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Extra help for Book 1

Hand position
How to hold your recorder
1st 3 notes: GAB
Play the first 3 notes
Tonguing
Starting notes with your tongue
Changing notes
Changing notes
Please watch the video and do all the exercises.
London's Burning

London's Burning

Lesson
Play-a-long
1. There are 5 lines to learn. The 1st half of each line is the same as the 2nd half - each bit happens twice.
2. Lines 1, 2, 4 and 5 all have the same rhythm (2 quavers and a crotchet) which go with the words 'London's burning'
3. Line 3 is different - crotchet, minim. The minim last for 2 beats, hold it on!

1

2

3

4

5

Ls B 1.png
Ta  -  te        Ta       Ta

London's   bur   - ning

London's   bur   - ning

click to play

Ls B 2.png

Fetch the   en  -  gine

Fetch the   en  -  gine

Ls B 3.png
1         2
1         2

Fire         fire!

Fire         fire!

Ls B 4.png

Pour on      wa  -  ter

Pour on      wa  -  ter

Ls B 6.png
Careful with this line.
Use your tongue, don't blow too hard!
Most versions don't have this line, it's an extra just for you!

London's   bur   - ning

London's   bur   - ning

Play it as a Round
4 Parts

Pick a part and play along

2 Parts

Play the second part on your own

Playing Es

The note E
1.E.png
E.png

Funky Freda

Funky Freda
Lesson
Play-along

Raga

Raga

F Sharp

F Sharp (F#)
F# recorder.png

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1

2

3

5

6

F# copy.png
Finger a low D, then take off finger number 4

It's in between low D and E; higher than D, lower than E.

F# 1 copy.png

in the 1st space

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Click

1

2

3

5

6

Please watch the video and do all the exercises.
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