How to hold the Recorder

Plank Road Publishing  Music K8 Recorder Karate



Now that you know how to hold the Recorder, Try to play Hot Cross Buns.

Plank Road Publishing Music K8 Recorder Karate

How it's Made: RECORDERS

CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO FROM THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL

How It's Made - The Recorder

British Schoolyard Songs

Second and Third Graders are exploring songs, chants, rhymes, and rhythms from England.

Writing the Lyrics.

 One, Two, Three Alary

I saw Missus Scary 

sitting on a dictionary 

just like a green canary.

Notating the Rhythms.

Now Grab a playground ball, a few friends and play the game!!

Brrrr! It's Cold!

IT'S COLD OUTSIDE PARTNERSHIP!!!   Make sure you bundle up and stay warm!!

Partnership Sleigh Ride

Hey Music Students! Let's go on a sleigh ride......Well maybe not a real one, but a musical one.

Thank you njltiger for sharing this video.
What instruments did you hear in the music?

Leroy Anderson wrote the song Sleigh Ride. 

Thank you wikipedia for sharing this picture.

Leroy Anderson was an American Composer. A composer is a person who writes music.

He was alive from 1908-1975.

He wrote the song Sleigh Ride when he was living in Boston one summer.

Let's watch the Boston Pops play Sleigh Ride. Can you recognize the instruments you named?

Thank you luckysmusic for sharing this video.

What is the name of that instrument that is making the cracking sound?

Did you know that Sleigh Ride has words you can sing?

A man named Mitchell Paris wrote lyrics to the song so that we can sing it.

Let's give it a try!

Thank you merrychristmas for sharing this video.

Thanks for going on a Sleigh Ride with me today!

4th Grade Recorders!

West Music Company

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth Grade Students/Parents/Guardians,

   The time has come to begin Recorder Karate in music class! We will begin learning to play the soprano recorder. During each class we will practice a song and master a new note. Students will then test in the music “dojo” and earn belts for their recorder.

In order to do so, each child must have a recorder.

            You may order a recorder from the school. We will be ordering Harmony Renaissance Recorders from West Music company. The recorders come with a storage case, cleaning rod and will be labeled with your child’s name. The price is $3.85 in cash or check made out to Partnership and includes the instrument, a carrying case, and the cost of shipping. (Please use exact change/cash.)

Or you can provide your own recorder for your child. You may use a recorder that you already own or purchase one, however, please be sure that the recorder is a soprano recorder with baroque-english fingering. 

If you need more info please email or call Miss Taylor!  btaylor@wcpss.net    919.856.8200

R. Carlos Nakai

RCarlosNakai.com

WHO: R. Carlos Nakai

WHAT: Navajo-Ute Flute Player

WHEN: April 16, 1946

WHERE: Born in Flagstaff, Arizona.

WHY: Because he is a great Native American Flute Player and Flute Maker.

He travels the world combining Native American music with other Native Cultures.
Click here to listen to R Carlos Nakai's music. 

Click here to learn more about some famous Native Americans. 

Click here to go to R Carlos Nakai's official website. 

Click here to view a video about Native Americans from National Geographic Kids. 

Click here to learn more about Native American flutes and hear their sounds.

Click here to view a video on how to make a flute.

Thank you to all the people who have made these websites and videos so that we may use them in our Music Room to learn more about our world and other cultures!
We Love Music!