RECORDER METHOD - Dearborn Public Schools · RECORDER METHOD Place your left hand on top and cover the hole on the back of the recorder with your thumb. Add 1, 2, or 3 fingers with

RECORDER METHOD Place your left hand on top and cover the hole on the back of the recorder with your thumb. Add 1, 2, or 3 fingers with your left hand to play each of the following notes. Blow gentle, warm air and make sure to cover the holes completely. Whisper "doo" to start each note; this is called "tonguing. "

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7. Closet Key 'I J,.....,_J_J_J .J .J r I J J J J J J I have lost the clos - et key, in some la - dy's gar - den.

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8. Yellow: Frog in the Meadow

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12. Star Light, Star Bright Play the new note E in this exercise. Your left hand covers holes 1, 2, and 3, and your right hand covers 4 and 5.

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14. Complete the Melody Use the new note E to complete this melody.

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4 15. Who Has Seen the Wind?

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16. Green: It's Ra ining

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It's ram - mg, it's pour - mg, the old man IS snor - ing.

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-7. Shanghai Chicken i'ay the new note D in this exercise.

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Shang - hai chick-en and he grow so tall, Hoo-day! Hoo - day!

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Down came a lad y, down came two.

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Down came old Dan - iel 's wife and she was dressed m blue.

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19. Purple : Old MacDonald

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22. Oats and Beans

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23. Blue: When the Sa ints Go Marching In

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25. Red: Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

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26. Home on the Range

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RECORDER METHOD - Dearborn Public Schools · RECORDER METHOD Place your left hand on top and cover the hole on the back of the recorder with your thumb. Add 1, 2, or 3 fingers with