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BEFORE YOU START.
Assemb eyour recordorlo look
Hand and Finger
Position
Place yoLrihumb over lhe
ronehole on the unders deol
$e r€corder Place youriirsl
lhree ilrg€rs overloneholes
1.2 and 3.
P aceyourthumb on lhe
underside oithe recorder
Placelhe restolYourlingers
overroneholes4,5,6, 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 BASICS
STAFF PIANO KEYBOARD
ABCDEFG
MUSICAL ALPHABET?-.,IITtltIItl!IIITII
MEASURES TIME SIGNATURE
4 = iour oeats ln eacr measure
4 = quadff nore €ceives one bear
OUARTER
NOTE J = one oear in !r meQUARTER
REST | = 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?
cJ–+–f–-
6. G WHIZ
7. MEBRILY WE ROLL ALONG
8. NAME GAMEly
O er th€ deep blue sea.
CCooI\

HALF NOTE)44) ,)
Jll:.1 i.l
1 2 3,4HALF REST-::- = iwo b€als ol
– sibncsina Ime
TIEin? timeA e sacuruedlinelhal
connecls 1wo noles ol lhe same
p rch. Hold the nole for lhe
cornbinedvalue 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
HotBREATH MARK
w

12. WHO|S|T?
it? it
It i!1
BEPEAT SIGNPlay ths prsvious seclion
13. AU CLAIR DE LA LUNE
14. C-SAW
15. JUBA
16. TRICKY RHYTHM,
* 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
IARE

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 JOYt 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 = rourbealsln; lime
44)
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1234WHOLE REST-
– = four beals or
: siLence in f ti'"
"=) )- J.l JJ
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 half
srep.11€mdns in elfect lor the snlte measure,
SHARP $!-r
29. SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS
+*
* ii";"l$ *' *" *"0 '"..*."-"o .,,n"ln, '" -"*..,
30. coAslNGE= I=
* Wdte n the nol€ names betore you play
3.I. LIGHTLY ROW
B.

KEY SIGNATUREWhen you sse lh s keysignatu€,
play allFs as F shaps.
32. LOOK SHARP
r33. SWEETLY SINGS THE DONKEY Tradiliona 2-Parlround
34. MARY ANN
35.MATCH MAKER
2 F n rhe lngenng charl lo malchlhe not6.

DOTTED
HALF NOTE
) = )_) "l_J_J
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 DIODLETIME34
SIGNATURE
recevesonebeal counling 23

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

rNllJ43. LUCY LOCKET
Kil ty Fish er found
On -ly rjb bon lound
,I4. LOTUS FLOWER
45. SAD SONGB6la 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 sight, Carh:ringwin ler
ouer-Traditional Ame can Carcls –1––t _'–-:
49. JOLLY OLD ST. NICK

EIGHTH NOTE.[ = on"-nu,to," o"rt
iniand i rime.
An eighrh nore is haltas44
J! .fl:'.b.b.fr.ir
I & 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 elEnglish Folk Song 60. 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 ora
llal.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 MARCHKEV SIGNATUREWhen you seeihis key si9natuf6, play
sha.ps or tlats onlywhen they appear
in ircnl oi a nole nlhernusic.t
$
* 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 BLUESElledg€/Hsnry-Ouet
ke-yer, as – tro-naut.
B.
B.

TheJlat owers ths pitch ol a nole one hafslep
ft.amains in elfeci lor the enlire measure
B tlat
72. FLATS SEEM ONLY NATURAL
73. CLIMBING STAIRSB 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. LULLABY76. BAFFLING "8"
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77. ANOTHER BAFFLING ''B''
78. POLLY WOLLY DOODLE
79. BRING A TORCH
lr. lt-
* This eng also appeaB ln lhe BEST lN CLASS Band Method lry pLayirg il with the bandlFIRST andThs lirsr rime through the pisce,
play lhe lirst ending and repeal as
usual. The sscond lims thrcugh,
skip rhe in$ ending and p ay ths SECOND ENDINGS

e81, FINGER TWSTER
82. SOBRE LAS OLAS
)83. CAN YOU GUESS MY NAME?
84. BALANCE THE SCALES
noles io balance lhe s@les.
). Jt )
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
SIGNATURE
11 – a*n* -t II counrngJ-::;.lj,.l)
1'& 2l&
PICK.UP NOTESNote or noles lhat come belore the
iilsl lul measure ot a piece ot music.
86. CARNIVAL OFVENICE85. THE LITTLE BELLS OFWESTMINSTER
87. WILLIAM TELL OVERTURE

DOTTED
QUARTER NOTEI +12 =1h beals
Feminder: a dot aflei a note
adds hallths value ol ihe nole.t
4:J
.l-:,.f:.1)
12& r. : J_) ", U_.l)
88. TWO WAYS TO PLAY IT
* W I€inlh€counling and clap the rhythfrs beloeyou play.
RHWHM RAMBLE
90. PATRIOTIC MELODY89.
9I. MOLLY MALONE
t. , ll2.

92. HOW LOW CAN YOU GO?
93. MORNING SONG
94- THEME FROM THE NEW WORLD SYMPHONYo*onrn o_ia*
95. HARPSICHORD PLAYERJohann Sebaslian BachTEMPOSAnd,ne moderalelyslow Tenpos i.dicaie ihe speed ai
vodersto moderdle I wl^ich nusicistobe perom€o
96. BAFFLING BARLINES
1. DEw lhe baiines 5o thal each m€asureconlainslour beab
2. Wile inlhecounlingandcraplhe rhfhmsGneq

ISLURAsllris a curyed ine lhatconnecls
rwo nores ol d/t6r€rt pitch€s. Tongue
lheli6t note and movetothe second
not€ wilhoutlonguing, Keepthe armoving.
97. SMOOTH SOUND
98. SLIPPERY SLURS
TIMEc=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 SONG
rn
102. KOOKABURRA
2,r3_
riugh, kooka- buFra,
103. BTNGO
IAuslrali€n FolkSong 3-pad Found
DYNAMICS
1'= 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
/:\rn
D.C. AL FINED.C (Da Capo ) = beEinningWhen you seeihe r,C. dl rire,
9o backlothe beginning and
stop when you coms to the Fire
IO7. STAR GAZER
1O8. TEMPO TIME
wite n lhe iol owing tenpos lrom slowest lo lasl€slwollgang Amadeus Mozad
How I
11

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 SYMPHONYSoft and drowey hoursare cEep.ins,
Peler yich Tschiakovsky

I12. ROUND DANCE
Tielman Susalo/arr, Ede 1o
B.
a.

Trisspecalpagerslo exfapraclc€a.dllno.yol'recorder.
COME. FOLLOIiV
l,
2.
3.
JINGLE BELLSlo 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 loflo$, follow !hee?Tradilional-3-parl Round
Ln ele all
ft. t 12.
one norr o-pen sleicn,Heyl
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
Oh, when the sinh,- so mech ineIn, – Oh, when the saints go
oh, I

GLOSSARY
RHYTHM-?|ot€3 and R6ats
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FOUFFOUfiNME I
lHuEsB nE I
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BASTCS
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I 6s amb h n4
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muic +F 'ha rcr sdne. rd p4 rhesmdsd4
FciMAr.A (.HOo') ,.\
OYT{AMIC AXD TEMPO MABI(I{GS