This Week - 2nd February
Friday 22nd May (it's a bit late I know - took longer than I expected...)
Ronde
- Work slowly and practice it bit by bit.
- Learn the rhythms first.
- Practice the tricky bits
- Follow the tutorial video. Keep pausing to practice, don't try to do it all at once!
- Can you play it all the way through without the letters?
- When you can play it slowly and neatly, start speeding up!
- Record yourself in BandLab - more information here.
Friday 22nd May (it's a bit late I know - took longer than I expected...)
Ronde
- Work slowly and practice it bit by bit.
- Learn the rhythms first.
- Practice the tricky bits
- Follow the tutorial video. Keep pausing to practice, don't try to do it all at once!
- Can you play it all the way through without the letters?
- When you can play it slowly and neatly, start speeding up!
- Record yourself in BandLab - more information here.
Friday 22nd May (it's a bit late I know - took longer than I expected...)
Ronde
- Work slowly and practice it bit by bit.
- Learn the rhythms first.
- Practice the tricky bits
- Follow the tutorial video. Keep pausing to practice, don't try to do it all at once!
- Can you play it all the way through without the letters?
- When you can play it slowly and neatly, start speeding up!
- Record yourself in BandLab - more information here.
1. Hand position
1. Hand position
1. Hand position
2. First 3 notes: G A B
2. First 3 notes: G A B
2. First 3 notes: G A B
This Week - 18th January / 22nd January
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This Week - 26th January
This Week - 26th January
3. Tonguing
3. Tonguing
3. Tonguing
4. Changing notes
4. Changing notes
4. Changing notes
Coleridge Primary
Orchestra
Recorder Ensemble
Title | Composer | Genre | Instrumentation | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ecco la Primavera | Francesco Landini | C14th | SA or TB | Moderate |
Trio Sonata No6 | Sammartini | Baroque | 2A + continuo | Challenging |
Trio Sonata No2 | Sammartini | Baroque | 2A + continuo | Moderate |
Concerto descant 1 complete | Vivaldi | Baroque | S | Hard |
Concerto excerpt | Vivaldi | Baroque | SSTBgB | Moderate |
La Bergamasca | Italian C17th | Renaissance | various | Easy - Hard |
Hedwig's Theme | John Williams | Film/TV | SAAT/TBBgB | Moderate |
Swiss Clock (Alpine Suite) | Britten | C20th | SSA(T) | Moderate |
Two in One Upon a Ground | Purcell | Baroque | AA+ continuo | Hard |
To do the dt tonguing say dit, then say it so you can't hear the t on the end, but so your tongue still goes back against your teeth -- di(t) - with a cockney accent!
Tee
dee
tee
dt
Confused? Watch the video!
Tutorial
Now go back to Book 2 and try it with the backing track.
Try using 'Notaion C' - without the letters!
Ode to Joy
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven composed this tune for the 4th movement of his 9th symphony. It was the last symphony he wrote and the first ever to include singers.
He was completely deaf when he wrote it!
The words, by Friedrich Schiller, are all about freedom and friendship.
The tune has been used in several films including 'A Clockwork Orange' and 'Dead Poets Society'
It's also the tune of the 'Anthem of Europe', the (multi)national anthem of the European Union.
Things to practice
This low D is the only right hand note in the piece. Make sure you are ready for it and play it short so you can fit the breath in.
Tie this B to the 1st note on the next line
Don't play this note!
Tie it on to the one before.
Optional breath
(if you need it)
Dotted crotchet:
1 beats
1/2
The first 2 lines are easy. It's the second half you'll need to practice.
Quavers:
twice as fast as crotchets
Tutorial
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