• Based on Recorder Karate From Plank Road Publishing

• A Highly Motivational Method For Young Players

• Developed by Barb Philipak

• Sheet music slides by Monica Autry

• a General Music Curriculum for 3RD -5TH Grade Students

• Materials were compiled from music teacher across the U.S.A.

Power point reconstructed by Christopher Gee 2013

Classroom Management• Develop a system of classroom rules and

procedures for responsibility of behavior, equipment music and the overall environment

• Incorporate Karate Terminology and Martial Arts Principals of respect and the building of character in the class room

• Create your own fun and unique environment in which students can have an enjoyable musical experience.

Karate Terminology• Sensei-teacher• Shindoin- assistant teacher• Dojo- School or a “place of the

way”• Kyu- Class without black belts• Mudansha- Students without

black belts• Obi- Belt (Karate belt)• Kohai- Junior Student (helpers in

my class)• Sempei- Senior Students

(finished Recorder Karate)

Performance Terminology

1. Attention (Kio-tsuke)2. Rest Position 3. Playing Position4. Face the instructor (Sensei ni)5. Bow to the Instructor (Sensei ni rei)6. Face each other, bow (Otaigai ni rei)7. Sit (Surwarinasa)8. Wait (Matte)9.Begin (Yasume)10. Stop (Yame)11. Line up (Narande)

Dojo Reigi (Training Ground Etiquette)

• Respect the Dojo, Sensei, Shindoin & all Kyu

• Follow All Directions & Commands.

• Stay & On-Task in your Training Area.

• Everyone Participates!

Kohai-Junior Students (Helpers)Privileges• Can get supplies such as

recorders, folder, and stands from other places outside of the dojo and activity areas.

• Can use the restroom and water without the class. (Still must show proper signals and receive permission from sensei)

• Can take belt tests on non-test days.

Responsibilities• Three weeks clean

paycheck.• Show excellence without

exception• Follow Directions without

reminders.• Pass the first belt test with a

“A” letter grade.

A Kohai can loose their job if at any time there are disrespectful or defiant to an elder or disrespect the dojo or kyu.

STUFF TO KNOW ABOUT PLAYING AND TESTING

• POSTURE - Band SLANT (Sit up,Listen, Ask and answer questions, Nod your head, Track the Teacher), Rest Position and Playing Position

• HANDS - Left hand top and Right hand bottom

(recorder and almost ever wind instrument requires the left hand to be at the top, it does not matter if you are right handed, it may take practice, but the right hand is needed to play notes on the bottom of the recorder.

• BREATHING - backwards “whoa” or the wind tunnel• TONGUING - say “Too” or “Tah” • FINGERS - “Leaks make squeaks.”

(Cover the holes with the pads of your fingers NOT the tips.)

RECORDER KARATE BASICS

1. History of the Recorder

2. How to Play the Recorder

3. How to Count Rhythms

4. How to Read the Notes

5. Fingering Charts

Posture on the Recorder

Rest Position- recorder on lapPlaying Position- recorder in hands

Hand Position

Correct Hand Position Incorrect Hand position• Anything that does not look

like the picture to the left.• Holding the bottom of the

recorder with your left hand.• Placing any hand on the

mouthpeice or the bottom piece (away from the holes)

• Holding the recorder (while playing with only one hand!)

Performance WazaFour-Step Process for playing the recorder, which looks like this:1. Clap and say the rhythm.2. Speak the names of the notes.3. Sing the names of the notes.4. Play the notes, with the correct rhythm.on the recorder.

Note Name Rhythm Symbols Beats Count Say

Quarter note 1 1 tah

Quarter rest 1 1 count of silence

Eighth note pair

1 1 & Ti-ti

Eighth note ½ “1” or just “&” ti

Dotted quarter note

1 ½ 1-2 Tum-ti

Half note 2 1& 2& To-o

Half rest 2 2 counts of silence

Dotted half note

3 1-2-3 To-o-o

Whole note 4 1-2-3-4 To-o-o-o

Whole rest 4 4 counts of silence

How We Count Rhythm Notes

How We Read the Notes• The staff has 5 lines and 4 spaces and is • Used to play rhythm notes and pitches• The treble clef tells us that the pitches on

• Notes (pitches) that are treble clef will sound high• There are 7 letters (A,B,C,D,E,F,G) in the musical

alphabet used to represent a pitch (the sound of a note) They are places on a line or space

on the staff. The line notes are

E,G,B,D,F (Every Good Band Does Fines

the pace notes spell FACE

Pitch- the sound a note makes in music

Time Signature, Measure and Bar lines

• Time Signature- how many beats in a measure

Recorder Karate Belt Test RubricThe following skills must be demonstrated in order to pass out of a song:• _____ Students must read the music from the staff and be able to name all the

notes.• _____ Proper breath support – breathing from the stomach, not the chest.• _____ Proper tonguing – using the tongue to start the sound of each not

instead of puffs of air• _____ Left hand plays on top, right hand on bottom.• _____ No more than 3 mistakes throughout the piece.• _____ Receive no behavior consequence on a belt test day of an Infraction or

Improvement Zone.

You can find test prep for Recorder Karatehttp://www.musick8.com/rkdojo/rkdojo.php

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Standard: Students will be able to play the pitches, BAG and the rhythms half notes and half rests and quarter notes in the song, “Hot Cross Buns”.

Mini Lesson: Basic Rhythms

1. Rhythm-a pattern of beats or counts in music

• = 2 counts or beats

(say “to-o”)

• = 2 counts of

silence (silent

signal)• = 1 count or beat

each (say “tah”)

To-o to-o to-o (sh-sh) to-o to-o to-o (sh-sh)

Tah tah tah tah tah tah tah tah

Measure 1 2 3 4

Pitch- the sound a note makes in music

Standard: Students will be able to play the pitches BAG and the rhythms half notes and use the “breathe mark” in the song, “Gently Sleep”.Homework: Practice Sheet #4 Gently Sleep

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Mini LessonBasic Techniques

1. Rhythm-a pattern of beats or counts in music

• = 2 counts or beats

2. Breath Mark-take a quick breath right before the next note

Standard: Students will be able to play the pitches BAG and the rhythms half notes and half rests and quarter notes in the song, “Merrily We Roll Along”.

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Mini Lesson: Rhythm Review1. Rhythm-a pattern of beats or

counts in music

• = 2 counts or beats

• = 2 counts of

silence• = 1 count or beat

each

Pitch- the sound a note makes in music

Standard: Students will be able to play the pitches “BAG and E” ,And the rhythm the Eighth-note and in the song, “It’s Raining”.

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Mini Lesson: Eight –Note Waza• Notes can be upside-down

• 1 Eighth-note by itself is only ½ of a beat • Eighth-notes are usually beamed (connected)

together

• The 1st Eighth-note is the number

the 2nd Eighth-note you say “and”

An easy way to count each Eighth-note is to say “ti”.

Tah to-o tah tah to-o tah tah to-o tah tah

To-o to-o tah tah tah ti - ti tah tah tah ti - ti

ti - ti tah tah ti - ti to-o tah

Standard: Students will be able to play the pitches “BAG, E” and “D” the rhythm the Eighth-note and the quarter rest, and the dotted half note in the song, “Old MacDonald”.

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Mini Lesson 1: Quarter Rest • All Rhythms notes have a rest that is equal in

counts.

• The Quarter Rest receives 1 count like a Quarter note but the only difference you count 1 beat but don’t play one beat.

• Remember rest are important. Just because it’s silent doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

Mini Lesson 2: Dotted Half Note• The dot after a rhythm is like an addition sign in

Math.• The dot adds (+) ½ of that notes counts to itself.. If

an half note receives 2 counts in 4/4 time, the dot add half of those counts (1 beat) to the 2 counts.

• The new rhythm length is now 2 +1=3 total counts• You say “To-o-o” adding an “O” making the dotted

half note 3 counts long.

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Standard: Students will be able to play

the pitches “C” and high “D”, a the rhythms with a “tie”, in the song,

“When the Saints Go Marching In”.

Mini Lesson 1:

• The tie symbol in music is represented by a curved line above or below and connects two or more notes together making the rhythm longer.

• To perform a tie you add the pitches

together and hold it out for those

total counts. 1 + 1= 2

Ties can connect notes across measures.

Mini Lesson 2: Whole Note

= 4 Counts held out

Say “To-o-o-o” • A whole note can have a rest too. • Whole rests look like an upside-down magicians

hat.• Remember this picture to help you.

Mini Lesson 3: Ties and Counts• Dotted Half Note tied to a Quarter Note

Drop the “T” form the note.

Say: To-o-o-ah! = 5 total counts • Whole note tied to a Half Note

Say: To-o-o-(o-o)!=6 total counts

• Whole note tied to a Half Note=7 total counts

Tah tah tah T o-o-o-o- ah! Tah tah tah To-o-o-o- ah!

Tah tah tah To-o To-o To-o to-o T o-o-o-o- ah!

To-o. Tah to-o-o- tah to-o tah tah tah to-o-o

O-o. Tah tah To-o To-o To-o to-o T o-o-o-o- ah!

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Standard: Students will be able recognize the key signature. Students will also be able to play the pitch “F #” and the with the “breathe mark “ in the song, “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star”.

Mini LessonKey Signatures and Accidentals

• Key signatures are made up of sharps and flats and naturals.   They appear at the beginning of the music, but can also appear in other parts of the music.  You can see key signatures between the clef symbol and the time signature.

• This is a sharp. 

It raises the pitch of a note by 1/2 step. • This is a flat. 

It lowers the pitch of a note by 1/2 step. • This is a natural.  It cancels the sharp or flat and

returns the note to its original pitch.

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Standard: Students will be able to play Eighth-note, dotted halfand quarter note rhythms, “ties”, and the “breathe mark “ in ¾ time in the song, “Amazing Grace”.

Mini Lesson1: ¾ Time Signature

• Remember the top number in a Time Signature tells us how many beats are in a measure.

• In ¾ time there are 3 beats in a measure.

• In ¾ time it is impossible to have the whole note rhythm. Because whole note are longer than 3 beats.

• Practice counting the rhythms below.

Mini Lesson 2: Dotted Quarter Note Pattern

• Remember the Dot. The dot adds (+) ½ of that notes counts to itself.

• If you divide 1 whole into 2 equal parts you get a 2 halves. Each part is ½.

• In 8th-note Waza. One 8th-note =1/2 of a count.• The dotted half note receives 1 and ½ beat held out

or quarter note tied to 1 eighth note.

You say Tum.

Mini Lesson 3: Dotted Quarter Eighth Note Pattern

• Dotted 8th notes are usually followed by one 8th note.

Say: Tum-ti• Practice the rhythms below.

• Tum-ti tah To-o-o

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Standard: Students will be able to use all of the Recorder Karate Wazas to perform “Ode to Joy” and earn the title of yudansha- black belt holder.