This week, students will continue Recorder Karate.

 

They are working on each "belt" song, adding concepts of rhythm, treble clef notes, and recorder technique.

 

As a class, we're on belt 4 this week "It's Raining".

This song teaches the concept of eighth notes and changing notes on that rhythm. It adds "E" to the 3 notes they've learned (B, A, and G).

 

Later in the week, students will begin learning how to write whole notes on the spaces and lines using our new dry erase boards with music staffs on them. Each student will have their own board and marker, learning how to put a note on the 4 spaces of the treble clef and the 5 lines of the treble clef.

 

The notes of the spaces are memorizing are F, A, C, and E - spelling "face".

The notes of the lines are E, G, B, D, and F or "Every Good Boy Does Fine"

 

Here is a link to the first 9 belts (white belt to black belt):

https://www.laceyschools.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=329&dataid=18031&FileName=Recorder%20Karate%20Songs.pdf