Recorder Karate!

The Recorder Corner where students can track their belt progress!

What is that sound coming out of the music room?! It is the sound of 4th, 5th, and 6th grade learning to play the soprano recorder! We are starting with the basics (correct way to hold, blow, and finger the recorder) and will steadily get to more difficult concepts as the years go on. Each grade will have recorders roughly once a week and so we will use the school's instead of requiring one to be purchased.

You may have heard your child buzzing about something called Recorder Karate. No worries, this is not an opportunity to hit someone with a recorder-it's not violent at all! This is a motivational program where students are given a chance to practice their skills and work up the belt ladder to attain a black belt in recorder! Each test song gets gradually more challenging, but the beauty is each child can work at his/her own speed. Make sure to ask your child throughout the year what belt they are on!

Students get to pick a character to be and to tie their belts to!