Grade 4

RECORDER

Warm-up with our Long tones warm-up #1.

Here is the notation with note names.

Here is the notation without note names.

Play along with the recording.

NEW FOR RECORDER

Here are four challenge songs for you to try out. All of these songs use the pitches D, E, G, A and B. To help you read the notes, you may find it helpful to see the 4th grade recorder notes. Here is another worksheet to help you remember how the notes are named. Please let me know if you need some help reading the notes.

Practice "Au clair de la lune."

Here is the notation with note names.

Here is the notation without note names.

Here is a slow play-along-track.

Here is a faster play-along-track.

LISTENING

Listen to/watch the read-aloud of this beautiful book version of “America the Beautiful” with illustrations by the artist Neil Waldman. Then check out three slides with information about the places he chose to illustrate. Look closely at the illustrations. After you listen to the book, you can do the art activity connected to this book which Ms. O’Brien has posted for you. Have fun!

Listen to cellist Yo-Yo Ma play "Going Home" by Anton Dvorak. Notice how he plays one more than one string at a time -- and keeps the music in tune!