BE EEE NIE ILE IE ESSE Ura lUCUcaer lle llc eer ll aera ele Ce BEGINNER RECORDER COLLECTION Wendy Jensen Janet Channon Illustrated by Mark Jensen Kids Music Company Publications Copyright Kids Music Company 1996 P.O. Box 89-021, Torbay, Auckland, N.Z. Phone / fax (09)479-6741Welcome Welcome to the Kids Music Company Beginner Recorder Collection. This is a book and tape set designed by teachers to give children real music to play with only a few notes. We hope you have instant success. Below are some points to remember when you are playing your recorder to help you make pleasant sounds. ° Left hand should be in the top position. ° Check fingering positions on the picture on the following page. ° Fingers should be at right angles to the recorder. ° Keep finger tips flat so the meaty part of the finger is covering the entire hole. 2 The right hand should either rest on the thumb grip at the back, hold the base of the recorder, or rest beside the lower holes. (i.e. Have fingers Off any other holes.) ° Place the recorder mouth piece on your chin while you work out your fingering. This is a very quiet way to practise! 2 Blow gently. Practise saying “Do do do do” into the mouth piece. Focus on the tongue movement, then repeat the same thing with no vocal sound. Now only the air and tongue action is heard. This is called “tonguing”. ° Practise playing long smooth notes. ° As a warm up game, with a partner, play a rhythm on one note and see if your partner can copy it. As you get clever try combining two or more notes in a pattern. Try having musical conversations where you play a little bit and your partner answers with something differentSide 2: ns le lee CU EC ULE llUC EClUC ceeErlUlUC ceErlUrceCrlUmU reer lm rec creer me Cmca Creal el CL Side 1: Contents Song 1. Play aB Song 2. Copy A Rhythm Song 3. Dinner Time Song 4. A Little Melody Song 5. Skateboarding Song 6. The Wind Song 7. Shadows Song 8. Swinging Song 9. Play anE Song 10. Jungle Swing Song 11. Everyday Tune Song 12. Martian Boogie Song 13. Cat and Mouse Song 14. Falling Leaves Song 15. Brazilian Moon Song 16. Caterpillar MarchNotes and their values The notes introduced in this book are: 2° = 4beats -= = 4 beats (or whole bar) rest d.= 3 beats = +2 = 3beats rest J = 2 beats —"— == 2beats rest J = 1beat 2 = 1 beat rest d = half beat 4 = half beat rest dd when written together becomes JJ When you hold your recorder it should look like this. Make sure the left hand is at the top and the fingers are at right angles to the recorder. Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 1996 EEHere is the first note on your recorder: 1. PlayaB * Here is a song that only needs you to play one note. ° Clap the rhythm you hear played on the tape. It should sound as 2 short notes and one long one. + Use words such as mii ap-ple pie to help with the timing. * This sign Q means one beat rest. Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 19961. PlayaB PlayaB MI PlayaB NI Can you play aB With me? NI PlayaB NI PlayaB NI Can you play a B With me? M1 Can you play four times? III 1 Then play just three times? I 1 12 Can you play fourtimes? [111 Then get ready to start again.... (Repeat whole song) PlayaB Ml PlayaB MI Can you play a B With me? NI Check that your left : hand is at the top. PlayaB NMI PlayaB NI Can you play a B With me? TMI (Ending) Can you play a B With me NI Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon _ Copyright Kids Music Company. 1996The next notes to learn are: 5 A 2. Copy A Rhythm Listen hard to the rhythm patterns. The first time you listen try echoing the rhythms by saying “Do do do...” Now turn your voice off. This time make the sounds just with your tongue on the roof of your mouth. Can you play the thythms with the same action? Beginner Recorder Collection, Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 1996 Ee eA Sra im SET EET CU Rita2. Copy A Rhythm Can you copy a rhythm on a B? (Listen to rhythm on tape) Your turn (Echo the rhythm on the tape) Can you copy a rhythm on a B? (Listen then echo) Can you copy a rhythm on a B? (Listen then echo) Copy a rhythm, copy a rhythm, Copy a rhythm onaB (Listen then echo) Can you copy a rhythm on an A?..... wo Keep your cheeks still and let your tongue control the air flow. A : Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company, 19963. Dinner Time. ul Before you play this song on recorder see if there are chimebars or other tuned percussion instruments around that have B A and G. Try playing the B A G patterns on them first Another good warm up [Link] listen [Link] tune moving down on the words “Dinner time” and make your hands move down at the same time. Clap the echo rhythms at the end. Although the whole song is written here you only need to play the parts with the letter names underneath. :|| means play this section again In the third and fourth verses there are spaces to make up some food rhythms of your own. Play them on G then on A. a —{ a Is your thumb covering the hole at the back? =) i) CES Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 19963. Dinner Time 4 bars introduction, Janet Channon = z = thing “de she : ——= =a aoe * time, Whats forte = a? Din - ner time, Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 1996 ie4. A Little Melody * There are new symbols here. J needs to‘be‘held for two counts. - © needs to be held for four counts. Listen to the song on tape. Can you hear where the rhythm changes? Can you find this part in the music? JJ are faster half beat notes. Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 19964. A Little Melody ¢ There are new symbols here. d needs to‘be‘held for two counts.” - © needs to be held for four counts. Listen to the song on tape. Can you hear where the rhythm changes? Can you find this part in the music? JJ are faster half beat notes. Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 1996Wendy Jensen ‘Can you play this melody? eee ‘And then hold the G. Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 19965. Skateboarding * Before you play this song close your eyes and listen to it imagining you are onta:skateboard:." What would you see? What would you feel? * Now listen again. This time point to each note or letter name as it is played. Can you sing or say the letter names at the same time? * Take a breath when there is arest 2 in the music. Ny fi V] ah Tit sounds funny check that your fingers are covering the holes, ~ Soe oe Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 19965. Skateboarding 2 bars introduction Wendy Jensen Slight ill, down our street, Skate - board un-der my feet, B B fey B B pow — : Breeze blows through my ait, Wear = ing B B BOA OG B B C= 5) Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jonson and Janel Channon Copig Kis Mule Company. 49906. The Wind ¢ This song only has 3 beats in each bar. ¢ Feel the beatsirst:on:your:body:with:a:knee-pat, clap, clap pattern as you listen. « How many times do the wind chimes play? * Can you hear the hand bells? * Try moving your body as if you were in the wind. «The 9% — signs are for taking a breath. Can you control your breathing so that it will last to the sign? ¢ Da capo al fine means from the beginning again and stop at fine (finish). = “Try miming the whole song while keeping the recorder sitting on your chin. Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 1996 |6. The Wind 4 bars introduction Wendy Jensen i a eee a ; SSS = a a es SS aa a eee Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 19967. Shadows . This song:has‘4 beats in the bar: Can you count them? . Clap the rhythm. Look at the note values and how they are written. Look at the notes G G A in the first bar. Is there another bar the same? Look at bar 3. How many more bars are like this? Look at the last line. What do you notice? The song plays three times on the tape. Point to the notes the first time through then play the second and third times. Hey ! Is that left hand still at the top? S ) Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 19967. Shadows Wendy Jensen Beginner Recorder Collection, Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 19958. Swinging « How many beats are there in a bar in this song? The number three, at the beginning of the song, tells us this. Can you find it? ° Clap the rhythm as you count the beats. i d. is worth 3 beats and =r is a full bars rest | Find the rest in bar 4. How many more can you find? Have you given a concert yet? Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 19968. Swinging 4 bars introduction Janet Channon Beginner Recorder Collection, Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 19969. Play An E Remember this tune? Time for a new note. ef Leb « Remember to blow softly. « Left hand should still be at the top. « When making an E for the first time blow a G first then add the two extra fingers from the right hand. « Play some echo rhythm games on E. * Keep that tongue moving, not your cheeks! Beginner Recorder Collection, Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 19969. Play An E PlayanE ft PlayanE fl Can you play an E With me? 1 PlayanE [1 PlayanE f{ Can you play an E With me? NI Can you play four times? | Then play just three times? | Can you play four times? | Then get ready to play an E.... Gosh! Are you up to side two already? You must be doing well. PlayanE | Play anE [11 Can you play an E With me? [1 I PlayanE 1 Play anE fl 7 Can you play an E sr Dy (Ending) Play anE With me? 111 —— Orr ernrlc rrlC OleOle Or oO lr ET CU CCU rT CC eC el Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 1996 \ Se BSLow notes just won’t work with loud blowing. 10. Jungle Swing How many parts are in this song? Can you see the difference between the first and second parts? Where do the repeats happen? Remember the gets 4 beats. The letter names written above the stave are for chords on guitar or autoharp. Individual notes could be played on xylophones, glockenspiels, stamping tubes or other tuned percussion instruments, as follows; CCCCAAAAFFFFGGGG& 4X finish on C Beginner Recorder Collection, Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 19964 bars introduction Wendy Jensen Part c Am. " Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 1995 eo _ he}11. Everyday Tune Play only the notes with letter names underneath. ¢ Notice how:the:pattern:[Link]:[Link] section « Advanced players could play all the notes. Soft blowing makes sweet music. Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 199611. Everyday Tune 2 bars introduction Janet Channon S55 fl ks a == oR r srr WIL 4 Se Ss fF eS SF SS S Ss Ss ase se SS SS 2 SUS S| Beginner Recorder Collection, Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 199812. Martian Boogie In this piece each section is repeated. * Some notes are marked staccato with a dot under the notes. These are played as short as possible. The coda is the ending. Beginner Recorder Collection, Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon. Copyright Kids Music Company. 19964 bars introduction Wendy Jensen "SSS SSS SSS a Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 1996Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon 13. Cat and Mouse ¢ Another piece with three beats in the bar. ¢ Read the words while you listen to section 3. Clap the rhythm a few times. It’s tricky. « Some of the notes in section 3 are “tied” together. When notes are written with a curve like this it means the two notes are joined together. Play the first note and hold it for the second without sounding it again. play hold play ify * Notice the Da capo al fine This one isa bit harder Take it gently. Copyright Kids Music Company. 199613. Cat and Mouse 2 bars introduction Janet Channon Lit - de mouse tip ~ toe - ing ight pasts nose, | Lit - de mouse tip = toe - ing watch how you £0, Grab the crumbs and mun 50 quick ly back in = (© your house, Da capo al fine He — could swal -low you so quick -ly GS -~onyit- le © mouse. Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 1996Are you remembering your tonguing? 14. Falling Leaves Notice the repeated pattern in the chord sequence. + What instruments have you got that could play this part? ¢ ~™ is a rest sign for 2 beats. How many do you see? ¢ Can you work out which instrument is playing that crunchy autumn leaf sound? Beginner Recorder Collection, Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 199614. Falling Leaves Wendy Jensen F 6 + ——— 2S fall - ing to the ground, i fine tj SSS SS a SS SS 4 J — ei fe : : (et ——— SS SS SS SS n i i : ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘ i | } | | | Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 1996Wow! You are amazing. | 15. Brazilian Moon | This song uses all four notes that we have learned so far. « Listen to the piece and point to the melody first before you play. Can you hear any lines that are the same? Where are they on the page? | « Use tuned percussion to play the chord sequence. Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 19962 bars introduction, 15. Brazilian Moon ee iy > - j= SS SS ent it ay, Am oe ¢ . = = ——————— S555 SS Twisk ling the all” a> vom Soom c Am SS i = SS a a fp =} SSS SSS) oO Way up high, twlnk -ling tight,16. Caterpillar March Blow softly you will need lots of air for this piece. Try to breathe only at the rests or 9 sign. Look at the last line. You will see a bar marked 1. then repeat signs. Play bar 1. the first time through then miss it and play bar 2. the second time. Pretend to be a caterpillar. Listen to the words. What will you be next? It must be time for another concert. Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 1996‘Small ca- ter - pil - lar you are slow, Have you got Legs that will old you ‘on that wig, munch + ing ‘as in - jured too? You have ma - ny 2 bars introduction Em -——» = 7 Congratulations! You have learned 16 pieces of music even though you only know four notes. Hopefully you will have established some good recorder Playing habits. Well done. Now you are ready to move on to some more complex pieces. Beginner Recorder Collection. Wendy Jensen and Janet Channon Copyright Kids Music Company. 1996