Scarborough Fair is a haunting melody that I’ve loved since I first heard Simon and Garfunkel’s arrangement. If you use recorders or ukuleles in your middle school music classroom, this is a fantastic song with which to practice accidentals and 6/8 time...
I was today years old when I learned that the oldest known recording of the human voice contains the second verse of Au Clair de la Lune. You can listen to the recording HERE. For most of us, this song brings up memories of learning the recorder, Tonette, or...
Last week I wrote a blog post focusing on posture, breath support, and articulation with recorders. You can read that HERE. This week, I’ll be focusing on recorder repertoire. I’ll be going over some ideas on how to maintain proper technique, use engaging...
Cobbler, Cobbler is an oldie but goodie. It’s also known as Hunt the Slipper, as shown here. It comes in several different versions, all are fantastic for the elementary music classroom. RHYTHM This song is great for teaching and practicing quarter and barred...
Last year I wrote a post all about how I taught recorder, and I featured a free printable of the ridiculous phrases I used to help my students remember posture and technique. If you don’t want to “burn your back on the lava”, you’ll definitely...
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