You rock, Karen. Great ideas.
Sunny, you can also have her earn ribbons by composing tunes and playing
them; use given pitch-set and given rhythm patterns, tell her what note to
end with and let her go. When she can play what she creates, she gets a
ribbon. I had kids who really excelled at this, much to my shock.
If you go this way, you might like using my grids to assist in the
composition process (www.marthabeesmusic.com click on grids).

On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Karen Stafford wrote:

> If you adapt other songs to be her belt songs, that's a possibility. My
> belt songs are a conglomeration of REcorder Karate, Denise Gagne's method,
> and songs from Recorder Classroom (and in past years, K-8 songs). There's a
> wealth of stuff right that that should work for you. Your idea of making the
> rhythms more difficult is good. Why not have her do a theme and variations
> on one of the songs or make up a B part for a rondo? Those two ideas are in
> Denise's method book, and it's a great way for kids like your youngster to
> expand. My third graders are learning C and A, so you could work with those
> notes, too.
> As she gets older, she might even have the ear to harmonize with the other
> kids.
>
> Karen Stafford
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sunny Ahrens" <
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> Subject: [RECL]adaptive recorder?
>
>
> Hi list!
>> We have a 3rd grade student at my school who was born with one arm that
>> ends
>> right at her elbow (with no fingers). Her other arm and fingers
>> are normal. It is amazing to watch her keep up with her peers doing all
>> sorts of things - including playing rhythm & mallet instruments. But what
>> do I do once we start recorders? Most adaptive recorders that I have seen
>> require a minimum of 6 usable digits. She only has 5. There is a
>> Dolmetsch
>> adaptive recorder that can be played with one hand, but it's over $400!
>> I hate the thought that she'll have such a limited range while the other
>> students go on learning more & more fingerings. We also do Recorder
>> Karate,
>> and as it stands, she'd only be able to earn her white, yellow & orange
>> belts. I will most likely adapt that for her, adding songs with those
>> notes
>> that she is able to play, but using harder rhythms & articulation. I've
>> never dealt with a situation like this before and would love to hear your
>> suggestions! Thanks in advance!
>> Sunny Ahrens
>> Campbell, CA
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