RECORDER KARATE
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| Recorder Corner where students 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!
Kids
keep asking me for handouts of our Recorder Karate music so in order to save paper and avoid the
"my dog ate it, can I have another?" response, here they are. Although outside practice
isn't required, it can help your student climb up the ladder of belts
to their black belt! If you don't have a recorder at home, they can
easily practice by fingering through the notes in the air (or as one kid
informed me, an empty paper towel holder works perfectly!) :) Happy
playing!
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