If you are a 4th grade or a 5th grade student who happens to have their recorder at your home who LOVES playing recorder and want to continue to learn new RECORDER "stuff" at home OR if you are a student in any grade who happens to have a recorder at your house and would like to learn how to play it, please continue to scroll for fun, free websites for online RECORDER PLAYING FUN! We will all keep our music reading skills sharp by playing the recorder!!!
If you are a musician who is able to read music as you play, use this free, printable paper to write down your musical ideas. Mrs. Bishop would love to see your composition! Please send a photo or a scanned copy of your piece to Mrs. Bishop.
Here is a link to free, printable staff paper you may use to notate (write down) your composition.
If students would like to practice their note naming or work on more advanced concepts related to music theory, check out the various LESSONS and EXERCISES on this free website: www.musictheory.net
Fun fact: parents/students can adjust the settings for the EXERCISES ! Just click on the "gear" to explore those options. Email Mrs. Bishop if you need help! :-) johnnie.bishop@fayette.kyschools.us
K-1 students have done Videos 1-3 with Mrs. Bishop (some classes made it farther)!
Grades 2-3 have performed Videos 1-5
Grades 4-5 have performed Videos 1-12
Grab 2 sticks or use your hands to Pat, Clap, Golf Clap or Tap the rhythms!!! (2 wooden spoons work great)!
HERE IS THE LINK: Rhythm Reading Practice ..... Start with the first video in the list and continue to click for a greater challenge!
If you feel like a rhythmic/coordination challenge, try Bim Bum! In this song you will follow the pattern of Snapping, patting and clapping that is shown in the video. Watch out...the tempo gets faster as you go!!
Bim=Clap Bum=Snap (if you can't snap, just touch thumb to fingers :-) Biddy=Pat