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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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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
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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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30. coAslNG
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* 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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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
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GLOSSARYRHYTHM-?|ot€3 and R6ats
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