1. Finding the Rhythm
Use a ‘pooh’ sound to play these rhythms on your head joint
Check: Are you standing or sitting with good posture?

2. Pitch – The Highs and Lows
Check: Is the hole in your mouth still shaped like you are drinking through a MacDonald’s Straw?
Work in pairs to check your embouchure is correct!

3. Mix and Match

4. The Way with B....
Remember to try and blow gently with a ‘pooh’ sound

5. Some other ways to B... Well done with these harder rhythms!
Check: Is the tone hole of your head joint still sitting right in the middle of your bottom lip?

6. B B Blues
Check: Are your left hand finger and thumb pressing gently on your thumb and B keys?
Sarah Watts – Red Hot Recorder

7. Bluesy B
Check: Are you trying to play each passage of music in one breath?
Listen to your partner while they play. Can they play each small passage in one breath?
Heather Hammond – Funky Flute

9. Thinking This piece uses new note A.
Check your partners fingers while they play. Are they squeezing gently with their first two fingers and thumb?

12. Sunny Side Up
Think: Where is the best place for your finger to be when it is not playing your new note A?

14. Stripy Cat Crawl
Before you play this piece – can you clap the rhythms of the crotchets and quavers correctly?
Sarah Watts – Razzamajazz Recorder

15. Hot Cross Buns
Make sure your left hand is curled around the flute so that your third finger can reach the third hole.
This is your new note G!

16. Merrily...
Tip: Can you sing Merrily and move your fingers up and down on the right notes at the same time?
Give your partner 2*s and a wish for their playing today

19. Cowboy Swing (adapted)
Check: Are you blowing for two beats on all of your minim notes?
Listen to your partner to see if they are playing the correct rhythm
Heather Hammond – Funky Flute

22. Funky Mikki (adapted)
Check: Are you gently pushing your fingers onto the middle of each key?
Where is a good place for your fingers to rest when
they are not being used?
Heather Hammond – Funky Flute

23. Skat Cat Swing

24. EMBOUCHURE “Shaping of the lips”

25. NEW NOTE WE HAVE LEARNED
Just like but with your 1st finger at the bottom....

26. F Practise 26

27. Merrily We Along A G F G A A A G G G A C C A G F G A A A
G G A G F A G F G A A A G G G A C C
A G F G A A A G G A G F F

28. Frisbies A F G G A F G A F G G A A F G G A F G A F G G A A A A A
G G F G F F F F A G F G A F
G G A F G A F G A F F 28

29. NEW NOTE WE HAVE LEARNED
Just like but with TWO more fingers at the bottom....
You need to blow SOFTLY and with a bit more air going INTO the hole

32. Ambulance Siren G E G E G E G A G A G A B A G
G E G E G E G A G A G E G E E
Play the slurs nice and smoothly....think of the passenger in the back of the ambulance!

33. Indian Warrior Clap the rhythm Clap and say the words Name the notes
I’m an In - dian war - ri - or, war - ri - or, Big Chief In - dian war- ri - or war - ri - or
Hi ho! Hi ho! Hi Hi, Hi ho!
Clap the rhythm
Clap and say the words
Name the notes
Play!

34. Got the E B G B’s!

35. Annie’s Song C C B A C B A A A B C G E G G G A B C B A A A B C B
C C C B A C B A A A B C G E
G G A B C B A
B C B C C

36. NEW NOTE WE HAVE LEARNED
Just like normal but with NO THUMB ON THE BACK

38. Totally Blessed A C C A C C A A C C A C C A C A A C A A A
C C A C C A C C A A C C A C C
A C A A C A A A A A 38

40. Curtain Raiser C C C C C C B A G G C C C C
C C B A G G A G G G A G G A G A G
A G A B C C C C A G A G A C C 40

41. Jingle Bells B B B B B B B B G A B C C C C C B B B B
B A A B A A B B B B B B B B G A
B C C C C C B B B B B B C A G

42. Pease Pudding Duet G G A B C B G G A B A A G G A G G A A G

43. Just like normal but with the 1st finger of your
NEW NOTE
Just like normal but with the 1st finger of your
RIGHT HAND added

44. When the Saints go Marching in
F A Bb C F A Bb C F A Bb C A F A
G A A G F A C C Bb
shh shh A Bb C A F G F

45. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
F A A G F Bb Bb A G A C C B C A D C Bb A
G F E A G F F E F F A A G F Bb Bb A G A C C B
C A D C Bb A G F E A G F F E F A A

46. Blue Boogie C Bb G F G C Bb G F G C C C C C C
C Bb G F G G G G F F F C Bb G F G B C

47. Little John C A A Bb G G F G A Bb C C C C A A Bb G G
F A C C A G G G G G A Bb A A A A
A Bb C C A A Bb G G F A C C F

48. NEW NOTE
You need ALL of your fingers....EXCEPT for your 1st FINGER at the top and your PINKY FINGERS

51. Once a Man Fell in a Well “Once a man fell in a well,
Splish, splash, splosh he sounded.
If he had not fallen in,
He would not have drown-ed.”
G A B C D D D G A B C D D
G A B C D D D D C B A G G

52. Twinkle Twinkle F F C C D D C Bb Bb A A G G F C C Bb Bb A A G
C C Bb Bb A A G F F C C D D C Bb Bb A A G G F

53. Mozart Sonata
B D A C G A B D C B A
B D A C G A B C B A G

54. Daisy Chain Walk
D B D D B B D
G C A C C A A D
D B D D B B G D

55. 5 Jive! D C B G D D C B G D C B G D C C B C D B G G G A G B G G A G
B A A A G G A G G B
G G
A G

56. Movie Buster B B A B D B A B B A B D B A G G A G G C B A G D G A G
A A A G A A G D G A G A A A B C A A A B C
B B A B D B A B B A B D B A B B A B
B B A B B B A B B A G A B B A B

57. God Save the Queen G G A F# G A B B C B A G A G F# G G A B C D D D
D C B C C C C B A B C B A G B C D E C B A G

61. The Mockingbird Song
All the ‘D’s in this music are LOW D – so don’t forget to put your first finger down!
D B B B C B A A A D D A A A A B A G G
D B B C B A A D D A A A A B A G G

62. Dublin Dan B B A G D E G E D B B A G D E G A B B A G D
E G E D A G G G A G G G E D G G A G
E G A B B A G D E G E D A G 62

63. Tea with the Tumblers D D G A B B A B A G G E D D D G A
B B A B A G G E G G B A D A G E G A
D D E G A G B A D A G D E G A B A G E 63

64. St Lewis Blues 64

65. NEW NOTE ALERT!!!! F# 65

67. Key Signatures
Key signatures can be made up of sharps like this one
These ‘Fs’ must be ‘F#s’ because of the key signature
This means that every ‘F’ in the music MUST be played ‘sharp’ (our new note F#) 67

68. Toboggan Man D D F# D E D D F# D E D D F# D E D D E D F# D D F# D D
D E D F# D E D F# D D
F# D D E E E E D D F#
D E D D F# D E D D F# D E D 68

69. Feeling Sad 69

77. Old McDonald C G A A G ee iiii eee ii oooo
Ee iiiii eee iiii ooooo G G C
C C C C B eee iiii eee iiii oooooo

78. Which dynamic goes with which picture?78

79. CRESCENDO = getting gradually LOUDER
DIMINUENDO = getting gradually QUIETER 79

80. Dynamics 80

81. pp Pianissimo Extremely Quiet p Piano Quiet mp Mezzo Piano
Moderately Quiet mf
Mezzo Forte
Moderately Loud f
Forte
Loud ff
Fortissimo
Extremely Loud 81

82. 82

83. AT OGEY AUSE ESERVES LICKING V E RY R E N NIMALS
ARTHQUAKE S AT
OGEY
AUSE
ESERVES
LICKING V E RY R E N
NIMALS