2. STAFF
Music is written on a five line staff. Between each line there is a space.
At the beginning of each staff there is a clef. The treble clef encircles the second line which
is the note G and is sometimes called the G clef.
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G
MEASURE AND BAR LINES
Music is divided into measures by bar lines. Double bar lines end a piece of music.
TIME SIGNATURE
At the beginning of a piece of music there is a time signature. It tells you how many beats
are in each measure and what note gets one beat.
a half note or rest gets two beats
a whole note or rest gets four beats
measure
double barbar lines
4
4= four beats in each measure
= a quarter note gets one beat
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3. Getting Started
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Play Rest Play Rest
& 4
4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
∑
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
∑
air air
B
BB
Your First Note
Play Rest Play Rest
& 4
4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
∑
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
∑
air air
BB BB
Half the Time
Play Rest Play Rest
& 4
4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
∑
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
∑
air air
B B B B B BB BB B BB BB
The First Quarter
1
2
3
& B
Front ViewPlayingSide ViewLeft HandSide ViewRight Hand
AAAAAB
AAAAAB
Hold the bottom or bell of the
recorder with your right hand.
Cover the top hole in the back with
your thumb and the first (top) hole
on the front with your first finger.
You are now playing your first note:
Put the tip of the mouthpiece in
your mouth and lightly blow.
To start each note say “Tu”.
NotesNotesNotesNotes
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A
& 4
4 ∑ ∑
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air
AA
Your Second Note
Play Rest Play Rest
& 4
4 ∑ ∑
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air
AA AA
The Second Half
Play Rest Play Rest
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air
A A A A A AA AA A AA AA
The Second Quarter
4
5
6
& A
Front ViewFront ViewSide ViewSide View
A
A
To play A, keep your thumb
and first finger down.
Cover the second hole in the
front with your second finger.
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Play Rest Play Rest
G
& 4
4 ∑ ∑
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air
GG
Your Third Note Repeat sign
Play Rest Play Rest
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air
GG GG
The Third Half
Play Rest Play Rest
& 4
4 ∑ ∑
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air
G G G G G GG GG G GG GG
The Third Quarter
Front View
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& ..
Repeat Sign
Go back to the beginning
and play again.
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8
9
& G
Front ViewFront ViewSide ViewSide View
G
G
To play G,
keep your thumb and
first two fingers down.
Cover the third hole
in the front with
your third finger.
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4 ..
Play Rest
Ó
Play Rest
Ó
Play Rest
∑
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
AB
G
Moving Down
air air air
& 44 ..
Play Rest
Ó
Play Rest
Ó
Play Rest
∑
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
AG
B
Stepping Back Up
air air air
& 4
4 ..
Play
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
BB A AGGG G
Down and Up
air air air air
Side Front
All Three Notes
GSide FrontASide FrontAAAAAB
When moving from B to A to G, your second finger covers the second hole and then your third finger covers the third hole.
Listen to the sound. When you put your fingers down, the sound goes down or gets lower.
When moving from G to A to B, your third finger comes up and opens the third hole and
then your second finger comes up and opens the second hole.
Listen to the sound. When you lift your fingers up, the sound goes up or gets higher.
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7. Shape Note Music Note Note Name
=
=
=
= whole note
= half note
= quarter note
1 2 3 41 2 3 4
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&
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4
4
Hot Cross
˙
Hot Cross
Buns.
Buns.
Hot Cross
˙
Hot Cross
Buns.
Buns.
B A G
B A
BB
G
G
Hot Cross Buns
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4Count:
&
&
4
4
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Mer - ri - ly we
œ œ œ œ
Mer - ri - ly we
roll a - long,
œ œ
roll a - long,
roll a - long,
œ œ ˙
roll a - long,
roll a - long.
œ œ
roll a - long.
B A G
B B B
B B
A A A B B B
A A AA
B B BB
A
B
A
G
A
Merrily We Roll Along
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4Count:
Play the beginning of these familiar songs written with shape notes followed by music notation.
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Hot Cross Buns. Hot Cross Buns.
One a pen - ny two a pen - ny Hot Cross Buns.
ditionalTra
&4
4
&
Hot Cross Buns
G G G G
A A A A
G
G
B
B
A
A
B
B
A
A
G
BB
AA
Mer - ri - ly we roll a - long, roll a - long, roll a - long.
Mer - ri - ly we roll a - long, o’er the deep blue sea.
ditional
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4
&
Merrily We Roll Along
raT
B B B
A
G
A A A
G
B
B
B
A
B
B B BA B A
G
A A AB
B B B
A
Sing this lit - tle French song, “Bon - jour” means hel - lo.
Sing this lit - tle French song, “Bon - sóir” means good - bye.
lk Song
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&
Au Clair De La Lune
French Fo
G
G
B
B
G G G G
G
A
G G G
A
A
A
A
AB
B
A
AB
B
A
A
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Performance
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& w
______
& w
______
& w
______
Draw a line to connect the musical example to its name.
Music is divided into these.
This tells you there are four beats in each
measure and a quarter note gets one beat.
This shows the end of the music.
Draw a line to
connect the symbol
with its name.
More Matching
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Fingering
Name the note and color the holes that are covered to play the notes indicated.
Matching Game
Double bar line
Measures
Time Signature
Whole Note
Quarter Note
Half Note
&
& 4
4
&
w
˙
œ
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& C
Front ViewFront ViewSide ViewSide View
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To play C,
keep your thumb on
the hole in the back and
cover the second hole
on the front with
your second finger.
NotesNotesNotesNotes
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Do Ti
˙ ˙
La Sol,
œ œ œ œ
Down the scale and
œ œ ˙
back a - gain.
Scale Song
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Down by the
˙ ˙
sta - tion
œ œ œ œ
ear - ly in the
˙ ˙
mor - ning.
& ..œ œ œ œ
See the sta - tion
˙ ˙
mas - ter
œ œ œ œ
toot toot off we
w
go.
Down by the Station
Traditional
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Hel - lo ____ - ____,
œ œ œ œ
hel - lo ____ - ____,
˙ ˙
I’m your friend.
& œ œ œ œ
Friend - ship, friend - ship
œ œ œ œ
our great friend - ship
˙ ˙
will not end.
Friendship Song
By ____________________
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Composing Fun
Finish this song by adding a friend’s name in measures one and two. To complete the melody, add one note that you have
learned in measures four and eight. Add your name as the composer.
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4 ..œ œ ˙
C D A
œ œ ˙
C D B
œ œ œ œ
move your thumb to
w
play.
A Minor Mood
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Front View
& D
Front ViewFront ViewSide ViewSide View
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To play D,
lift your thumb off
the hole in the back and
cover the second hole
on the front with
your second finger.
NotesNotesNotesNotes
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Oats and beans and
œ œ ˙
bar - ley grow,
œ œ œ œ
Oats and beans and
œ œ ˙
bar - ley grow,
& œ œ œ œ
You nor I nor
œ œ œ œ
an - y - one know
œ œ œ œ
how oats, beans and
œ œ ˙
bar - ley grow.
Oats and Beans and Barley Grow
American Folk Song
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Everyone:
œ œ œ œ
Mu - sic is such
œ œ ˙
fun to play,
œ œ œ œ
with re - cord - ers
œ œ ˙
ev - ’ry day.
/
Girls:
œ œ ˙
I play high.
Boys:
œ œ ˙
I play low.
Girls:
œ œ œ œ
I play fast, and
Boys:
œ œ ˙
I play slow.
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Rap ’n’ Rhythm
Add the bar lines, clap the rhythm then sing the rap.
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4 ˙ œ œ
Go tell Aunt
˙ ˙
Rho - dy.
˙ œ œ
Go tell Aunt
œ œ ˙
Rho - dy.
& ..˙ œ œ
Go tell Aunt
˙ œ œ
Rho - dy, the
œ œ œ œ
old gray goose is
w
dead.
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Traditional
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Good King Wen - ces -
œ œ ˙
las looked out,
œ œ œ œ
On the Feast of
˙ ˙
Steph - en,
& ..œ œ œ œ
When the snow lay
œ œ ˙
round a - bout,
œ œ œ œ
Deep and crisp and
˙ ˙
e - ven.
Good King Wenceslas
Traditional Carol
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When we sing this
œ œ œ œ
mel - o - dy, our
œ œ œ œ
hearts are filled with
œ œ ˙
joy - ful - ness.
& œ œ œ œ
Sing it loud and
œ œ œ œ
sing it strong, this
œ œ œ œ
mel - o - dy by
œ œ ˙
Bee - tho - ven.
Ode to Joy
Ludwig van Beethoven
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The FLUTE, which is made of metal, is a member of the woodwind family
and plays the high notes in band and orchestra music.
The flute is played by blowing across the open hole in the
mouthpiece, much like you might blow across the top
of a bottle to make a sound.
The air that goes into the instrument vibrates to
produce the flute sound.
To play sounds (notes) that are higher or
lower, you release or depress the keys.
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Light - ly row,
œ œ ˙
light - ly row,
œ œ œ œ
o’er the shin - ing
œ œ ˙
waves we go;
& œ œ ˙
Smooth - ly glide.
œ œ ˙
smooth - ly glide,
œ œ œ œ
on the si - lent
w
tide.
& œ œ œ œ
Let the wind and
œ œ ˙
wa - ters be
œ œ œ œ
min - gled with our
œ œ ˙
mel - o - dy,
& œ œ ˙
Sing and float,
œ œ ˙
sing and float,
œ œ œ œ
in our lit - tle
w
boat.
Lightly Row
German Folk Song
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As a black - bird
œ œ ˙
in the Spring,
œ œ œ œ
’Neath the wil - low
w
tree.
& œ œ œ œ
Joy - ous - ly I
œ œ ˙
heard him sing,
œ œ œ œ
of his Au - ra
w
Lee.
Aura Lee
Folk Song
& 4
4 œ œ ˙
Jin - gle bells,
œ œ ˙
Jin - gle bells,
œ œ
œ œ
Jin - gle all the
w
way!
& œ œ œ œ
Oh what fun it
œ œ œ œ
is to ride a
œ œ œ œ
one horse o - pen
˙ ˙
sleigh! Hey!
& œ œ ˙
Jin - gle bells,
œ œ ˙
Jin - gle bells,
œ œ œ œ
Jin - gle all the
w
way!
& œ œ œ œ
Oh what fun it
œ œ œ œ
is to ride a
œ œ œ œ
one horse o - pen
w
sleigh!
Jingle Bells
James Pierpont
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4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
œ œ œ œ œ œ
1 & 2 & 3 4
œ œ œ œ œ œ
1 & 2 3 & 4
œ œ œ œ œ Œ
1 & 2 & 3 4
Quarter
Rest
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Count the beats and clap the rhythm, then sing the rhythm
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œ œœ œ œ œ
1
1
1
&
&
2
2
&
&
Eighth
Notes
Œ quarter rest
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Slow
œ œ œ œ œ œ
Jin - gle bells, Jin - gle bells,
œ œ œ œ ˙
Jin - gle all the way!
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Oh what fun it is to ride a
œ œ œ œ œ œ
one horse o - pen sleigh! Hey!
& œ œ œ œ œ œ
Jin - glebells, Jin - gle bells,
œ œ œ œ ˙
Jin - gle all the way!
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Oh what fun it is to ride a
œ œ œ œ œ Œ
one horse o - pen sleigh!
Jingle In Eighths
James Pierpont
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Moderately
1 2 3
O -
&
ver
4
my
Ó œ œ œ w
head,
Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
I hear mu - sic in the
w
air.
& Œ œ œ œ œ
Yes o - ver my
w
head,
Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
I hear mu - sic in the
w
air.
& Ó œ œ œ
O - ver my
w
head,
Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
I hear mu - sic in the
w
air.
& Ó Œ œ
There
œ Œ œ œ
must be a
œ œ ˙
heav - en some -
w
where.
œ Œ Ó
Yeah!
Over My Head
African-American SpiritualHalf
Rest
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Compare this version of Jingle Bells to the one on pg. 14.
Ó half rest Tempo: Slow, Moderately
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Moderately
˙ œ
France is
˙ œ
home to
œ œ œ
the great com -
˙ œ
pos - er
œ œ œ
who wrote the
& ˙ œ
Bar - ca -
tie—hold note for six beats
.˙
rolle.
1 2 3
.˙
1 2 3
˙ œ
France is
˙ œ
home to
& œ œ œ
the great com -
˙ œ
pos - er
œ œ œ
Mis - ter Jacques
˙ œ
Off - en -
.˙
bach.
.˙
Barcarolle
Jacques Offenbach
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Moderately
œ œ œ
Here is a
œ œ œ
rid - dle, the
œ œ œ
an - swer’s not
œ œ œ
fid - dle, but
˙ œ
is the
& œ œ œ
name of a
.˙
wood -
˙ œ
wind. It’s
œ œ œ
made out of
œ œ Œ œ
met - al, sounds
& œ œ œ
high as a
˙ œ
lute. Of
˙ œ
course it
˙ œ
is a
.˙
______________________.
œ Œ Œ
The __________ Song
Sandy Feldstein & Larry Clark
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Solve the riddle and fill in the name of the song.
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1 2 3
.˙
1 2 3
.˙Tie
– three beats in each measure
– quarter note gets one beat œ œ œ
1
1
2
2
3
3
.˙
Dotted
Half
Note
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The CLARINET, which is made of wood, is a member of the woodwind
family. The clarinet is played by blowing across a reed made of
wood (cane), which is attached to the mouthpiece. The reed vibrates
and sends the vibrations through the instrument to produce
the clarinet sound. To play sounds (notes) that are higher
or lower, you release or depress the keys.
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Moderately
œ œ œ œ
Love some - bod - y!
œ œ ˙
’Deed I do!
œ œ œ œ
Love some - bod - y!
œ œ ˙
Now guess who?
& œ œ œ œ
Love some - bod - y!
œ œ ˙
Have you guessed?
œ œ œ œ
You’re the one that
œ œ ˙
I love best!
Love Somebody
Traditional
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3
Moderately
˙ œ
Mon - day,
˙ œ
Tues - day,
˙ œ
Wednes - day,
˙ œ
Thurs - day,
˙ œ
Fri - day,
œ œ ˙
Sat - ur - day, Sun - day.
& ˙ œ
All the
˙ œ
days are
.˙
fun,
˙ œ
but
˙ œ
I like _______________
.˙
best.
.˙
The Days of the Week
By __________________
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Fill in the name of your favorite day of the week.
Write your name as the composer.
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AAAAAF
To play F, you add the right hand.
There are two fingerings for F. Just
adding the first finger of the right
hand is okay; but if you also add
your third and fourth fingers, the
note will sound more in tune.
NotesNotesNotesNotes
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œ ˙ œ
œ Œ œ
œ
œ Œ œ
œ œ œ œ w39
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Slow
Œ Œ œ
Good -
˙ œ
bye, Old
˙
œ
Paint, I’m
œ œ œ
leav - in’ Chey -
˙
œ
enne. Good -
& ˙ œ
bye, Old
˙
œ
Paint, I’m
œ œ œ
leav - in’ Chey -
˙ œ
enne. I’m
œ œ œ
leav - in’ Chey -
˙ œ
enne. I’m
& œ œ œ
off to Mon -
˙ œ
tan! Good -
˙ œ
bye, Old
˙
œ
Paint, I’m
œ œ œ
leav - in’ Chey -
.˙
enne.
Goodbye, Old Paint
American Folk Song
40
Skipping to and from F requires movement of fingers in both hands.
Practice this exercise slowly before playing Goodbye, Old Paint.
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4 ..œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
E
41
Be sure your fingers completely cover the holes.
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œ œ œ œ
I’m a wood - en
œ œ Œ œ
wood - wind who
œ œ œ œ
makes sound with a
w
reed.
& œ œ œ œ
I’m in ev - ’ry
œ œ œ œ œ
Dix - ie - land set, my
œ œ œ œ
name’s the _____________________.
˙ Ó
The Dixieland ______________
42
Solve the riddle and fill in the name of the song.
&
&
4
4
44
..
..
Moderately
œ œ œ œ œ
Prac - tice this song both
œ œ œ œ œ
Rock - in’ Re - cord - er,
œ œ œ œ ˙
in and out of school.
œ œ œ œ œ œ
rock - in’ the blues. You know
œ œ œ œ œ
Rock - in’ Re - cord - er
œ œ œ œ œ œ
Rock-in’ the Re - cord - er
œ œ ˙
is real cool!
œ œ ˙
is real cool!
Rockin’ Recorder
(Duet)
Sandy Feldstein & Larry Clark
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& E
Front ViewFront ViewSide ViewSide View
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAE
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAE
To play E, keep your left hand down
and add fingers one and two
of your right hand.
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œ œ œ œ
1. Jol -
2. Christ -
ly
mas
old
Eve
Saint
is
œ œ ˙
Ni -
com -
cho -
ing
las,
soon;
œ œ œ œ
lean
Now,
your
you
ear
dear
this
old
w
way!
man,
& ..œ œ œ œ
Don’t
whis -
you
per
tell
what
a
you’ll
œ œ ˙
sin -
bring
gle
to
soul
me,
œ œ œ œ
what
tell
I’m
me
going
if
to
you
1.
w
say.
2.
w
can.
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Traditional Carol
2nd time
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& D
Front ViewFront ViewSide ViewSide View
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To play D, add the third finger
of your right hand.
NotesNotesNotesNotes
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1. 2.
1st and 2nd Ending
2nd time
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Add the bar lines, write in the counts, clap, sing and play.
The SAXOPHONE, which is made of brass, is a member of the
woodwind family. Like the clarinet, the saxophone is played
by blowing across a reed made of wood (cane), which is
attached to the mouthpiece. The reed vibrates and sends
the vibrations down through the instrument to produce
the saxophone sound. To play sounds (notes) that are
higher or lower, you release or depress the keys.
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Slow
˙ œ œ
Sleep ba - by
w
sleep,
˙ œ œ
sleep ba - by
.˙ œ
sleep. Your
& ..œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
moth - er holds you ver - y tight, she
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
sings this lul - la - by to-night,
˙ œ œ
Sleep ba - by
w
sleep.
Lullaby
Traditional
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Fast
œ œ œ œ
I’m a wood - wind
œ œ œ œ œ
made out of brass who’s
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
pop - u - lar in all styles of
œ œ Œ Œ œ œ
mu - sic. I be -
/ œ œ œ œ œ œ
lieve it’s be-cause I pro -
œ œ œ œ œ œ
duce a great tone. I’m the
œ œ œ œ
one and on - ly
œ œ œ œ Œ
______ - ____ - ________.
The _____________ Rap
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A.
Moderately
œ œ œ œ
Hip hop hip hop
œ œ ˙
hip hop hop.
B.
œ œ œ œ
Hip hop hip hop
œ œ ˙
hip hop hop.
& ..œ Œ œ Œ
Ribit Ribit
œ Œ œ Œ
Ribit Ribit
œ œ œ œ
Sing the frog song
œ œ ˙
in a round.
Frog Song
(Round)
Japanese Folk Song
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Tempo: Fast
Solve the riddle and fill in the name of the song.
Speak the Rap.
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Name the Notes
and Draw the Fingerings
& w
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Adding Bar Lines
Add the bar lines, write in the counts, clap, sing and play.
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The TRUMPET, which is made of brass, is a member of the brass family.
It is played by buzzing the lips in the mouthpiece. The vibration of the
lips sends vibrations into the instrument to produce the trumpet
sound. To play sounds (notes) that are higher or lower,
you release or depress the valves.
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f
Moderately
œ œ œ
1. Beau -
2. where
ti -
are
ful
those
œ œ œ
beau -
beau -
ti -
ti -
ful
ful
œ ˙
brown
brown
eyes,
eyes,
1.
.˙ œ œ œ
smi - ling right
œ œ œ
in - to my
& ...˙
heart.
˙ œ
But now
2.
˙ œ
why
œ œ œ
must we be
œ œ œ
so far a -
.˙
part.
œ Œ Œ
Beautiful Brown Eyes American Folk Song
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Fast
p
œ œ œ œ œ ˙53
& 4
4 ..
A.
Moderately
p
œ œ œœ œ
I have a don-key
œ œœ œ ˙
Hap - py is his name.
B.
œ œ œœ œ
I have a don-key
œ œœœ ˙
Hap-py is his name.
C.
˙ ˙
He is
œ œ œ Œ
my best friend.
Happy Little Donkey
(Round)
American Folk Song
55
& 44
f
Moderately
œ œ œ œ œ
Play - ing the trum - pet
œ œ œ Œ œ
is real hip, to
œ œ œ Œ
make it sound
œ œ œ Œ
_____ your lip.
& œ œ œ œ
Push the valves down.
œ œ œ œ
Push the valves down.
œ œ œ œ Œ
Play the Trum- pet
˙ œ Œ
Tune, yeah!
Trumpet Tune
Sandy Feldstein & Larry Clark
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Dynamics: - forte loud
- piano soft
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f
p
1st and 2nd endings can be more than one measure long.
Fill in the missing word.
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& 4
4
Moderately
f
œ œ
From
3
this
4
˙ œ œ
1
val - ley they
˙ œ œ
say you are
œ .˙
go - ing;
œ Œ
œ œ
I will
˙ œ œ
miss your bright
& ˙ œ œ
eyes and sweet
w
smile;
œ Œ œ œ
for they
˙ œ œ
say you are
˙ œ œ
tak - ing the
& ˙ ˙
sun - shine
œ Œ
˙
that
˙ œ œ
bright - ens our
˙ œ œ
path - way a -
w
while.
˙
1 2
Red River Valley
American Folk Song
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Moderately
p
˙ œ œ œ œ
Jo - hann Se - bas-tian
˙ œ œ œ œ
Jo - hann Se - bas-tian
œ œ œ œ œ
Jo - hann Se - bas - tian
œ œ œ œ
Bach, we love him.
& ..˙ œ œ œ œ
Born 1 - 6 - 8 - 5
˙ œ œ œ œ
died 1 - 7 - 5 - 0.
œ œ œ œ œ
He wrote the great B
œ œ ˙
Mi - nor Mass.
Musette
Johann Sebastion Bach
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The SNARE DRUM is made of wood or metal. It has a drum head
on both the top and bottom. It also has wire snares which
lightly touch the bottom drum head. It is played by
striking the top head of the drum with a stick.
The head vibrates and sends the vibrations
through the drum to the bottom head which
also vibrates, causing the snares to vibrate
which produces the snare drum sound.
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Repeat within piece
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p
Moderately
œ
It’s
˙ œ œ
rain - ing, it’s
˙ œ œ
pour - ing, the
˙ œ œ
old man is
˙ œ œ
snore - ing. He
& ..œ œ œ œ
went to bed and
œ œ œ œ
bumped his head and
œ œ œ œ
didn’t get up till
1.
˙ œ œ
morn - ing. It’s
2.
˙ œ
morn - ing.
It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
Traditional
& 44
f
Moderately
œ œ œ
Oh, when the
w
Saints
œ œ œ œ
go march - ing
w
in,
œ œ œ œ
Oh, when the
&
˙ ˙
Saints go
˙ ˙
march - ing
w
in,
˙ œ œ
Yes, we’ll
.˙ œ
all get
˙ ˙
up and
&
œ .˙
join ’em,
˙ œ œ
When the
˙ ˙
Saints go
˙ ˙
march - ing
w
in.
œ
When the Saints Go Marching In
Traditional
& 4
4
f
Fast
œ œ œ œ
When I play the
œ œ ˙
sold - iers come.
œ œ œ œ œ
You know me, I’m the
œ œ ˙
great snare ________.
Play Percussion
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Fill in the missing word.
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#Also F
& 4
4
f
Moderately
œ œ œ œ
Yan - kee Doo - dle
œ œ œ œ
went to town a
œ œ œ œ
rid - ing on a
˙ œ# Œ
po - ny,
& œ œ œ œ
stuck a feath - er
œ œ œ œ
in his hat and
œ# œ œ œ
called it mac - a -
˙ œ Œ
ro - ni.
Yankee Doodle
Folk Song
62
& 4
4
f
Moderately
œ œ# ˙
This old man,
œ œ# ˙
he played one,
œ œ œ œ#
He played nick - nack
œ œ# œ œ œ
on my thumb, With a
& ..œ œ œ œ œ
nick - nack pad - dy whack,
œ œ œ# œ ˙
give a dog a bone!
œ œ œ œ
This old man came
œ# œ œ
Œ
roll - ing home.
This Old Man
Folk Song
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& # F#
Front ViewFront ViewSide ViewSide View
AAAAAF#
To play F≥, lift up the first finger
of your right hand. Your left hand
fingers and fingers two and three
of your right hand remain down.
NotesNotesNotesNotes
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The TROMBONE, which is made of brass, is a member of
the brass family. Like the trumpet, it is played by buzzing
the lips in the mouthpiece. The vibration of the lips
sends vibrations into the instrument to produce
the trombone sound. To play sounds
(notes) that are higher or lower,
you move the slide in or out.
The sharp sign (≥) affects all F’s that appear in the same measure.
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#
&
#
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Slowly
p œ œ œ œ
Twin-kle, twin-kle
œ œ ˙
lit - tle star,
œ œ œ œ
How I won-der
œ œ ˙
what you are,
œ œ œ œ
Up a - bove the
œ œ ˙
world so high,
&
#
œ œ œ œ
Like a dia-mond
œ œ ˙
in the sky.
œ œ œ œ
Twin-kle, twin - kle
œ œ ˙
lit - tle star,
œ œ œ œ
How I won- der
œ œ ˙
what you are.
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Traditional(≥)
&
#
44
f
Fast
˙ œ œ
Hail! To the
œ œ œ œ
vic - tors, val - iant,
˙ œ œ
Hail! To the
œ œ œ œ
con - qu’ring her - oes
&
#
˙ ˙
Hail! Hail!
œ œ œ œ
To our lead - ers
˙ œ œ
they are the
w
best.
&
#
˙ œ œ
Hail! To the
œ œ œ œ
vic - tors, val - iant,
˙ œ œ
Hail! To the
œ œ œ œ
con - qu’ring her - oes
&
#
˙ ˙
Hail! Hail!
œ œ œ œ
To our lead - ers
œ œ œ œ
champ - ions of our
˙ œ
Œ
school. Yeah!
The Victor’s March
Traditional
& 43
f
Moderately
œ
The
˙ œ
large trom -
œ œ œ
bone can not
.˙
hide
œ Œ œ
to
˙ œ
change its
.˙
sound
œ œ œ
you use a
.˙
________.
Trombone Time
Sandy Feldstein & Larry Clark
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Key Signature
Key of G – one sharp (F≥)
Play F’s as F≥
Fill in the missing word.
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#
44
Moderately
f
˙ ˙
All day
˙ ˙
all night,
œ œ ˙
Ma - ry Ann,
w ˙ œ œ
Down by the
&
#
˙ ˙
sea - shore
œ œ ˙
sift - ing sand.
w œ œ œ œ
All the lit - tle
˙ œ œ
chil - dren love
&
# œ œ ˙
Ma - ry Ann,
w ˙ œ œ
Down by the
˙ ˙
sea - shore
œ œ ˙
sift - ing sand.
w
Mary Ann
Caribbean Folk Song
68
&
#
44 .. ..
p
Slowly
œ
This
˙ œ œ
theme we all
˙ œ œ
know was com -
1.
œ œœ œ œ
posed by Jo-han-nes
.˙
œ
Brahms. This
2.
œ œ œ œ œ
posed for the First Sym -
˙ œ
phon - y.
Theme from Symphony No. 1
Johannes Brahms
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The VIOLIN is made of wood with four strings attached. It is a
member of the string family and plays the high notes in the
orchestra. It is played by plucking the strings with the finger
(like a guitar) or by drawing a bow across them. The strings
vibrate to produce the violin sound. To play sounds
(notes) that are higher or lower, you depress the
strings at different points.
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#
4
3
f
Moderately
.˙
Dai -
.˙
sy,
.˙
Dai -
.˙
sy,
œ œ œ
give me your
˙ œ
an - swer
&
#
.˙
do.
.˙ .˙
I’m
.˙
half
.˙
cra -
.˙
zy
&
#
œ œ œ
all for the
˙ œ
love of
.˙
you.
œ Œ
p
œ
It
œ œ œ
won’t be a
˙ œ
styl - ish
&
#
œ ˙
mar - riage;
˙ œ
I
˙ œ
can’t af -
˙ œ
ford a
œ ˙
car - riage.
œ
Œ
f
œ
But
&
#
˙ œ
you’ll look
œ Œ
œ
sweet up -
˙ œ
on the
œ œ œ
seat of a
œ œ œ
bi - cy - cle
˙ œ
built for
.˙
two.
œ Œ Œ
A Bicycle Built for Two
Harry Daere
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Slowly
p œ
My
œ œ œ
string sound is
œ œ ˙
high not low.
œ œ œ œ
To make that sound,
œ œ œ
I use a
.˙
___________.
œ Œ
Violin Song
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&
&
#
#
44
44
p
Descant
Moderately
œ œ œ œ œ
f
Melody
œ œ œ œ œ
This lit - tle light of
œ œ œ œ
w
mine,
œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ
I’m gon - na let it
œ œ œ œ
w
shine,
&
&
#
#
Descant
œ œ œ œ œ
Melody
œ œ œ œ œ
This lit - tle light of
œ œ œ œ
w
mine,
œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ
I’m gon - na let it
œ œ œ œ
w
shine,
&
&
#
#
Descant
œ œ œ œ œ
Melody
œ œ œ œ œ
This lit - tle light of
œ œ œ œ
w
mine,
œ œ œ œ
œ œ œ œ œ
I’m gon - na let it
˙ œ œ
˙ œ œ
shine, let it
&
&
#
#
Descant
˙ œ œ
Melody
˙ œ œ
shine, let it
œ œ œ œ œ
˙ œ œ
shine, let it
˙ œ œ
w
shine.
˙ Ó
˙ Ó
This Little Light of Mine
(Duet)
Spiritual
1a
2a
2
1
1b
2b
1c
2c
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A DESCANT is a second melody or duet part played above the main melody.
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&
w
C
& w
D
& w
E
& w
F
& w#
F≥
& w
G
& w
A
& w
B
& w
C
& w
D
Left
Hand
Thumb
in back
Right
Hand