Recorder Karate: Black Belt, Ode to Joy

Here we are, the final belt! Congratulations for making all the way through the belts! Our final piece was written around 190 years ago by this man:

Do you know who he is?

Recorder Karate: Brown Belt, Amazing Grace

If you're reading this post, you're almost to the top! Here's our brown belt song, Amazing Grace.

Recorder Karate: Red Belt, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Here's the next belt, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star!

Recorder Karate MasterPost

Hello CES 3rd Graders! 

If you are ready to get started with Recorder Karate but don't have your music yet, don't fret. Below is a master listing of all of our Recorder Karate songs.

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White Belt - Hot Cross Buns: 

Yellow Belt - Gently Sleep: 

Orange Belt - Merrily We Roll Along

Green Belt - It's Raining: 

Purple Belt - Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Blue Belt - When the Saints Go Marching In

Red Belt - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Brown Belt - Amazing Grace

Black Belt - Ode to Joy

Use your Sibelius and Finale scores in Noteflight.

MakeMusic has made plugins available for Sibelius and Finale that will save your score as a MusicXML file, which can then be imported into Noteflight:

Recorder Karate: Blue Belt, When the Saints Go Marching In

Hello again!

We're ready to practice our sixth belt, When the Saints Go Marching In.

Recorder Karate: Purple Belt, Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Today's piece is our Purple Belt, "Old MacDonald Had a Farm."

Purple Belt: Old MacDonald Had a Farm



I've highlighted our new notes/symbols in red and blue. Can you name them? How many of the red symbols? How many of the blue? Which one is the thinking symbol and which do you play?

Recorder Karate: Green Belt, It's Raining

Hello 3rd Graders!

Here's the fourth belt, "It's Raining." Today, we move from BAG to a new word, AGE. What note or letter is new? It's the only letter that BAG and AGE don't share:

I put hints above some of the new notes. Look for the paper icon:

Click on the icon and you can view some hints about how to play each note.

Recorder Karate: Orange Belt, Merrily We Roll Along

Hello, 3rd Graders!

Here's the third belt, our Orange Belt, and the piece we'll be playing is "Merrily We Roll Along."

Orange Belt: Merrily We Roll Along




Orange Belt Challenge:

So far, we've only been using three notes:

This time, take the score below (make sure to "pop it out" and "save and share") and add your own melody using BAG.


Leave the first and last notes where they are.

Use only  or notes.

Try it yourself!

Recorder Karate: Yellow Belt, Gently Sleep

Here's another play-along for you:

Yellow Belt: Gently Sleep




Yellow Belt Challenge: 

For this week's challenge, you're going to need to cut and paste. Compare the Noteflight score above with the one below. Some measures are missing, but you don't need to enter the notes one at a time. Try selecting a measure that looks like it will fill in one of the missing measures. You can do this by clicking twice in the white space around the notes:

Next, go up to the "Edit" menu and click on "Copy" - or - you can press CTRL-C on your keyboard. 

To paste your measure, click twice on the measure you'd like the notes to go, then press CTRL-V to paste - or - select "Paste" from the "Edit" menu. 

Try it out! How many measures can you fill correctly? 

Help! I've lost my White Belt music!

Never fear, 3rd Graders! We have a new way to get your music to you!

White Belt: Hot Cross Buns




White Belt Challenge: 

Think you're ready for the White Belt test? Check your note knowledge.
Fill in the missing notes in the Noteflight score below.
Click the   to edit your own copy of the score.
Make sure to "save and share" with Ms. Tugas when you're done!

Try it out!

Now, it's your turn! Click on the box below:

...to open Noteflight on your own. Go ahead and try to input notes!


Tips and Tricks:
Stick to simple rhythms: or

Watch the cursor!

Your cursor is a blinking line. It will tell you where you can put your next note. If you ever find your cursor is not where you want it to be, use the left and right arrow keys to move it.

Now you try it!

Yo Ho, I Pull the Anchor

Here's a game to play with your friends this summer. Grab a rope, tie a knot in it, then tie the two ends together to create a big loop. Pass the rope to your neighbor, hand over hand, while everyone sings the song above. When you get to the end of the fourth line, whoever is holding the knot gets to sing a solo! You can sing along with the Noteflight window above, or watch the YouTube video for ideas on how to play the game. Have fun!

Music and Multimedia Summer Institute 2013 - Music-COMP