Recorder Karate Belt Songs

RECORDER KARATE

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!