and it should flow steadily into your palm tone is musical sound.
And the natural tone of the recorder is light clear and steady,
not shrill or harsh.
Let's discover the natural tone of your recorder.
Hold your recorder with the mouthpiece at the top and the holes
facing away from you. Be careful not to cover the vent opening.
Put the tip of the mouthpiece between your lips without letting
it touch your teeth, relax your jaw,
drink in the air and pretend to say do into the mouthpiece
ending with a silent D.
Be sure you are blowing gently, not hard.
The sound should be light clear and steady.
Let's hear three short sounds from our essential elements.
Students ready and play.
Mhm Yeah again and play.
Mhm. Uh huh. Now it's your turn.
Ready and play.
Mhm. Yeah again and play.
Mhm. Uh huh Great let's check.
Did you play with a tall spine,
relaxed shoulders and level chin.
Did you make each sound by pretending to say dude into the
mouthpiece? Let's try that again. Ready and play.
Yeah Yeah again and play.
Uh huh. Uh huh.
Hold your recorder with the mouthpiece at the top and the holes
facing away from you.
Your left thumb covers the whole on the back of the recorder
while the first three left hand fingers cover the top three
holes on the front,
your left little finger does not cover a whole,
your right thumb is placed at the back of the recorder and the
four right hand fingers cover the remaining four holes.
Let's try that to see how it feels.
Be sure your elbows are comfortably down without flaring out or
clinging to your sides.
Let's learn our first note B. This is what B sounds like 1 2.
Ready play.
Mhm.
Yeah. Mhm. All right.
Yeah. Yeah.
Mhm. Mhm. Mhm.
This is what B. Looks like the note B.
Is found on the treble staff.
It's note head is over the third or middle line.
You are ready to read the music for exercise number one in your
book as are essential elements.
Students play exercise number one follow along by reading and
listening notice that each measure of music is a rhythm pattern
consisting of three quarter notes followed by one quarter rest 1
2. Ready play.
Mhm. Yeah.
Mhm. Mhm.
Yeah. Yeah.
Mhm.
Now it's your turn.
This is what be feels like with the correct hand positions,
Cover the hole on the back of your recorder with your left thumb
And cover the top hole on the front with your left index finger
or pointer finger,
left one be sure to cover these two holes firmly and completely
so air will not leak out.
Place your right thumb at the back of the recorder.
Your other fingers should hover close to the other holes.
You're be fingering is now in place.
Let's read and play be in exercise number one.
Check to make sure your spine is tall,
your shoulders are relaxed and your chin is level.
Place the tip of the mouthpiece between your lips without
touching your teeth.
Remember to drink in the air and start each note by pretending
to say a silent dude into the mouthpiece.
Ready and play great.
Let's play that exercise again.
But this time let's hear the accompaniment track by the entire
band that performs on your essential elements. C. D.
Check your right and left hand positions and remember to play
with a gentle steady airstream carefully tongue each note for a
light clear sound ready.
1 2. Ready. Play the note A.
Is also found on the treble staff.
It's note head is inside the second space from the bottom To
play a cover the whole on the back with your left thumb and
cover the first two holes on the front of your recorder with
your left index finger and middle finger. Left one and 2.
Make sure all three holes are covered firmly and completely.
Check to be sure your right thumb is placed at the back of your
recorder and your other fingers are close to the other holes
without covering them.
Your a fingering is now in place the rhythm pattern in each
measure of let's play A is the same rhythm pattern in exercise
number 13. Quarter notes followed by one quarter rest.
Let's play a in exercise number two with the accompaniment track.
Check your finger rings and remember to blow gently starting
each quarter note by pretending to say a silent dude into the
mouthpiece. Ready and play.
Mhm.
Yeah mm Let's play it again,
listening carefully to match the steady beat of the
accompaniment track. Ready and play.
Uh huh mm Our 3rd note G.
Is also found on the treble staff.
It's note head is over the second line from the bottom to play G.
Keep your left thumb on its hole and cover the top three holes
on the front of your recorder firmly and completely with your
left index finger, middle finger and ring finger.
Left 12 and three four holes are now covered.
Check to be sure your right thumb is placed at the back of your
recorder and your other fingers are close to the other holes
without covering them. Your g fingering is now in place.
Let's play G.
Exercise number three in your book with the fun calypso
accompaniment track.
Remember to blow very gently, ready and play.
Here is exercise No three again. Ready and play