Recorder Homework for April/May 2013: Practice these songs in your Concert Recorder Booklet:
Warm-up for this Music: Play these patterns - (high) DDDD, CCCC, BBBB, AAAA, GGGG, EEEE, (low) DDDD
1. Song #1 - All Through The Night - This is the audition piece for recorder ensemble. Tests will take place the week of April 29th through May 3rd.
2. Song #2 - By the Rivers of Babylon
3. Song #3- Groundhog Scherzo
4. Song #4 - Frodo's Bag
1. Finger practice and play these songs for a minimum of 15 minutes per day, and be prepared to take a playing test sometime during the first week of October. Use the left hand to play the notes high D, high C, B, A, G, and right hand to play Low E, and Low D, plus balance the recorder. Support the recorder from the center of the instrument using the right hand. Both hands must be holding the recorder at all times, and students will lose points for holding the instrument and fingering the notes with the wrong hand. This next test will count as part of your second marking period music grade and audition into recorder ensemble.
Please Note: All third grade students are required to bring their recorder and recorder music to every music class for the entire school year. Students will lose points for not having their recorders and music with them. Students should be practicing their recorder music at home for a minimum of 15 minutes per day. Students wanting to play their recorders in the Winter and Spring Concert programs must demonstrate the ability to play the assigned songs with tonal and rhythmic accuracy and pass a recorder assessment test with a score of 4.
