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SOPRANO BOOK ONF

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Recorcterby

Ceralcl ancl Sonya Burakoff

NOTF SEQUENCE IN THE METHOD BOOK:

You ancl Your RecorclerLook at your recorder. You will see:

MOUTHPIECE

Notice how the recorder holes are numbered. Your fingers will cover the holes like this:

r The left hand shouldalways be at the top ofthe rec0rder.

o The first three holesand the thumb hole arecovered i.r ith thc let'thand fingers.

r The right thumb is usedto balance the recorder.

r Holes 4. 5, 6. and 7 arecovered with the righthand fingers.

o A mouthl"window

r Seven hoThe two I

holes candouble or

I One hole

thpiece and a

)w."

holes in fiont.o bottoman be single orones.

rle at the back.

SACK

Your fingers are numbered like this for recorder playing:

LEFT HANO

{1.H,)RIGHT HANO

{F.H.}

$^ ^cdt $'" ^*b

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At The Beginning

1. Pick up the recorder with your right hand at the

bottom and hold it in front of you.

Cover the thumb hole with your lel't thLrmb as youcontinue to hold the recorder with your rrght hand.Remember: the left hand is always at the top. and

the right hand is at the bottom when you play therecorder.

Cover the first hole at the top with the first finger ofyour left hand. Keep the leli thurnb on the thumb hole

4. Open your right hand and balance the recorder on

your right thumb, which should be directly behindthe fifth hole.

2.

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PICTL]RE I

5.

6.

Look at Picture l. Your other fingers should nowbe held slightly above (but not touching) the holeswhich are not being covered.

Look at Picture 2. Place the mouthpiece of the

recorder between your lips and in front of yourteeth. Now close your mouth gently around the

mouthpiece. Remernber: your teeth and tongue

should never touch the rnouthpiece.

7. Now make a silent "daah" sound (called tongu-ing), and exhale gently into the recorder. The

pitch you are playing is named B.

8. Play B se veral times and remember to tongue

each pitch and play softly.

PICTURE 2

Correct Hand Position

Correct Mouth Placement

MODEL: LAUREN BURAKOFF

9.

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Play the pitch B for each quarter note:

J ) ) ) ) J )

1 1. llay this pattern using the pitch B:

) JtJ ) I ltJ ) ) itJ

Aquarternote { J} gets 1 beat.

A quarter rest { } } gets 1 beat of silence.

Play the pitch B for each quarter note.

and keep silent for each quarter rest:

ll)lll),)a'aaaoIn I meter the top number (4) tells that there are

4 beats in each measure. The bottom number (4)

tells that a quarter note ( i) gets 1 beat.

10.

4 tl4aa J ) lll

Gettlng Aquainted With Musical Symbols

The Staff has 5 lines and 4 sPaces.

BAR LINE

The double bar line means that you have come to theend of a section or piece of music.

G CLEF

Bar lines are the vertical (up-and-downi lines on the staff '

MEASURE

The G Clef is written at the beginning of the staff , and

circles the second line. lt shows thar this line is named G

METER SIGNATURE

The meter {time} signature has two numbers. The topnumber tells how many beats are in each measure. Thebottom number tells what kind of note gets one beat.

DOUBLE BAR LINE

A measure is the space between two bar lines.

.Y

A breath mark (r) tells you to take a breath (inhale) before going to the next

a

Clap the rhythm of each pattern befure you play it. Remember to play softly and tongue gently

o

A half note (J ) lasts 2 times as long as a quarter note (J ) and gets 2 beats.

A half rest (*) gets 2 beats of silence.

* go to next line

Your teeth and tongue should never touch the mouthpiece.

CD:I , PierrotFrench

Words by SB

lng moon stands at

forfbrlngAsk Ask lng

Merrily We Roll Along

long,

Traditional

long;

WelshLullaby

sleep,

{:'

sleep,

l-r

sleep, fear, to sleep,

use the "cushions" (pads) ofyour fingers to cover the recorder hores.

dear.

tal-l

E

AF[cDAI l6 beatsl

On The Yangtze

YangE,

nvQ:

wideI.

Ing. _ rno ward

lf the first measure of a piece does not have the tolal number of beats shown by the lop number

of the meter signature, and does not begin on the first beat, it is called an incomplete measure.The beats needed to make the measure complete are found in the last measure of the piece.

sea.the

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When The Train Comes Along

train

long, I will meet you at the sta - tion, When the train comes a - Iong.

Use the pitches you have learned to improvise a 2-measure introduction to No. 13.

ChineseWords by SB

American

When'.r):

t5

Adottedhalf note(J.)lasts3timesaslongasaquarternote(J)andgets3beats. Adotafteranotegets half the value of that noie and makes it longer.Forexample:J . =3

2+1

Mother f,arth \atiie American lndianWords by GS

)

Moth Earth. home UI all crea tures.

IerafMoonandland

be

l'ltoon. ohd

rxay wrth thee

A repeat sign ( .N ) means that you go back to the beginning and play the music again.The repeat signs {$. .l ) mean that you must repeal the music that is written between thedouble dotted bar lines.

Village DrumsAfrican

Words by GS

TcD' 3 II l6 beats

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l6

Lis

From the

chil - dren.

jun gle

drum -ming,

vil - lage,

the sound.

a - bound.

to the

to ahe

and

and

for

v

stead y

hunt , ers

Bring - ing food

Af - ter man

young

days

are sound - ing and

be directly behind the fifth

feast

hunt

the mes - sage ls

hole to balance the recorder.

n9ar.

pear

clear.

Keep your other fingers

old,

nights,

rng rs

ers ap

Talk - ing drums

Your right thumb shouldslightly above the holes.

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A tie (J,,J ) is a curved line which connects notes of the same pitch. They are played as one note.and held for the total value of the connected notes.

Westminster Chimes

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ln f, meter the top number (3) tells that there are 3

number (4) tells that a quarter note (J ) gets 1 beat.

needs them to make Ca

beais in each measure. The bottom

CreoleWords bv GS

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l8

Cajun Stew

ing pole,

ti ful,l'll get

craw - dads

i.2.

You

Cat5-.fish

rhe

are

fish

plen

the

are

We'll meet down

Mom says she

riv - €r, and please be

jun

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To play lorv notes, tongue gently, blow very softly, and cover the holes completely

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Recorder

2A

Rccorder

A whole note (o ) lasts 4 times as long as a quarter note (J ) and gets 4 beats.A whole rest (-) gets 4 beats of silence.

folly Old Saint Nicholas(Duet)

Christrnas Song

Rec. I

Rec. 2

A duet is a piece written for two performers. One performer plays or sings the first patt, and the other performerplays or sings the second part. Leam both duet parts.

Rec.

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Corn SongNative Arncrican Indian

Words by GS

,

bor e. earlh low. ish rip ened grain.

Frorn the ground stalks ap - pear. strong tiorn

Plant

Tend

lng

ing"t!l

pa

c0rn.

li,.

0n

sea

low

tlent

Maize up

as the

the tre lds"

son yields.

Sun

rarnmer

Corn.

Dance.

corn,

sing,

source of life,

of - fer praise

har - vest tirne

for this har

is here,

vest year.

in each measure. The bottornIn I meter the top number (2) tells lhat there are 2 beatsnumber (4) tells lhat a quarter note {rl) gets 1 beat.

flowers FrenchWords by SB

nl ter win - ter's cold winds blow

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\\jhen noving from B to C, make sure the first finger comes up exactly as the second finger cornes down.

holdbe

oul

Ger rnan

In

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CD: ?

I beat-s Genrran

bands played crowd garh ered

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May Day

May Day. won der ful sight

Da Capo (D.C.) - from the beginningal Fine - to lhe endD.C. al Fine - go back to the beginning of the piece and play to the measure marked Fine.

I ii;":* i Kayak Ricle *".0, oj,t'J,, Fine

and round-a-boui, we pad - dle o'er the lake

un der. what won - der, with each stroke we take.

Kay ride, smooth - ly glide, like cloud up ln the sky.

D.C. alFine

Gent ly flow, as we go, crys tal

Words by GS

square.

Rer.rrember to start each note with a silent "daah" sound, called tonguing.

ters run ning by

l5

lTt'rl| 8 beats

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Go Tell Aunt RhoclieArnencan

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25

rlieGo

die

tell Aun{

\ rt) tell Aunt

die,)

Go tell Aunt Rho

Her old gray goose l5

fcn rolI 13 beats

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Li:!""19,i

When The Saints Go Marching In

salnts _ go march - ing In.

)A

Arnerrcan

oh, when lhe

in that

Oh, when the

sal nts march lngt

num ber,

-

when the saints

Create a percussion accompaniment for No. 26.

)

wSnl

rnarch lng

In a round the same melody is played or sung by iwo or more people starting at different times.

Who

T;-1tJl

Mc

Sancly McNab

low named Sand

Traditional Round

[?lt r-'27

There wasNab.

t

AmencanOats, Peas, Ancl Beans

Oats. beans

peas, beans and bar

Your tongue and your fingers should move at exactly the same time.

grow?

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ln f, meter the top number (5) tells that there are 5 beats in each measure. The bottomnumber {4) tells that a quarter note (J ) gets 1 beat.

Bluebircl

Fly, blue bird, fly Win - ter is nigh. Soon ice will lrceze bush - es and trees

Fly, bluc bird. lly On lilt - ed wing Find your new home.

I cilnI lJ beats

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Sleep, Baby, Sleep

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Sleep. by. sleep. You

,sleep ln slurn - ber deep. \\' i rh

Inoon and stars bove your head, And Moth - er watch - ing by

Slee p. by, sleep Sleep. by, sleep.

"To1{

GermanWords by GS

)

Corrre gath er your back - pack. tlme

Hiking

con quer the moun - taln. a hik - er must climb!"

MORE RECORDER FUN: You can now play more music in a book called DUET TIME, BK. l. (SP2309)The duet is on page 2, and titled couNTRY DANCE.

CennanWords by SB

)

1 eighth note (.0 ) lasts hall as long as 1 quarter note (J ).2 eighth notes t.D.D or J? ; are equal to 1 quarter note (J ).'t eighth rest (7 )gets one half beat of silence.

r^c,trhehison

Frog

sin gle mouth. has

Chinese

t

aaJJ

Each frog has He t\&'o

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eyes and four legs.

ptn pong, Count me. Dur - ing time of

peace frogs do not drinkfrogs do not drink.

Wa -ter li - lies float

Be sure to keep a steady beat.

time of)

CD: l2I 6 beats Old MacDonald

Old Mac - Don - ald had farm, And

had some ducks.

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I, With a

quack. quckhere. and a quack,quackthere, a quack, there a quack. ev -'ry-where a quack- quack.here

,

Old Mac -Don had farm, l.

American

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tr-

Dur - ing

Wa -ter li - lies float on the pond

t9

rct-lI 8 beats

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Kuma SanJapanese

Words by SB

bear, Jump - ing off ground,

Jump - ing here, jump - ing there, ing round and round.

ing high, ing low, up and down

san, tle bear,

Turtle DoveAmerican

See

-

does -- mourn for his true

for

--

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IitKu

all

outlmustlitKu

[cD;tlI 7 beats

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Without raising your shoulders, keep your Iips on the mouthpiece as you breathe through the corners of your mouth

Common Time (C ) is the same a, ft *eter.quarter note (J) gets 1 beat.

There are 4 beats in each measure, and a

Four In A Boat

tramp

American

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1-JI

Four in a

I'rn tramp

four in a boat and the tide

Wait-ing for a pret-ty girl to corne by and by

Trampin'Alrican Arnerican Spiritual

Tryin'to make heav-en lny home

Tryin'to make heav-en my hr:rne

tlt i in'.

tramp in', trarnp

Fishpole Song

Who's got a fish - pole? We do! Who's got a fish - pole?

got a fish,pole? Fish - pole needs

Anrerican

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boat and the

Four in a boal and the tide rolls hish.

,!

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Who's

You can add body percussion such as clap, snap, pat, stamp to the music on this page.

We

n 'fffiA sharp ({) placed before a note raises the pitch of that nole one half-step. The note stays"sharped" through the measure.

danc - ers turn, Whirl ing andtwirl - ing the eve - ning long.

the breeze. mel o - dies ring thru the night in a gyp sy song.

A sharp ($) placed on the fifth line at the beginning of each slaff, is called the key signature.It means that every F must be played as Ff .

On The Bridge Of Avignon

thenr go.

A Gypsy Song

a glen,

)

, Camp - fires burn.

See them go, and lro.

Boys are mov - ing this way. Girls

Where gyp-sies play on the vi

them danc - ing.

FrenchWords by SB

danc - ing,

vr - gnon.

D.C. al Fine

Deep in the for , est there is

JL

on the bridge of

Arms and elbows should be slightly raised, and away from the body.

lng that way.

Canoe Song

Sweet Memories Of Home

Practice No. 42 slowly at first, and then gradually increase the tempo.

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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarTraditional

)

tcffil| 8 beats

IWelcome The Spring

world so high, Like dia - mond the sky!

IL

Twin - kle, twin - kle, lit tle star, How won - der what you are

Israel iWords by CS

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Wel- come the spring, Sing, chil-dren, sing, Wel-come the fruit of the seed once sown

sur - round_ us with the first fruits of the spring.

little Donkey SpanishWords by SB

See the don Plod ding

way,)

tlelit key,

Carhis lng

bun dles

MORE RECORDER FUN:

fair to

Twin - kle. twin - kle,

Play FAIS DO-DO on page 6, in DUET TIME.

ry

day. __--_-

the

A dot after a note gets half ihe value of that note.

together (J..D) get 2 beats.

1 dotted quarter note and 1 eighth note

; cDt lrl, l6 beats

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American

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Au

Aura Lee

the black - bird the spring, - neath the wil lou,

Sat and piped, heard him sing in praise of Au Lee

ra Lcel Au ra Leel Maid of gold en hair!

Sun - shine carne long with thee, and swal - lows in the

Arirang KoreanWords by SB

n - rang. n - rang. yo. _

are walk - ing now_ to- go- far

-

way.

fiiend, you are

N ight is fall - ing soft ly- on- A

-I

3rr.

tcD' ro II 12 beats

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These two lovely melodies should be played very smoothly and musically.

ri - rang

a - lone.

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The Whale

48

Old Whaling Song

'Trvas in eight een hun dred and

,three

teenth - day, That our gal

chor , weighed, And lor Green - land bore - a !vay. brave boys. And lor

Creen bore* a - way. And for Green - land bore - a \L'ay.

A termata (n) placed above a note means that the note is held a little longer than its usual count.

ofAndfi1'

shiplant

Amazing GraceEarlv Arnerican

sound. That

was _ now- am _=- found,

but

-

now see.

Relax your lips andjaw and keep your cheeks loose. Your shoulders should be down and relaxed.

to

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Eskimo HuntE sx r:no

\\ trrds l'. GSq

(I

It was

Sens - ing

ear - Iy

some - thing

mom lng,

fright' ning,

and with - out a

fas ter yet than

warn lng,lioht - nino"D.,' ",.br Fine

t

ers

car

first

ran

of2

day.

way"

ap - peared

i bou

at the

quick ly

bou were on

Graz geth

The 1st and 2nd ending signsl 1.--llZ rean that you must play from the beginning to the

repeat sign ( .l ) in the 1st ending. Then go back to the beginning or to this sign ( il. ) and play

the section again. This time you must skip the 1st ending and go directly to lhe 2nd ending.

the

lyqulrng

Recorder I

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Recorder 2

Pcc i

Rec. 2

\,IORE

fingle Bells(Duet)

,Winter Song

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ttta

iltf

L

Ir. ) )2.

a).)A)L

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RECORDER FUN: Play THE UPWARD TRAIL on pg. l l, in DUET TIME

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In syncopation the accenls move from the strong beats to ihe weak beats.

tir-l] 8 beats

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52

Ail

,

An

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t t*l| 24 beats

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Don'1 watl gtn

{lno

tner ry time .-- slip a

A|I Night, All Day

night, all

-

day, gelswatch-ing o - ver me. my Lord.

Fine

night, gelswatch-ing 0-ver

down to sleep. n - gels watch-ing o - ver me. my Lord" -

Pray the Lord mv soul - to keep, An - gels walch-ing o - ver

African American Spiritual

t

D.C. al I:ine

SpanishWords by GS

song, _ for you

bring, Let's

Mafiana

long

-

know

-

what fla

dance.

-.

won't this chance

-

t

willna

5

Add percussion accompanirrents to help you keep a steady beat.

way.

2ti

A staccato mark {;A tenuto mark 1.r | ;Simile means to play

aI ) means to play notes short and separated from eacn o.i-ermeans to play notes for their fullest value.in the same style as before.

reil.1I 8 beats

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My Dreycll Hanukah Sone

(Duet)

Recorder I

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Recorder 2

Rec. 2

Rec. I

Rec. 2

Rec. I

Rec. 2

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IIORE RECORDER FUN: Play THE ROBIN on page 3, and WALTZ SONG on page f. in DUET TIME

El Charro

stfang - er came

gal - lant ly

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55

MericanWords by GS

rid ing

-

down thc

strid ing

-

as they

T.-----l:

go?

-- Won't you

boy

-

in the

One

His

streets oisaun - tered

"Wherer.I

I

lct

west

clay

horse

d

was

old

old

ro

an

em

San

long

ta

the

Fe.

wav

are

am

you go

stunt

lng,

rid

ml

c0w

a

ing

know?"(].

West Indian Calypso

X

-

MaryAnn

day. Ann,

shore ing sand.

dren join ln the band

Down by the sea - shore sift ing sand.

sift

Add a percussion accompaniment to No. 56 using bongos, claves, and maracas

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Fingering Chart ForEnglish (or Baroque)

-This fingering is for double hole recorders.Single hole recorders must be covered like this O

R. Thumbfor balance

O open holeI closed holeC partlyopen hole

@ L.H. 1st

@ L.H. 2nd

@ L.H. 3rd

@ R.H. 1st

@ R.H. 2nd

@ R.H. 3rd

€) R.H. 4th

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Cf,. Db od eb

Dfr.Eb

3t

Soprano Recorclerand German Fingering

l-:l Use shaded fingering diagrams for German-fingered recorders,

F Ffi .Gb cf nb A Af, .Bb x CT-Db

t* +{-,h- {> t*bo. rrr- I fgbg -()._o_ =-t>

F$-Gb L.J \JiI . AP c{-at A Af -Bb R Cf,. Db T\