Welcome Third Graders!
The recorder is a woodwind instrument that is from an family of instruments called the flutes. For many centuries, it was the most popular woodwind instrument.
Recorders probably came to America with some of the first settlers. There are as many as 26 recorders listed in the inventories of various plantations in the 1600s.
The recorder is a woodwind instrument that is from an family of instruments called the flutes. For many centuries, it was the most popular woodwind instrument.
Recorders probably came to America with some of the first settlers. There are as many as 26 recorders listed in the inventories of various plantations in the 1600s.
Playing Tips
* The left hand is placed at the top of the recorder, which is by the mouthpiece. The left hand covers the thumb hole in the back of the recorder and the first three holes. The pinkie finger of the left hand is never used.
* The right hand is placed at the bottom of the recorder.
*COVER THE HOLES COMPLETELY with the flat, fleshy pad of your fingers.
* Place the mouthpiece of the recorder on your bottom lip and in front of your bottom teeth. Do NOT close your top teeth down on the mouthpiece.
* Blow softly but with a steady air stream. Little air is required. Blowing too hard produces squeaks.
Two main Causes For Squeaks
1) If you squeak, you may be blowing too hard.
2) Another common reason for squeaks is that your fingers may not be covering the holes completely.
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* The left hand is placed at the top of the recorder, which is by the mouthpiece. The left hand covers the thumb hole in the back of the recorder and the first three holes. The pinkie finger of the left hand is never used.
* The right hand is placed at the bottom of the recorder.
*COVER THE HOLES COMPLETELY with the flat, fleshy pad of your fingers.
* Place the mouthpiece of the recorder on your bottom lip and in front of your bottom teeth. Do NOT close your top teeth down on the mouthpiece.
* Blow softly but with a steady air stream. Little air is required. Blowing too hard produces squeaks.
Two main Causes For Squeaks
1) If you squeak, you may be blowing too hard.
2) Another common reason for squeaks is that your fingers may not be covering the holes completely.
c 2002 Plank Road Publishing, Inc *International Copyright Secured* All Rights Reserved