Music Adventure Academy: Intermediate Recorders and Singing!

The Music Adventure Academy for Intermediate Recorders and Singing is a great place for kids to come and learn intermediate-level songs to play on a recorder and songs to sing in a fun, creative community!  If you can play B, A, and G on the recorder pretty well, you enjoy practicing your recorder, you love to sing, and you're excited to meet other music adventure-loving kids, this is a great place to be.  We'll sing and play our recorders every time we meet.  We'll learn the singing line by line, so you can feel comfortable.  Even if you don't have much experience singing, you can be successful with this way to learn songs.  We'll learn to play intermediate-level recorder songs by reading the music and listening to examples, with opportunities for more advanced playing if students are interested.  In this class, you can also get better at reading music and understanding music, and we can also sing and play songs we've already learned.  I hope you'll bring your voice and recorder to join our adventures!

We will meet twice each week to... 
- warm up our voices for singing
- learn to sing a song, or keep learning a song we've already started
- warm up for playing recorder
- learn to play a song on the recorder, or keep learning a song we've already started
- work on reading music, understanding music, singing techniques, and recorder playing techniques with song-based activities
- connect with others in the group 

Song choices will be guided by the interests of the learners, beginning with songs such as the following:
Week 1 (2/21/22): sing "Sing," play "Au Clair de la Lune"
Week 2 (2/28/22): sing "Here Comes the Sun," play "Down By the Station"
Week 3 (3/7/22): sing "Tet Trung Thu" (a Vietnamese folk song), play "Kuma San"
Week 4 (3/14/22): sing "Bright," play "Blueberry Waltz"
Students will have the opportunity to practice some of their songs with music tracks on a music publisher's website.  Links to access the songs will be shared in the classroom site.  Students will not need to create an account or log in to the music publisher's website to access the songs.  

During the first 40 minutes of each class time, we will learn the lesson material.  The last 10 minutes will be open for sharing.  During the sharing time, students can share a song they've been working on, or a special interest (like another instrument they are learning, or another creative talent they are developing).  Students can also answer ice-breaker-type questions, like "What is your favorite kind of music."  This time is designed to help the students feel the friendship and encouragement of others who share their interests.  

About me:
In 28 years of teaching music in private lessons and public elementary schools, the most incredible moments for me have occurred when students enjoyed learning the music and felt positive personal connections.  This is what I hope to bring to the many young people learning from home or hoping for more meaningful music experiences.  I am positive, upbeat, and relaxed, and invite students to join in as they feel comfortable.  If you are looking for a connective, nurturing, musical environment for your child or children, I hope you'll join us!