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Welcome, Fourth Grade Friends and family!
Welcome, Fourth Grade Friends and family!
MBE Specials Classroom Code: g66lfjx
Rochester Music Weebly: https://rcsspecials.weebly.com/music
On this page, you will find resources for learning, exploring and creating. The Rochester music team have created original music lessons for you to complete at your own interest and pace over the next few weeks. These lessons can be found on the Weebly site linked above.
I would highly encourage every student to join our MBE Specials Google Classroom. We will use Classroom to share what you've learned about or created during this time, and to communicate as a crew.You need help from a parent or trusted adult who has a Google Email. Here are instructions on how to join Classroom:
https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6020297?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
The class code to our Specials Classroom is linked above. I will ask questions through Google Classroom that you can choose to answer, to communicate about the assignments you've chosen to work on and to connect with thoughts and ideas about music during this period of remote learning.
On this website, you will find resources for practicing your recorder at home. These resources are optional, but if you choose to play your recorder over the next few weeks I encourage you to use them and keep practicing great habits! There are songs to help you review and play notes we have already learned, as well as two new notes for your instrument to learn and play. Please get in touch with me via Classroom or email with any questions!
Visit the 5th grade class page on this website for even more fun music activities that you can explore. If you have any questions throughout the coming weeks, please email me at agriffin@rochester.k12.mi.us or message me through Google Classroom. I am here for you ready to answer any questions or just say hello. I miss you all, and hope that you have fun exploring the resources on this page. Happy music making! :)
Lots of love,
Ms. Griffin
Recorder Practice Key Ideas
Recorder Practice Key Ideas
Posture and Hand Position:
Body sitting at the edge of your chair, feet flat, eyes up.
Left hand on top of the instrument- use for fingerings.
Right thumb 'hitch-hiking': supporting your instrument from the thumb hold.
Candle breathing:
Breathe gentle air into your instrument as you play, as if you were trying to make the candles on a birthday cake flicker gently. Never blow!
Use your 'du':
Speak this syllable as you breathe into your instrument. Use your tongue to gently tap behind your top two teeth as you articulate each note. You may even practice singing your rhythms on 'du' before you play!
Note Names and Values
Note Names and Values
Each rhythm symbol we have learned about is pictured to the left, along with its name and value (the number of beats it is held for).
All of our music is split up into equal measures. Only a certain number of beats can fit in each measure. Measures of music are separated by bar lines, to show you where one measure ends and the next begins.
The time signature tells us important information about how measures are divided in our music. The time signature shows two numbers, one sitting on top of the other.
Top number: how many beats are in a measure (in this case, four beats per measure)
Bottom number: what kind of note is worth one beat (in this case, a quarter note)
At the end of a song, you will usually see a double bar line to let you know that the piece is over.
Sometimes you will see this friendly face instead, called the repeat sign. When you see the repeat sign at the end of a song, go back and play the music from the beginning once more.
Rhythm and Note Value Practice
Rhythm and Note Value Practice
Practice speaking and playing rhythms using the practice examples below. You can speak the value of each note using Kodály rhythm syllables, which are written beneath each example. You can practice playing the examples using any note you wish.
Rhythm Practice (Kodály Syllables)
Rhythm Practice (Kodály Syllables)
Repeat each line as many times as you would like.
Rhythm Practice (NO Kodály Syllables)
Rhythm Practice (NO Kodály Syllables)
Repeat each line as many times as you would like.
4/4 Time: Four Beats per Measure
4/4 Time: Four Beats per Measure
3/4 Time- 3 Beats Per Measure
3/4 Time- 3 Beats Per Measure
Recorder Fingerings
Recorder Fingerings
Find each recorder fingering that we have learned so far pictured below.
B-A-G and
B-A-G and
Three Lines for Smooth Fingers
Three Lines for Smooth Fingers
Images and music from Be A Recorder Star
B-A-G Songs
B-A-G Songs
Images and music from bethsnotes.com
Composition Station: B, A, G
Composition Station: B, A, G
Use the attached staff paper to create your own composition, following the guidelines on page 2. You may print the paper out, or draw on the staff using a tablet if you have one. Once you've finished writing your composition, play through it using your instrument. Then show a friend or family member, or take a video and send it to me! Happy writing! :)
Composition project from bethsnotes.com
BAGRecorderCompositionStaffPaper.pdfNew Notes
New Notes
Below, I will add information about new notes that you can practice on your own. We will review these notes and songs when we get back to school.
This is the note High C.
This is the note High C.
High C is on the third space of the staff.
The note C in this picture shows the left thumb covering the back hole on your instrument, and the second hole covered on the top.
Use your middle finger to cover the second hole. This will make it easier to transition between notes
Use the songs below to practice moving from the note High C to other notes that we have learned.
(Images and music from Be a Recorder Star)
Songs Using 'High C'
Songs Using 'High C'
The songs below use some of the notes we've already learned, as well as High C.
Images and music from Bethsnotes.com
This is the note High D.
This is the note High D.
High D is on the fourth line of the staff.
The note D in this picture shows the back hole on your instrument uncovered, and the second hole covered on the top.
Use your middle finger to cover the second hole. This will make it easier to transition between notes.
Use the songs below to practice moving from the note High D to other notes that we have learned.
(Images and music from Be a Recorder Star)
Songs Using 'High D'
Songs Using 'High D'
The songs below use some of the notes we've already learned, as well as High D.
Images and music from Bethsnotes.com
This is the note E.
This is the note E.
E is the first line on the staff.
To start, place your left hand in position as if you were playing G- all three top holes covered, as well as the back hole.
Next, place your first and second fingers on your right hand below your left hand to cover the fourth and fifth holes.
Use the songs below to practice moving from the note E to other notes that we have learned.
(Images and music from Be a Recorder Star)
Songs Using 'E'
Songs Using 'E'
The songs below use some of the notes we've already learned, as well as E.
Images and music from Bethsnotes.com
Composition Station: B, A, G, E
Composition Station: B, A, G, E
Create an original melody using the activity below. There is a pattern of rhythms written with lyrics, but no notes have been assigned to the rhythms. Write a note name below each rhythm, then write those notes on your staff. You can change the lyrics to the song at any time- the ones written are just a suggestion.
You may print the paper out, or draw on the staff using a tablet if you have one. Once you've finished writing your composition, play through it using your instrument. Then show a friend or family member, or take a video and send it to me! Email me with any questions or videos at agriffin@rochester.k12.mi.us. Happy writing! :)
Composition project from bethsnotes.com
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