So excited you are visiting the website! Remember to visit the LINKS page!
All students will be participating and I can’t wait to show them off!
Students will be wearing ALL BLACK. Black pants and Black t-shirt.
(no writing please)
Because of limited space for parking we are performing twice Wednesday, May 6th.
Oberholtzer, Yearout, and Graham’s family and friends at 9:30AM and
Williams, Banks, and Petty’s family and friends come at 12:30 PM.
EXPECTATIONS:
Practice 5- 10 minutes every day
Keep your recorder AND book IN YOUR BACKPACK!
(even on days you don't have music class).
Practice in a quiet place and close your door for a little while.
Do not torture small children or animals! :)
Watch the website for homework assignments!
You are responsible for assignments even if you are absent!
COME SEE MRS. DONALDSON ANY MORNING AFTER 7:30 IF YOU NEED HELP!!! I AM HERE FOR YOU! 😄🥰
CHECK OUT THIS BASS RECORDER AND HOW THE COMPOSER USED IT for The Mandalorian score!
Listen to the soprano, alto, tenor and bass recorders work together!
Your Recorder book is online. Go to the link below. in the Top right will be a Green LOGIN the first time. It will have a place for your ACCESS CODE. You will only need this the first time you login on your device. IT WILL ONLY WORK ON 2 OF YOUR DEVICES.
The Code is:. VHDWJCVMPLS
REMEMBER: I AM ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO HELP WITH HOMEWORK AFTER 7:30 IN THE MORNINGS!
Recorder Karate is a method that helps motivate students, as well as helping me assist students, on a more individualized basis. Students are encouraged to move ahead in their book. We will begin passing off songs in a couple of weeks when everyone is back from Christmas break!
White Belt - "Hot Cross Buns" page 6 (remember tonguing is key)
Yellow Belt - "Au Claire De La Lune" page 7
Orange Belt - "Rolling Merrily" page 7
Green Belt - "Desert Drum Song" page 11
Purple Belt - "Pizza Polka" page 15
Blue Belt - "Jingle Bells" page 16
Red Belt - "Pretty Rainbows" page 22
Brown Belt - "Recorder Tootin' Old MacDonald" page 25
Black Belt - "Exerpt from Symphony No 9" page 26
If you are looking for more Recorder music, check out this cool website I found. youcanplayit.com
HERE ARE THE BAG CHRISTMAS SONGS:
Recordings to play along are above. ( you will need to start the recording and then come back to this tab to read the music.
In this one I start talking about "We Wish You a Merry Christmas but this one is "Carol of the Bells"
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
A fun challenge. The only note not in your Book is the high E. All you do is uncover HALF of the left thumb when you are playing a low E and it takes the pitch up 8 notes to a high E.