Transcript Recorder Karate 1 year Recorder Program st

Recorder Karate
1st year Recorder Program
What is recorder karate?
• A program that
helps us learn
recorder in a step by
step way
• You earn “belts” as
you progress
through the program
White – Hot
Cross buns
Yellow – Gently
Sleep
Orange –
Merrily We
Roll Along
Green – It’s
Raining
Purple – Old
MacDonald
Blue – When
the Saints
Red – Twinkle,
Twinkle
Brown –
Amazing Grace
Black – Ode to
Joy
History Of the Recorder
• Whistle type instrument – ancient
family of instruments called internal
duct flutes
• As early as 12th century
• 3.5 million plastic recorders
manufactured each year
The Recorder Throughout
History
• The recorder is
the most highly
developed
member of the
ancient family
of duct flutes.
• Here is the
oldest existing
picture of one.
• It’s from 1315!
There it is…
Maybe,
I’ll
take the
money…
• The oldest
surviving
complete
instrument
dates from as
early as the
mid-thirteenth
century.
• It is worth
almost
$1,000,000!
• The second
oldest existing
recorder is
from the 14th
century and was
found in
northern
Germany.
Ach, du
lieber
Himmel!
YUP, in a latrine!!!
• Recorders from long ago produced a
tone which was sweet and keen.
• In general, it had a small range. The
bigger the instrument, the fewer notes
it could play.
• During the fifteenth century,
instrument makers began producing
choirs of recorders and other
instruments in many sizes.
• There are many existing examples of
recorders of this time.
• They sounded bold and rich and the
high notes were just as strong as the
low notes.
Renaissance Recorders
• During the Baroque age, the recorder
became important as a solo
instrument.
• Makers of recorders were busy trying
to improve the recorder. The shape
changed and became more tapered.
The range got bigger.
• Recorders were also members of the
orchestra at this time.
AND THEN, THEY
DISAPPEARED…
• BECAUSE EVERYONE
WANTED TO PLAY THE
FLUTE!
• The flute was louder.
• The flute had more notes.
• The flute ABSOLUTELY TOOK
OVER!!!
And then recorders reappeared!
• Recorders began to make a come back
in the 1890s in Germany.
• The German Recorder Movement was
started by Peter Harlan. He taught
all of his young students the
recorder, so that they could learn
how to make music.
• Factories that made recorders began
to flourish.
• Arnold Dolmetsch,
who came to
England from
France in 1883 to
study at the Royal
College of Music,
loved the sound of
recorders.
• He bought an old
recorder at an
auction in 1905
and taught himself
to play the
recorder.
Maybe he should have bought a razor, too…
• His son lost
the recorder
in 1919 on
Waterloo
station.
• Arnold began
making his own
recorders!
• Do you think
he let his son
have another
one?
Aaawww…
PLEASE,
Dad!
• The recorder’s popularity spread to the
United States in the early 1900s.
• Instruments were made cheaper and
became more readily available to
students.
• They are used in many classrooms
throughout the United States and
Europe.
Skills learned on Recorder
• Fingering skills
• Embouchure
development (mouth
shape)
• Breathe support
• Articulation skills
• Development of the
inner ear
How to hold the
Recorder
•
•
Thumb hole in the back and 7 holes down
the front
Left hand is ALWAYS at the top closest
to the mouth piece
– Thumb on back hole, three fingers
on first 3 holes
Right hand is on bottom
– Thumb is used to balance four
fingers on last four holes
Cover wholes completely with whole
finger not pads
– Recorder warts
Hold at 45o angle
•
Make sure to sit up straight
•
•
•
How to Play the Recorder
• Place mouthpiece on lower
lip DO NOT BITE
• Blow softly – steamy
window
• Squeaks
– blowing too hard
– Air leaks around fingers
REMEMBER TO:
•
•
•
•
•
•
Put the LEFT hand on the top
Put all fingers down – FLAT
Cover the thumb hole entirely
Sit up straight and breathe deeply
Remain relaxed
Blow gently and steadily
New Things to
Learn for White
Belt Song
Time Signature
• How many beats
per measure
4 beats
quarter
notes
Half Rest
• 2 beats of silence
Counting
1
2
3
4
New Thing to
Learn for Yellow
Belt Song
When you see
this symbol, take
a breath. Try only
to take a breath
every 2 measures
New Things to learn for the Green Belt Song
1 &2&3 & 4&
New things to
learn for
Purple Belt
Dotted half
note = 3 beats ( A
dot after a note
gets half the value
of that note and
makes it that much
longer)
New Things to Learn
for the Blue Belt song:
A TIE is a curved line which
connects notes of the same pitch.
Only the first note is played and
then it is held for the total value
of the connected notes.
New things to learn for
the Red Belt Song:
Sharps, when placed at
the beginning of a line,
tell that all of the notes
for that note are sharp.
This is called a key
signature.
New things to learn for the
Brown Belt Song:
Single eighth note = ½ beat
Dotted quarter note = 1 ½ beats
Fermata placed above a note means that
the note is held a little longer than its
usually count
Time signature – 3 quarter notes
per measure