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Sight Reading for Recorder Players

2010-01-11 Newsletter

January is the time of year when many teachers like to begin teaching recorders.The key to success in teaching recorder, is to isolate each of the skills needed to be a successful player, and work on it in isolation before combining several skills.The weakest reader in the class can successfully tongue a note. The weakestreader can learn which holes correspond to which letters of the alphabet. If yourweak readers can experience success at the isolated skills of recorder playing, they will be less likely to give up in frustration when the skills are all put together in performance. Sightreading is one of the most important skills. Make note readingfun!

Floor Staff Games

Floor staff games are fun for all students to play --- even students who may be excellent note readers, like to play the games.

Note Names Jump The teacher calls out a line note - E, G, B, D, F - and the students jump to the line that she calls. To play this as an elimination game (optional), the last child to land on the line that is called isout.

Note Name Beanbag Toss The first child in group one tosses his beanbag onto the music staff. He mustname the note. (For example, if the beanbag lands on the first space, the child must name the note F.) Ifthe child is correct, the bean bag stays on the staff. If a mistake is made, the beanbag is removed. Atthe end of the game, the group that has the most beanbags remaining on the staff is the winner.


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Note Name Race Divide the class into two (or three) groups. Line the groups up, about 6-10 feet awayfrom the musical staff. Name a note from the staff and specify if it is on a line or in a space. For example,G on a line. Say “Go!” before students are allowed to run. The first student from each line runs to the Gline. The first student to stand on the G line is the winner.

The music rug shown below is a wonderful floor staff! Information on the music rug can be found at Themes & Variations

A music rug makes a wonderful floor staff, but if that isnʼt in the budget, create one out of painters tape,black electrical tape, or clear carpet runner.

Mad Minutes

Have your students complete Mad Minutes each recorder class.These are timed drills for practising naming notes. The goal is tohave instant recall of the note names. Classroom teachers usethese to help students develop instant recall of math facts - the same principal applies to learning letter names. Make your own mad minutes, or use the ones that are given in the Recorder Resource Kit 1. In the Recorder Kit 1 PowerPoint, themad minutes are given, along with the answer keys for easy marking.

The easiest way to mark mad minutes, is to have the students exchange papers, then have the class read in unison, the letter names that are written under the notes. If they say a letter thatdoesn't match what the rest of the class is saying, they should circle that note. Having the students correct these in class savesthe teacher a lot of marking!

Kids Notes


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Kids Notes allow students who are weak readers to keep up with the class! Kid notes are notes with the letter name imprinteddirectly on the note head. Students still see note placement on thestaff and read rhythms. Kid notes are included in the RecorderResource Kit 1, 2 and Holiday Songs for recorder.

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Recorder Fingering and Note Flashcards

Recorder Fingering Flashcards can be used to teach, review or reinforce recorder fingerings and note names. The flashcards are 8.5x11, so are largeenough to be easily seen.

Worksheets are included in the set, to provide additional reinforcement.

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Recorder Packages - Recorder, Book, CD

Students practice more effectively when they practice with an CD accompaniment. The Recorder Resource Book and CD with a 2 piece HandelRecorder (sounds like a wooden recorder) for $10 On

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$10 Recorder Package is alsow available with the Recorder Resource Book/CD 2 AND now with J'apprends la flute a bec for French Immersion schools!

USA Customers: Order Recorder Packages with recorder, book, CD fromWest Music starting at $6.95 West Music

Recorder Kit 1 PowerPoint Edition

PowerPoints make the teaching of recorder really easy! With overheads, youhave to find the right overhead each time you want to change songs. With anindexed PowerPoint, a click of the mouse takes you to the index, then to the song you want. PowerPoints are also available for Recorder Kit 2, and are now availablefor all of our recorder publications. For information on the Recorder PowerPointsvisit Themes & Variations

Rhythm Flashcards are a useful tool to teach, reinforce and review rhythms. If the students are competent rhythm readers they will learn to apply this skill to the playing of recorder very quickly.


Note Name Battleship

Note Name Battleship can be used in class time or could be a music center. The Batttleship Game canbe used to teach bass clef or treble clef note names.



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Rhythm Dice Games

Teach rhythm and note values using dice games! Games include Steeplechase, Shake and Make, andScales and Slides. Comes with 25 dice, many reproducible rhythm worksheets, and game cards. #RD$30 For information on the collection visit Themes & Variations

Artie Almeida and Denise Gagne Cruise Workshop

July 17-24, 2010 from Miami, Florida Join Artie Almeida and Denise Gagne for a K-6 Music Teachers Clinic on the Carnival Liberty out of Miami. Enjoy a wonderful cruise with excursions to Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios. During at sea days and free time, youʼll get music education workshops with Artie Almeida and DeniseGagné. 18-21 hours of instruction are included for a low $100 program fee (cruise extra). UniversityCredit from the University of Central Florida is available (extra fee).

How to Book the Artie/Denise Music Clinic Phone Group Bookings : 1-800-438-6744 x 70204 Quote Group Booking #: 36M5D0 (zero) For information on the cruise workshop visit Themes & Variations


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Workshops on the cruise will recorder sessions and recorder ensembles with Artie and Denise.

Recorder and Smartboard Workshops - Red Deer, Alberta

Jan. 18 5:00-8:00 River Glen School Red Deer, CARC workshop To Register, visit: CARC

Questions?

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