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BEFORE YOU START.

Assemb eyour recordorlo look

Hand and FingerPosition

Place yoLrihumb over lheronehole on the unders deol$e r€corder Place youriirsllhree ilrg€rs overloneholes1.2 and 3.

P aceyourthumb on lheunderside oithe recorderPlacelhe restolYourlingersoverroneholes4,5,6, and7.Folale the lool joinl so thal

comlorlab y on the 7lh hole.

. Cutoe yourfinge6 nalurally andcover lhe toneholes wilh your f nqedips.

GETTING A GOOD TONE.. coverthe thumblon€hole and ti6t lon€hole wiih vour lell hand

Supporiihe recorderwilhyourrighllhumbon the Lnden de ol lh€ inslrumeri

. Pracerhe recorderloyourlipsand blow gendy, whispeing the word '164.

. Blow sleadily to produce a smooth, ev€n lone

CARING FOR YOUR RECORDER .

. Dry lhe ins de ofyourrecorderaltereach usewiih a linffreeclolh or swab

. Keeplhe mouthp ece cban.

. When yo! are nol lslngyourrecorder, alwavs put iback in ts case

THE BASICSSTAFF PIANO KEYBOARD

ABCDEFG

MUSICAL ALPHABET

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I I Tt l t I I t l ! I I I T I I

MEASURESTIME SIGNATURE

4 = iour oeats ln eacr measure

4 = quadff nore €ceives one bear

OUARTERNOTE J = one oear in !r me

QUARTERREST | = ore beai or sirence in ? I me

1. THE FIRST NOTE

* wnle In rhe colnins andilap lhe rhylhmsbeloeyou pay

2. THE SECOND NOTE

3. DOUBLE FEATUBE

* Are you playing wirh a steady air s?€am to produce a smooth, €wn lone?

4. MIXING IT UP

* No doub e bar keepongoingl

5. FORWARD MARCH!

* Ar€yo! playing w lh qood hand pos lon?

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6. G WHIZ

7. MEBRILY WE ROLL ALONG

8. NAME GAME

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O er th€ deep blue sea.

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HALF NOTE ) 44

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1 2 3,4HALF REST -::- = iwo b€als ol

- s ibncsina Ime

TIE in? t ime

A e sacuruedl inelhalconnecls 1wo noles ol lhe samep rch. Hold the nole for lhecornbinedvalue olihe lwo notes.

9. TIE'EM TOGETHER

* Wit6 n lhe counlinq and ciap lh6 rhrnhms befc're you plaJi

10. HALFTIME SHOW

fl. HOT CROSS BUNS Enghsh Foll Sonq

Hot

BREATH MARK

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12. WHO|S|T?

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BEPEAT SIGN Play ths prsvious seclion

13. AU CLAIR DE LA LUNE

14. C-SAW

15. JUBA

16. TRICKY RHYTHM

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* Fepeal lo rhabeginnlng.

17. NORWEGIAN MELODY

18. RAVE REVIEW

* wrle m lhe nol€ names belor€ you play

't9. IN HARMONY Duel

20. YOUREADY FOR A NEW NOTE?

2|, LEAPIN' LIZARDS

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22. LITTLE ROBIN RED BREAST

fall ing of rhe yeu.

23. RHYTHM RIODLE

24. AURA LEE

lee,- Aur a Lf,e, Maid with gol den hair

25. ODE TO JOY

t Draw n lhe bar ines belore you play,

26. NOTE DECODER

H R--OB R STU- NT I \ , I K S

* Wite in lhe nole nameslo 6mp ete lhe secrel message.

TH,

WHOLE NOTE o = rourbeals ln; l ime

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WHOLE REST-

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= four beals or: siLence in f ti'"

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27. WHOLE LOTTA COUNTIN'

* wire il rh€ .ounh! ano c ap ih€ 14hns @lote you p av

24. PLAY TOGETHERElledge Duet

B.

The shap ralsesthe pitch ol a nole one halfsrep.11€mdns in elfect lor the snlte measure,

SHARP $!-r

29. SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS

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* ii";"l$ *' *" *"0 '"..*."-"o .,,n"ln, '" -"*..,

30. coAslNG

E= I=

* Wdte n the nol€ names betore you play

3.I. LIGHTLY ROW

B.

KEY SIGNATURE When you sse lh s keysignatu€,play allFs as F shaps.

32. LOOK SHARP

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33. SWEETLY SINGS THE DONKEY Tradiliona 2-Parlround

34. MARY ANN

35. MATCH MAKER2 F n rhe lngenng charl lo malchlhe not6.

DOTTEDHALF NOTE

) = )_) "l_J_J

36. THE DOT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE

* Wnle in the counling and clap lh€ rht4hms b€lorovou p ay

37. HELPING HAYDN

* DEw inlhe barlnes bero€ you p av

38. HEY, DIDDLE DIODLE

TIME34

SIGNATURE

recevesonebeal counl ing 2 3

39. GERMAN SONG

* Wrlle in lhe @unl ng and clap 1ne lhylhms belo€ you p av

40. KNUCKLEBUSTER

4I. THE CUCKOO SONG

42. OATS, PEAS, BEANS

an - y - one knor, Hos orK, peas, bee,, a4d

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43. LUCY LOCKET

Kil ty Fish er foundOn -ly rjb bon lound

,I4. LOTUS FLOWER

45. SAD SONG B6la Baddk

46. WE THREE KINGS

47. ICHA BACKA

* 8!owsoftytor low D, Ich-a back a

Out

48. GOOD KING WENCESLAS

WIen a pooroan kne in s ight , Carh:r ingwin ler

ouer-Traditional Ame can Carcl

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49. JOLLY OLD ST. NICK

EIGHTH NOTE.[ = on"-nu,to," o"rt

in iand i r ime.

An eighrh nore is haltas 44

J! .fl:'.b.b.fr.irI & 2.& 3 & 4 &" ' ) . l ) =J

50. DOUBLE PLAY

tW te n lh€ counung and clap lhe ftylhms beto€ you play

5I. CALYPSO SONG

52. EIGHTH NOTE EXPLORER

* W re'nih€ colnlnA andclaplhe rhylhmsbebre you play.

53. YANKEE DOODLE CHA CHA

54. FEEL THE PULSE

* Wrire'.lhecounli.g andc ap lhe 'ryihms

bofor- yor olar.

55. CRAZY CAMPTOWN

56. EIGHTH NOTE EXPRESS

* Wil€ i- ihe colnling d_d cl€p ''6 ft/'ns belore you pat

57. TALENT SHOW

58. UNEXPECTED EIGHTHS

59. F IS FOR FUN

" * B€member lo p ay F ralher lhan Fsharpl

Eidledun,€idledun,Eop, old squirr€I,

Hop, old squir el. ! in ledun. e idledM. Hop, old squin el

English Folk Song60. HOT CROSS BUNS

61. HOP, OLD SQUIRREL

62. RISE, SUGAR, RISE

63. PAW PAW PATCH

ded ht tle Nel Uel Where, oh where, is

Wher€. oh where. is ded lrtb Nel_lie? 'Wav down von der in the taw paw patch

NATURALThe naturalsign cancsls asharp orallal.lt rsmains in efiect lor ihe €ntire

64. CHROMATIC CAPERS

65. WILL YOU PLAY ALL THE RIGHT NOTES?

66. TOP CAT

67. COPY CAT

68. MINUTEMAN MARCH

KEV SIGNATUREWhen you seeihis key si9natuf6, playsha.ps or tlats onlywhen they appearin ircnl oi a nole nlhernusic.

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* L@k carclully ai lhe key signatuei

69. THE ERIE CANAL

Fif- teen miles o!fie E.ieCa-nal,She\a

good oldwork-e! and a soodold pai, FiI - teen nnes on tle E ne Ca- nal.

70. FINGER POWER

71. CAREER DAY BLUES Elledg€/Hsnry-Ouet

ke-yer, as - tro-naut.

B.

B.

TheJlat owers ths pitch ol a nole one hafslepft.amains in elfeci lor the enlire measure

B tlat

72. FLATS SEEM ONLY NATURAL

73. CLIMBING STAIRS

B ilai

When yo! see lh s keysignalure, P aYKEY SIGNATURE

74. LOVE SOMEBOOY

Lnve sonFbod ybut I won ttell who

75. THE LAUGHING SONG Tradilional -2-Parl Bound

Laus!, ha, ha! Heresa mer-ly jestl Bur if vou willaueh lasr,vou willlaughbestl

80. LULLABY

76. BAFFLING "8"

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77. ANOTHER BAFFLING ''B''

78. POLLY WOLLY DOODLE

79. BRING A TORCHlr. lt-

* This eng also appeaB ln lhe BEST lN CLASS Band Method lry pLayirg il with the bandl

FIRST andThs lirsr rime through the pisce,play lhe lirst ending and repeal asusual. The sscond lims thrcugh,skip rhe in$ ending and p ay thsSECOND ENDINGS

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81, FINGER TWSTER

82. SOBRE LAS OLAS

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83. CAN YOU GUESS MY NAME?

84. BALANCE THE SCALESnoles io balance lhe s@les.

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1, 2. 3, 5.

* ae sur€ lhal lh€ nobs and resls add up lo the same number ol beals on each side ol ihe scale.

TIME24

SIGNATURE11 - a*n*

-t II counrng

J-: : ; . l j , . l )1'& 2l&

PICK.UP NOTES Note or noles lhat come belore theiilsl lul measure ot a piece ot music.

86. CARNIVAL OFVENICE

85. THE LITTLE BELLS OFWESTMINSTER

87. WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE

DOTTEDQUARTER NOTE I +12 =1h beals

Feminder: a dot aflei a noteadds hallths value ol ihe nole.

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r. : J_) ", U_.l)

88. TWO WAYS TO PLAY IT

* W I€inlh€counling and clap the rhythfrs beloeyou play.

RHWHM RAMBLE

90. PATRIOTIC MELODY

89.

9I. MOLLY MALONE

t. , ll2.

92. HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?

93. MORNING SONG

94- THEME FROM THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONYo*onrn o_ia*

95. HARPSICHORD PLAYER Johann Sebaslian Bach

TEMPOS And,ne moderalelyslow Tenpos i.dicaie ihe speed aivodersto moderdle I wl^ich nusicistobe perom€o

96. BAFFLING BARLINES1. DEw lhe baiines 5o thal each m€asureconlainslour beab2. Wile inlhecounlingandcraplhe rhfhms

Gneq

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SLURAsllris a curyed ine lhatconneclsrwo nores ol d/t6r€rt pitch€s. Tonguelheli6t note and movetothe secondnot€ wilhoutlonguing, Keepthe armoving.

97. SMOOTH SOUND

98. SLIPPERYSLURS

TIME c=SIGNATURE c

99. AUSTRIAN MELODY

* Wile in lh€ not6 nam€s b€lore you p ay.

IOO. SIMPLE GIFTSSh.kerSoig

FERMATA a\ | Pl.y the fole longer than ils usualvaue.(somelimes ca led a ' hold )

IO1. HERITAGE SONGrn

102. KOOKABURRA

2, r3_

riugh, kooka- buFra,

103. BTNGO

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Auslrali€n FolkSong 3-pad Found

DYNAMICS1'= Play wilh a solt volume.

104. E-Z DOES lr

* B€suraralvor l6h ll^unb on y @ve " hal, o'rh€ lonehole

105. DO IT WITH E'S

* The distance l@m a nole Io th6 n6xt h ghesi or low€sl 1016 with lhe same name is called an oclav€.

106. OLD MAC'S FARMYARD

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D.C. AL FINE D.C (Da Capo ) = beEinningWhen you seeihe r,C. dl rire,9o backlothe beginning andstop when you coms to the Fire

IO7. STAR GAZER

1O8. TEMPO TIMEwite n lhe iol owing tenpos lrom slowest lo lasl€sl

wollgang Amadeus Mozad

How I

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109. THIS OLD MAN HAS RHYTHM

DYNAMICSPlay wilh a medium son volume.

Play wilh a medium llll volume.

110. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT

God will send thee, AI

11.I. THEME FROM THE FOURTH SYMPHONY

Soft and drowey hoursare cEep.ins,

Peler yich Tschiakovsky

I12. ROUND DANCETielman Susalo/arr, Ede 1o

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Trisspecalpagerslo exfapraclc€a.dl lno.yol ' recorder.

COME. FOLLOIiV

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3.

JINGLE BELLS

lo fte gieen-wood, lo lhe greeNood. To lhe gFen w@d, greenwood tree.

fol - low, fol -ios, fol low, lol-lov,

lor low,tol . lov, wtnh-ershal . I lof lo$, fo l low !hee?

Tradilional-3-parl Round

Ln ele allft. t 12.

one norr o-pen sleicn,Heyl

WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN

Oh, when the sinh,- so mech ine In, - Oh, when the saints go

oh, I

GLOSSARYRHYTHM-?|ot€3 and R6ats

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muic +F 'ha

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