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Third Grade Music
Students from Miss Sluka's class playing a rotation rhyme, "Fuzzy Wuzzy".
Course of Study
Learning Recorder
Our study and practice of the recorder is on hold for now and likely will be until we can get back outside. Students had the opportunity to choose the color for their recorders during music class in September. Students will keep the recorders and the cost is $8.00 which is part of the 3rd grade school fees and should be paid through the main office at the beginning of the school year. Students will also receive a songbook along with their recorder, case, and cleaning wand (have not handed out yet). Detailed instructions on care were distributed with the recorders in December. Recorders are legitimate musical instruments and are a fantastic tool for learning to play other musical instruments and developing music literacy. 3rd 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. 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.
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. 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.