![]() This year for our Christmas concert, one of my grade 3 classes played We Wish You a Merry Christmas. This is an excellent way for them to practice performing, and for other students to practice concert etiquette in a way that only takes a couple of minutes. Once they have found 4 cards and have copied them it is time to start playing their composition! I like to give them the chance to play their song (or part of it) once centers are cleaned up for the day. How to play: Students will go around finding recorder cards with the notes BAG on them, and then copy what they see on their composition page. Write the Room is another great game for your recorder students, and the best thing is… I like to especially use this game to practice the double-tonguing technique with tik-a-tik-a. It is also an excellent way for students to really focus on working on their new rhythms, and recorder tone. Once students understand this game, it is something you can do as a music center. If the teacher played the poison rhythm, whoever repeated that would be out. Then the teacher will say what note we are using for this round, the teacher will play a card, and the students will repeat it on their recorders. How to play: Students have rhythm cards on the board and the class will choose one to be the poison rhythm card. Group Music Class BAG Games Poison Rhythms with recorders are always a big hit! French resources can be so hard to find, so I started making my own. I do have a French BAG recorder book on my tpt which only uses BAG songs in French. Merrily we roll along (or Mary had a little lamb) Sometimes I like to give them the melody and they work in groups to try and play name that tune! We keep the songs pretty traditional and mostly use for decoding or sight reading them. I like to use the time they are on BAG to really focus on skills like breath control, double-tonguing, and mastering rhythms. Hot Crossed Buns is usually the go-to when you start teaching how to play easy recorder songs, but here are other ones I’ve done. If I have another combined class like this I would definitely be using the G E method to start them off before transitioning to the BAG recorder songs. ![]() They were studying So Mi songs anyways so this was definitely a better transition for my grade 2s to start recorder at the beginning of the year. This year I decided to try G and E after coming back from maternity leave (plus dealing with the pandemic slide before that), on top of that I had a grade ⅔ combined class and at first, I wasn’t sure if my grade 2s were ready for recorder. Personally I’ve always used the BAG method and it’s what makes the most sense for the songs and resources I use in my class. Some teachers like using G,E first then adding the A. Here are some ways that I like to mix it up with these three notes. And it absolutely can be! Recorder BAG songs are a staple in starting out your students on their first wind instrument journey! BAG recorder songs for music teachers though can get a little dull. Visit again soon! If you like these web pages and would like to see updates, you can like Kyle Coughlin Music on Facebook and sign up for my Music All the Time newsletter.If you’re a new music teacher you may be wondering ‘is recorder easy to learn?’. ![]() I will continue to add songs as quickly as possible, and add more educational materials, too. Free samples are available on this website, too. It is accompanied by online recordings and videos that feature quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, whole notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, pickup notes, and more. The book includes hundreds of rhythm exercises and patterns, melodies, and duet/ensemble pieces. Visit the main sheet music list for many more arrangements of each song.Īlso, please check out my most recent music method, Time Lines Book 1 for Recorder, which guides students through a process that will improve their rhythm and reading skills. The main page for each song includes many versions in different keys, so you can play along with other woodwind, brass, or string instruments. Each song is arranged for both the soprano and alto recorder (and any other recorder that uses the same fingering systems, like tenor or bass). ![]() Select a song title below for a free, printable version written specifically for the recorder. Home - Sheet Music Index Free sheet music and educational materials for the recorder ![]()
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