Recorder Group Music

On this page you will find images and links to music which can be played  by beginner recorder players.  

                                                        

Gently Sleep - BAG
Au Clair de la Lune - BAG 
Hot Cross Buns - BAG 
Sailor, Sailor, on the Sea - BAG 

And now with more notes: 
Boat Song (EGAB)
Ode to Joy  (DGABCD, single  and double quavers and dotted crotchets) 
Old MacDonald had a farm (DEGAB and including dotted minims) 

And now more complicated: 
When the Saints 
Amazing Grace 
Peace Like A River 

Play along with these: 

Fight Song If you can't play F yet, play A instead. 
Best Day of My Life   Play A if you can't play F. You will also need C and D. 
Love, Love, Love, by Avalanche City .  If you can't play all the notes, play A for F.  Ignore any symbols after the note letter - they are for ukuleles.  (Play D for Dm, A for Am.)Rather hard to see on the screen from a distance. 
Johnny B Goode - (C,F,G) If you can't play F, try A instead. Also, for C, you could substitute E or G, and for G you could substitute B  or D. 
Locked Away: Play C,A,F,G - If you can't play F yet, substitute A.
I Got a Feeling - G, C and E ( Lower E) 
Cheap Thrills - E, C, G, D 
Rock 'n' Roll medley (C, F, G7) Rockin' Robin, Blue Suede Shoes, Hound Dog

The Story of My Life   A, B, D, G

Mary had a Little Lamb - play along with a backing video. B A G D 

Here's the first three notes you can play - B A G. From http://lemusiccave.blogspot.co.nz

Starting with BAG - play Hot Cross Buns along with the piano - at a very slow tempo - 
 
- There's lots of easy music using B A G on this site.  
- There's lots of interesting information and recorder music on this site.  

EXTENSION (much faster): 
Here's the music and a backing track to Let it Go.
Dynamite 


Below are some snapshots of music from these sites. 

Here are the notes we already know well. Can you read them on the staff?  Can you follow the diagram to show you how to put your fingers on the recorder?

 

Can you work out how to play C and D? You will need to practise lifting fingers up and putting them down again.

 

Jingle Bells in the Key of G

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree in G