Recorder Karate

Did you know?

Phyllis Wiekart’s research indicates that the ability to keep a steady beat is highly correlated with the the ability to read, particularly the tracking of eyes across the page. Research also suggests that the ability to do inner hearing, that is, "being able to hear or sing the "song" inside the head," is highly correlated with the ability to read silently.

Frank Wilson’s work with brain scans shows that when reading words, the language center of the brain lights up. Reading music elicits an even stronger response, which he described as the "lights of a Christmas tree." When our children learn to read notes and play the recorder, they are developing these cognitive areas of their brains.

Dear Parents!

Recorder Karate Link!

Please click the Recorder Karate link and then the blue box.

Look at your children's music folder for the username and password.

Your child should practice:

Second Graders: "Hot Cross Buns"

Third Graders: "Gently Sleep", "Merrily We Roll Along"

Dear Second and Third Graders!

Don’t forget:

1. Count "1, 2, ready, go," just like you do in class.
2. The left hand is placed at the top of the recorder.
3. Cover the holes completely.
4. Place the mouthpiece of the recorder on your bottom lip.
5. Blow softly with a "to to" sound.
6. Read the rhythm and then the notes before you start to play.
7. Clean the mouthpiece of your recorder with water and soap.

Have Fun!!!

Fondly,
Elisa França

LS Music Teacher Orff/ Kodály Specialist

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