Thanks so much Linda! Good info!!!

Jennifer Roddy
Music Teacher and Choir Director

St. Andrew's School of Math and Science
30 Chadwick Drive
Charleston, SC 29407
(843)763-1503
Fax # (843)769-2594
www.ccsdschools.com

Excellence is our Standard
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>>> Linda Z 10/24/09 2:56 PM >>>
Hi, Jennifer,
I'm going through my spiel this week for kids who just got their recorders.=
You may choose to do this in a different order...Is this helpful?
1) LEFT HAND - I really go over this. There is always someone who thinks =
they play better with their right hand on top. It's because they practice =
that way! Stories of the boy who said he couldn't play with his right hand =
on top until he started playing the saxophone - then he had to! No belts =
or beads if they play with right hand on top! I ned to find Recorder =
Classroom's picture of the Renaissance era man using his left hand on top! =
It's in one of those folders...

2) WARM AIR - try blowing onto your hand - is it cold? Now open your mouth =
and gently pretend you're fogging up a mirror. What temperature? For =
recorders we want warm air. Can you blow like this, but still get warm =
air? Oops, mine was too cold, I'll try again...
3) OK, show me your Left Hand. Put the thumb on the back. Do you see the =
B? That's for Baroque. This is a Baroque recorder, not German. It's been =
around since the time of kings and queens.
4) Now, place your LEFT index finger on the first hole. FAT, FLAT, FLABBY =
fingers. (Got that from the MK8 list, I think.) No piano fingers. Really =
cover the holes?

5) Blow gently.=20
Demo blowing a bit too hard and then lighter and ask them to blow more =
gently. Go CRAZY if they sound good already.

6) Listen and see if you can tell what I'm doing differently.
First I blow "hoo hoo hoo" and then "too too too" Can anyone hear the =
difference? What did I do differently. (Get variety of answers.) I =
"toohed".
Practice TRAIN GAME. DEMO: hold recorder vertically in front of self, say =
t-t-t-t- and move recorder around in a circle and when it's back in front =
of your mouth blow "Too too".

CLOSET SPEECH: Put your recorder on your knees. Tell your mama that you =
just got your recorder and you're a beginner, but you're going to be =
great. (Demo "Amazing Grace" or "Hot Cross Buns". Ask her where she wants =
you to practice. She might say "Go to your bedroom, close the door, go in =
the closet, close the door and play quietly!") Or she might say,"Oh, honey =
you can play right here for me." Then she might say, "Go into your room, =
close the door..." Or outside? Your neighbor might say "Go to your =
room..." Or is your garage safe? NOT IN CAR, BUS, HALLWAY. Teachers can =
take these away for as long as they want.

CLEAN SPEECH: If someone borrows your recorder or asks to borrow it, you =
have permission to scold them! Germs, etc. How to clean at home.

Practice playing "B, A" at home. It took me a whole month to get a good =
"G" - it helps me now to put my right hand at the bottom and push up a =
bit.

Next time I will listen to the ones who want to demo "B, A, G" and put B, =
A, or whatever they sound great on in their gradebook when they master it. =
They need to "tooh", articulate, use LH, blow gently and have good tone. I =
won't test anyone on "Hot Cross Buns until January. We'll spend the next =
couple months reviewing reading lines and spaces, reading BA exercises and =
songs, and each third grade class will learn a holiday piece... I know 4 =
good ones - I need 3 more...

That's skipping the whole "how to get them to buy a recorder and which one =
to get, etc." part of it...

Linda Z from Florida

----- Original Message -----
From: JENNIFER RODDY
To: list@recorderclassroom.com
Sent: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:53:52 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [RECL]Hi Everyone!

Hi Martha,
Nope I'm note related to an Ardie. sorry!=20
Thanks for the welcome!

Jennifer Roddy
Music Teacher and Choir Director

St. Andrew's School of Math and Science
30 Chadwick Drive
Charleston, SC 29407
(843)763-1503
Fax # (843)769-2594
www.ccsdschools.com

Excellence is our Standard
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>>> M Stanley 10/24/09 12:47 PM >>>
Are you by any chance related to Ardie?

And welcome!!

On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 11:20 AM, JENNIFER RODDY <
jennifer_roddy@charleston.k12.sc.us> wrote:

> Hello!
> I'm new to the list. My name is Jennifer and I teach in Charleston, =
SC.
> I plan on teaching recorders for the first time this school year.
>
> Have a great day!
> Jennifer
>

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Martha Stanley, NBCT
www.marthabeesmusic.com
The best way to have a good idea is to have lots of ideas first!
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