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Fourth Grade Music
Students from Mr. Czikray's class play one of 3 different musical parts of American folk song "I Want to Rise".
Course of Study
Cleveland Orchestra Education Concert
4th grade students in the grand foyer after exiting the balcony at Severance Music Center, Education Concert 2022.
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Learning Recorder
Our study and practice of the recorder is on hold for now and likely will be until we can get outside again. Detailed instructions on care were distributed with the recorders and are kept in each students' music folder. Song books have not been distributed yet but will be when we restart playing. Recorders are legitimate musical instruments and are a fantastic tool for learning to play other musical instruments and developing music literacy. 4th grade is an exciting year in music!
You may still be wondering, "Why the recorder?" and I sympathize with you. Any beginning instrument can be difficult to listen to, but the amazing thing is that one day it starts to sound like music. With the recorder, please insist that your child uses warm, slow air when blowing into the instrument and has the correct finger fully covering the correct holes on the instrument (leaks equal squeaks). Once they master that aspect, the recorder transforms into a much more pleasing instrument to listen to. Still wondering why? Check out this great article from Classic FM which includes videos of beautiful recorder playing and the evolution of the recorder from concert hall to classroom. The final video link in the article was not working when I read it, so here is a link to a video of the Palisander Recorder Quartet just in case you have the same issue.
This is B A Black Belt from Plank Road Publishing's Music K-8 series. We started practicing this song in class in the Fall. Remember, B is on the third line of the staff and is played by covering the thumb hole and first hole of the recorder with your left hand. A is a space note and is played by covering the thumb hole, first hole, and second hole of the recorder with your left hand.
You may still be wondering, "Why the recorder?" and I sympathize with you. Any beginning instrument can be difficult to listen to, but the amazing thing is that one day it starts to sound like music. With the recorder, please insist that your child uses warm, slow air when blowing into the instrument and has the correct finger fully covering the correct holes on the instrument (leaks equal squeaks). Once they master that aspect, the recorder transforms into a much more pleasing instrument to listen to. Still wondering why? Check out this great article from Classic FM which includes videos of beautiful recorder playing and the evolution of the recorder from concert hall to classroom. The final video link in the article was not working when I read it, so here is a link to a video of the Palisander Recorder Quartet just in case you have the same issue.
This is B A Black Belt from Plank Road Publishing's Music K-8 series. We started practicing this song in class in the Fall. Remember, B is on the third line of the staff and is played by covering the thumb hole and first hole of the recorder with your left hand. A is a space note and is played by covering the thumb hole, first hole, and second hole of the recorder with your left hand.