Commack Road Recorder Curriculum
Your child will begin playing recorder in the fall of fourth grade. Each student will receive a brand new recorder that will be used solely by them. Recorders will be stored in bins in the music room. Recorder instruction will focus on the history of the instrument, care, basic playing technique, and melodies incorporating the reading of music notation. All recorder instruction will take place within the classroom and there will be no homework.
Recorder instruction continues in fifth grade. The goal of recorder study in fifth grade is to review what was learned in fourth grade and add additional notes, develop proficiency, and be able to use the recorder as a supplemental wind instrument in the music classroom adding to the singing and playing of the percussion instruments that they have been studying since second grade. Again, as in fourth grade, all instruction will take place in the classroom.
All students will take periodic playing exams to assess understanding and proficiency on the recorder. Some assessments will be strictly on the students ability to play the instrument while others will assess the students to use the recorder to demonstrate other musical concepts.
Students will use the Peripole Angel Soprano Recorders at CRES. An image is provided below for reference.
Your child will begin playing recorder in the fall of fourth grade. Each student will receive a brand new recorder that will be used solely by them. Recorders will be stored in bins in the music room. Recorder instruction will focus on the history of the instrument, care, basic playing technique, and melodies incorporating the reading of music notation. All recorder instruction will take place within the classroom and there will be no homework.
Recorder instruction continues in fifth grade. The goal of recorder study in fifth grade is to review what was learned in fourth grade and add additional notes, develop proficiency, and be able to use the recorder as a supplemental wind instrument in the music classroom adding to the singing and playing of the percussion instruments that they have been studying since second grade. Again, as in fourth grade, all instruction will take place in the classroom.
All students will take periodic playing exams to assess understanding and proficiency on the recorder. Some assessments will be strictly on the students ability to play the instrument while others will assess the students to use the recorder to demonstrate other musical concepts.
Students will use the Peripole Angel Soprano Recorders at CRES. An image is provided below for reference.
