Recorder Composition

Already played every song in the recorder packet? Or perhaps you want to try something new? Here you can make your own recorder song! Just follow the directions on the paper. After you're done and feel like you want to share your work, you can share your song with Ms. Lotz! 

Online Resources

Note and rhythm reading resources:

• Rhythm sound matching games:  Listening to Rhythms

• Rhythm Concentration: match the correct rhythm and time signatures together.
• Staff Wars: A fun game to practice reading notes on the staff. You can also use your recorder in the Interactive version, and play each note as it comes!

• Note reading practice: Practice reading notes on the musical staff.
• Treble Clef Note Rally: A fun way to practice reading treble clef notes.
• Treble Clef Word Warrior: Figure out the words in the treble clef!
• Treble clef story: Use the treble clef to fill in the blank words of this story.

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Recorder resources:

• Interactive fingering chart: Use this link to help you find out a fingering for any of our notes on the recorder.
• RecorderAce: A game that helps you practice to the steady beat.
• Visual Musical Minds- Recorder Songs: This is a YouTube channel where you student can play along with the song. We have been using this in class, and it has been a blast! Plus it is a great way to learn new songs. Highly recommended!
• You Can Play It: Here is another YouTube channel to help students learn new songs. 
• Extra challenge songs: Alouette, Bobby Shafto, Daisy Bell (Bicycle Built for Two), Dear Liza, Jingle Bells, Ode to Joy, Old MacDonald, When the Saints Come Marching In, Yankee Doodle

• Extra, extra challenge songs: Aura Lee, Li'l Liza Jane, Oh Susanna, Michael Row The Boat Ashore, Long, Long Ago, Country Gardens, Quem Pastores Laudavere, Fanfare, Scarborough Fair, Theme from the Unfinished Symphony (G#!), Die Forelle (C#!)

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Woodwind, BRass, String, and Percussion Instruments

Next year, your students will be able to learn a band or orchestra instrument of their choice. For more information about the 4th grade and 5th grade instrumental program, go to Instrumental Music. 
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To learn more about each instruments and help your students decide which instrument is right for them, click these links below:

• New York Philharmonic, New York, NY
• San Francisco Symphony Kids, San Francisco, CA
• Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas, TX
• Philharmonia Orchestra, London, UK
• Arts Alive, Canada 
• Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra: in this classical piece composed by British composer Benjamin Britten, you can hear each of the instrument families playing by itself.