Why BA-BA? No, I’m not talking about sheep! For lesson 2, we will be working on B and A. BA! When we start adding in additional notes besides B, in this case A, there is time that needs to be committed to switching between B and A in order to train our fingers and develop muscle memory. Hence BA-BA!
In lesson 1, we learned…
- left hand on TOP!
- Hold the recorder at a 45 degree angle
- We label the thumb as 0, index finger as 1, middle finger as 2, ring finger as 3
- To properly blow, imagine cooling off soup on a spoon. You don’t want to blow too hard and make the soup splash everywhere, but you also don’t want to blow too weak and still have burning hot soup. Whisper “too,” but don’t use your voice!
- The pitch B uses 0 and 1, with 0 covering the back hole and 1 covering the front.
- The two most common mistakes with a squeaky sound on the recorder are overblowing and not covering the holes completely with the pads of your fingers.
We also practiced call and response patterns between you and me. I changed the rhythm, or duration of each note, a few times while you played along.
In lesson 2, we will learn and demonstrate…
- Fingering for A
- Call and response patterns for A
- Identifying A on the music staff
- The difference between lines and spaces on the music staff
- How to identify the lines and spaces on the music staff
- Practice reading B and A on the music staff
- Learn our first song- The Ba-ba Song!
As mentioned in the video, for next week’s homework, you are practicing parts 2-6. This includes the playing exercises we read from the staff. For your convenience, you can download the exercises and Ba-Ba song from my store at Teachers Pay Teachers. FOR FREE!Just a heads up, for now the exercises are literally photos from the video, but eventually I will get future lessons up as formal sheet music. Still working out some technical kinks! Downloading the sheet music is not necessary by any means, but it might make it easier to practice without having to be close to an internet connection for your entire practice session. It’s up to you! A little pause and rewind aren’t so bad if you don’t want to buy anything, either.
ENJOY and have fun on Lesson 2, and remember to post any questions you may have in the comments section either here or on YouTube!
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