

Gettlng

Aquainted

With

Musical

Symbols

The Staff has 5 lines and 4 sPaces.

BAR LINE

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

G CLEF

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

MEASURE

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.

DOUBLE BAR LINE

.Y

A

breath mark

(r)

tells you

to

take

a

breath (inhale) before

going

_to

_the

next

a

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}

CD:I

,

Pierrot

French Words by SB lng moon

_stands

_at for fbr lng Ask Ask lng

Merrily

_{We Roll}

_Along

long, Traditional long; Welsh

Lullaby

sleep, {:' sleep, l-r

sleep, fear,

to

_sleep,

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

ta l-l E A

F

[cDA

I l6 beatsl

On

The

Yangtze

Yang E, nv Q: wide

I.

Ing.

_

rno ward

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.

sea. the

l4

When

The

Train

Comes

Along

train

long, I will

meet

you at the

sta - tion, When

the train

comes

a -

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

Chinese

Words by SB

American

When '.r):

t5

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

)

Moth Earth. home UI all crea tures.

Ier af Moon and land be l'ltoon. oh d rxay wrth 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.

Village Drums

_African

Words by GS

TcD'

3

I

I l6 beats ] ,f

l6

Lis From the chil - dren.

jun

gle drum -ming,

vil

-

lage,

the

sound.

a -

bound.

to

the

to

ahe and and for v

stead

y

hunt ,

ers

Bring -

ing

food

Af - ter

man

young

days

are

sound -

ing

and

be directly behind the fifth

feast

hunt

the

mes

- sage

ls

hole to balance the recorder.

n9ar. pear

clear.

Keep your other fingers old,

nights,

rng

rs

ers

ap

Talk

-

ing

drums Your right thumb should

slightly above the holes.

a

-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

_-'.-.---l

ln

_f,

meter the

top

number (3) tells that there are 3 number (4) tells that a quarter note _{(J )} gets 1 beat.

needs

them

to

make

Ca

beais

in

each measure. The bottom

Creole Words bv GS (

_{'___f-_}

_€_

l8

Cajun

Stew

ing

pole,

ti

ful,

l'll

get

craw

-

dads i. 2. You Cat 5-. fish rhe are fish plen the are

We'll meet

down

Mom says

she

riv - €r,

and

please be

jun

a

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I

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Recorder 2A Rccorder

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.

folly

Old

Saint Nicholas

(Duet)

Christrnas Song

Rec. I

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. Rec. Rcc. Rec. I]

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.Y A ) a) A ) ) a) A )

a

A )

ll L'

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a

\\

F-A

a)

Corn

Song

_{Native Arncrican Indian}

Words by GS

,

bor e. earlh low. ish

rip ened

grain.

Frorn

the

ground

stalks

ap

-

pear. strong tiorn

Plant Tend lng ing "t!l pa c0rn. li,. 0n sea low tlent

Maize

up

as

the

the

tre lds"

son

yields. Sun rarn mer Corn. Dance. corn, sing,

source

of

life,

of - fer

praise

har

- vest

tirne

for this

har

is

here,

vest

year.

in

each

measure.

The bottorn

In

_I

meter

the top

number (2) tells lhat there are

2

beats number (4) tells lhat a _{quarter note {rl) gets} 1 beat.

flowers

French

Words by SB

nl ter

win -

ter's cold winds blow

hold be oul Ger rnan In /.+ CD: ?

I

beat-s Genrran

bands played crowd garh ered

-May

Day

May

Day.

won

der

ful

sight

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

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i

Kayak

Ricle

*".0,

oj,t'J

,,

_Fine

and

round-a-boui,

we pad

-

dle o'er

the lake

un der. what won - der,

with

each stroke we take.

Kay ride, smooth -

ly

glide, like

cloud

up ln

the

sky.

D.C. alFine

Gent

ly

flow,

as we

go,

crys

tal

Words by GS

square.

Rer.rrember to start each note with a silent "daah" sound, called tonguing.

l5

lTt'rl

|

8 beats I

I

repeated I 8

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\A

-*

\\

€T- V

_a)

Go

Tell

Aunt

Rhoclie

_Arnencan

)

25 rlie Go die

tell

Aun{ \ rt)

tell

Aunt die,

)

Go

tell

Aunt Rho

Her

old

gray

goose l5

fcn

rol

I

13 beats

I

Li:!""19

,i

When

The

Saints

Go

Marching

In

salnts

_

go

march - ing In.

)A

Arnerrcan

oh,

when

lhe

in

that

Oh,

when

the

sal nts march lng

t

num

ber,

-

when

the

saints

Create a percussion accompaniment for No. 26.

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In a round the same melody is played or _{sung by iwo or more people starting at different times.} Who T;-1 tJl Mc

Sancly

_McNab

low

named

Sand

Traditional Round

[?l

t

r-'

27 There was Nab.

t

Amencan

Oats,

Peas,

_{Ancl Beans}

Oats. beans

peas,

beans

and

_bar

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

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 Win -

ter is

nigh. Soon

ice

will lrceze bush -

es

and trees

Fly,

bluc

bird.

lly

On

lilt

- ed

wing Find your new home.

I

ciln

I

lJ beats

I

Sleep, Baby, Sleep

30

Sleep. by. sleep. You

,

sleep ln slurn

-

ber deep. \\' i rh

Inoon

and

stars bove your head,

And

Moth -

er

watch - ing by

Slee p. by, sleep Sleep. by, sleep.

"To

1{

German Words by GS

)

Corrre gath er your back - pack. tlme

Hiking

con

quer

the moun

- taln.

a

hik -

er

must

climb!"

MORE RECORDER

FUN:

You can now play more music in a book called DUET TIME, BK.

l.

(SP2309)

The duet is on page 2, and titled couNTRY DANCE.

Cennan Words by SB

1 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.}

r^ c,tr he his on

Frog

sin

gle

mouth. has

Chinese

t

aa JJ

Each

frog

has He t\&'o

)

eyes

and

four

legs.

ptn

pong, Count me. Dur -

ing time

of

peace frogs

do

not drink

frogs

do

not drink.

Wa

-ter

li

- lies float

Be sure to keep a steady beat.

time

of

) CD: l2

I 6 beats

Old

MacDonald

Old

Mac - Don - ald had farm, And

had

some ducks.

)

I,

With

a

quack. quckhere. and

a

quack,quackthere, here a quack, there a quack. ev -'ry-where a quack- quack.

,

Old

Mac -Don had farm, l.

American )

tr-Dur - ing

t9

rct-l

I

8 beats

I

8

Kuma

San

_Japanese

Words by SB

bear, Jump -

ing

off ground,

Jump

-

ing

here, jump

-

ing

there,

ing

round

and

round.

ing

high,

ing

low, up

and

down

san, tle bear,

Turtle

Dove

American

See

-does

_--

mourn

for his

true

for

--34 Iit Ku all outl must lit Ku

[cD;tl

I

7 beats I ?1 35 I d

Common

Time

_{(C )}

is

the same

a,

_ft

*eter.

quarter note (J) gets 1 beat.

There are

4

beats

in

each measure, and a

Four

In

A

Boat

tramp American 36 1-JI

Four

in

a I'rn tramp

four in

a

boat

and

the

tide

Wait-ing

for

a

pret-ty

girl

to

corne by and by

Trampin'

_Alrican

Arnerican Spiritual

Tryin'to make heav-en lny home

Tryin'to

make heav-en

my hr:rne

tlt i in'.

tramp in', trarnp

Fishpole

Song

Who's

got a

fish - pole?

We

do!

Who's

got

a

fish - pole?

got a

fish,pole? _{Fish -}

_pole

needs

Anrerican

)

38

boat

and the

Four

in

a boal

and

the

tide

rolls hish.

,!

t-rc--+-*

ffi-_

.

-4 Who's

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

n

'f

ffi

A

sharp

({)

placed before

a

note raises the pitch of that nole one half-step. The note stays "sharped" through the measure.

danc -

ers

turn,

Whirl

ing andtwirl - ing

the

eve -

ning

long.

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

thenr go.

A Gypsy

Song

a

glen,

)

,

Camp -

fires

burn.

See them

go, and lro.

Boys

are

mov

-

ing

this way. Girls

Where gyp-sies

play

_on

the

vi

them danc - ing.

French

Words by SB

danc - ing,

vr

-

gnon. D.C. al Fine

Deep

in

the

for

,

est

there

is

JL

on

the bridge

of

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

Canoe

Song

Sweet

_Memories

_Of

_Home

/-)

1a

+J

Twinkle, Twinkle,

Little

Star

Traditional

)

tcffil

|

8 beats I

Welcome

The

Spring

world

so

high, Like dia - mond

the

sky!

IL

Twin -

kle,

twin - kle, lit

tle

star, How won - der

what

you

are

Israel i Words by CS

)

AA +r+ 45

Wel- come the spring, Sing, chil-dren, sing, Wel-come the

fruit

of

the

seed once sown

sur

-

round_ us with

the first

fruits

of

the spring.

little

Donkey

Spanish

Words by SB

See the don Plod ding

way,

)

tle lit key, Car his _lng

bun

dles

MORE RECORDER FUN:

fair

to Twin -

kle.

twin - kle,

Play FAIS DO-DO on page 6, in DUET TIME.

ry

day.

A dot after a note gets half ihe value of that note.

together (J..D) get 2 beats.

1 dotted quarter note and 1

eighth

note

; cDt

lrl

,

l6 beats I American +f) Au

Aura

Lee

the

black - bird the spring, - neath

the wil

lou,

Sat

and

piped, heard

him

sing

in

praise

of

Au Lee

ra

Lcel Au

ra

Leel

Maid of

gold en hair!

Sun - shine carne

long

with

thee,

and

swal -

lows

in the

Arirang

_Korean

Words by SB

n - rang. n - rang. yo.

_

are walk - ing

now_ to-

go-

far

-way.

fiiend,

you are

N

ight

is

fall -

ing

soft

ly-

on-

A

-I 3rr.

tcD'

ro I

I

12 beats I

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

ri

- rang

t5

The

Whale

48

Old Whaling Song

'Trvas

in eight

een

hun

dred

and

,

three

teenth

_-

day, That our gal

chor

,

weighed, And

lor

Green - land bore

-

a

!vay.

brave

boys.

And lor

Creen

bore* a -

way. And

for

Green

- land

bore

- a

\L'ay.

A termata

(n)

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

of

And fi1' ship lant

Amazing

Grace

Earlv Arnerican sound. That

was

_

now-

am

_=-

found,

but

-

now see.

to 50

Eskimo

Hunt

E sx r:no \\ trrds

l'.

GS q ( I

It

was Sens - ing

ear

-

Iy some - thing

mom

lng,

fright'

ning,

and

with -

out

a

fas ter yet

than

warn

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

t

ers car first ran of 2 day. way"

ap -

peared

i

bou

at

the

quick

ly

bou

were on Graz geth

The 1st and 2nd ending signsl

1.--llZ

rean

that you must play from the beginning to the 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.

the ly qul rng Recorder I

5l

Recorder 2 Pcc i Rec. 2 \,IORE

fingle

Bells

(Duet)

,

Winter Song

dlll

d

A)l

ttt a iltf L

Ir.

)

)2.

a) .) A)L )

-

)

21

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

tir-l

]

8 beats i 52 Ail

,

An

,

t

t*l

|

24 beats I

I

repeated I \ 53 Don'1 watl gtn {lno

tner

ry time

.--

slip

a

A|I Night,

All

Day

night, all

-

day, gelswatch-ing o -

ver

me. my Lord.

Fine

night,

gelswatch-ing

0-ver

down

to

sleep. n - gels watch-ing o -

ver

me.

my

Lord"

-Pray

the Lord

mv soul

-

to

keep,

An

-

gels walch-ing o - ver

African American Spiritual

t

D.C. al I:ine

Spanish

Words by GS

song,

_

for you

bring, Let's

Mafiana

long

-know

-

what fla dance.

-.

won't this chance

-t

will

na

5

Add percussion accompanirrents to help you keep a steady beat.

2ti

A staccato

mark

_{;

A tenuto mark 1.r

_|

;

Simile means to play

a

I _{) means to play notes short and separated from eacn o.i-er}

means to play notes for their fullest value. in _{the same style as} before.

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I

8 beats I

My

Dreycll

Hanukah Sone

(Duet) Recorder I 54 Recorder 2 Rec. 2 Rec. I Rec. 2 Rec. I Rec. 2

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El

_Charro

stfang

- er

came

gal

- lant

ly 29 55 Merican Words by GS

rid

ing

-

down

thc

strid

ing

-

as

they

T.---l:

go?

--

Won't

you boy

-

in

the One His

streets

oi

saun

-

tered "Where r.I I lct west clay horse d was old old ro an em San long ta the Fe. wav are am you go stunt lng, rid ml c0w a ing know?" (].

West Indian Calypso

X

-MaryAnn

day. Ann,

shore

ing

sand.

dren

join ln

the

band

Down

by the

sea

-

shore

sift ing

sand.

sift

30

Fingering

_Chart

_For

English (or

Baroque)

-This

_fingering

is

for

double

hole

recorders.

Single hole recorders must

be

covered

like

this

_O

R. Thumb

for

balance

O

open hole

I

closed

hole

C

partlyopen hole

@ L.H.

1st

@

L.H.

2nd

@

L.H.

3rd

@ R.H.

1st

@

R.H. 2nd

@

R.H.

3rd

€)

R.H. 4th

a

6

Cf,. Db

od

eb Dfr.Eb

3t

Soprano

Recorcler

and

German

Fingering

l-:l

Use

shaded

fingering

diagrams for

German-fingered

recorders,

F Ffi .Gb

cf

nb A Af, .Bb x CT-Db

t* +{-,h- {> t*bo. rrr- I

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_=-

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