In our Inquiry we are discovering what it is like to perform with a recorder, a ukelele and our voices!
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| Keeping our recorders warm so they sound good! |
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Put your thumb on the thumb hole at the back and your fist finger on the first hole at the front.
remember to use your left hand. |
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| Squeeze tightly so you cover the holes! |
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| Right hands at the bottom. Breathe gently into the mouthpiece and there we are a beautiful note! |
What do you know about the recorder?
It has a hole in the back called a thumb hole- Kowhai
It has a mouth piece - Frankie
Holes at the front- Augustine
It makes music- Aliana
The bottom of the recorder makes a sound- James
The bottom is called the foot- Kowhai
There”s a head - James
You use your pincer fingers on the foot- Raymond
What we know now:
The recorder is a really old instrument- Frankie
They used to be made out of bones- Isaac
Recognised instrument around the world- Ryan
There are many different types of recorder- Raymond
Henry the 8th had a huge collection of recorders- Frankie
Children learn the recorder- Aliana
Recorders are popular- Leilani
Recorders have been around since cavemen- Keryn
Recorder makes lots of different music- Aliana
Recorders can make noises- Augustine
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| Right hand to strum, left hand to make the note. |
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| Have a try! |
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| Beautiful! |
