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(Beechwood Only)

Recorder Resources for Grades 3+:

In music class we will be focusing on the soprano recorder (The first three notes are B-A-G; When all fingers cover the holes, the note is "C.")

Students are responsible for bringing their recorders to class.

Why Grade 3+ ?: Please see the Québec Education Program - Elementary - Music, Page 263, Under "Sound Sources"

Two Recorder Recommendations

Basic Recorder Recommendation:

Recommendation: A plastic recorder from a dollar store. Not as high-quality and harder to control the sound, but easy to clean, great for exploration, 

More Professional Recommendation:

Higher-quality recorders may be personally purchased. I recommend a wooden or "wooden-grain" plastic recorder by a long-term well-know to be reliable brand such as Yamaha. Harder to clean, but easier to control the sound, and a better overall sound quality.

Image on left: Soprano Recorder Fingering Technique

Source: http://www.klsriley.com/?s=recorder

Useful Recorder Fingering Chart

Image: Recorder Fingering Chart

Source: http://westernavenue.sd161.org/res_view_folder.aspx?id=a3517b23-915e-46f3-b522-b6f7c0ac33aa&userGroupId=b2c5bc8a-a17a-438d-b4ac-9bff3f1ecd69&userGroupType=C

Karate Recorder Program:

Practice your way to excellence from white belt to black belt.

Please see below for practice files and evaluation rubrics:

Note: 

Level Belts must be earned in order. 

Specialty belts do not need to be learned in order.

Level 1: See Google Drive Link: 

https://drive.google.com/a/lbpearson.ca/file/d/0B3FMNkL2UyrNbkVlVk9fNjVUT28/view?usp=sharing

Earn: A belt.

Level 2: TBA

Earn: A bead.

Level 3: TBA

Earn: Another bead.

Specialty Belts: TBA

Earn: A speciality belt.

Image: Karate Recorder Belts (ours may look different)

Source: http://highshoalsmusic.blogspot.ca/p/recorder-karate.html

Recorder Testing:

In-class or online

In-class:

-Sign-Up sheet, in order

-Alone or with a partner/group

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Online:

-Email me a video of your test (A great way to accelerate earning your belts.)

-Please include your name, grade, homeroom

-Please make sure the video shows all your fingers and your mouth on the mouthpiece (for tone quality.)

-Please make sure to film each of the steps of the evaluation (Ex. Level 1, Make sure you film numbers 1, 2 & 3)

Thank you.

Level 1 Evaluation:

1. Speak the rhythm (Ticademia)

2. Speak the pitch/note (solfège or letter name)

3. Play the song (correct hand position and fingering)

Type of Evaluation: Pass or Try Again Later (You need to sign up again to try again.)

Level 2, 3, & Specialty Belt Evaluations: TBA

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