3rd Grade is Pumped to Play Recorders

3^rd grade is rockin’ on their recorders!  Or, at least, they are on their way!  I will soon send a note home explaining the plan and care for these instruments.  If they take them home to practice, they need to bring them back for music classes each Wednesday.  To be sure each student has their own recorder with them for the next couple weeks, I will have them store their instruments at school beginning this week on the 30^th. 

To Continue, yes, along with singing and playing bells and other percussion, 3rd graders will learn how to read music while playing the recorder.  Our first public performance will be at the Christmas concert.  The kids are very excited and eager to play!  Some even have older brothers and sisters at home who have kindly helped them get ahead of the game.  Please encourage them to play when they are at home, even if you need to ask them to go in another room and shut the door.  :)  It takes time to be able to play quietly with good tone, but the only way they will learn is by practicing.  Along with learning the value of practice, students will also learn the rules for this particular instrument, how to control their breath, and how to manipulate their finger muscles to cover the correct holes while reading notes and rhythms.  This is all a terrific introduction to playing instruments in general.  I am psyched for them to show you the progress they’ve made at various points this year!