1. Learners will understand and apply the basic elements of music, including beat, rhythm, tempo, pitch, melody, harmony, dynamics, and articulation.

2. Learners will correctly identify and perform basic note values and rests, including eighth notes, quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, and their corresponding rests.

3. Learners will be able to identify, count and correctly perform dotted note values, including dotted half notes and dotted quarter notes.

4. Learners will understand the concept of time signatures, differentiating between simple and compound meters.

5. Learners will be able to perform rhythms in simple meters such as 4/4, 3/4, and 2/4.

6. Learners will be able to perform rhythms in compound meters such as 6/8, 9/8, and 12/8.

7. Learners will understand musical clefs and the staff, especially reading music notation in the treble clef.

8. Learners will demonstrate proficiency in reading ledger line notes.

9. Learners will understand the basics of articulation and dynamics while performing music.

10. Learners will understand the history and background of the recorder as a musical instrument.

11. Learners will be able to produce a full, rounded tone on the recorder without squeaking.

12. Learners will be able to read a recorder fingering chart.

13. Learners will be able to accurately finger and play the notes B, A, G, C, high D, E, low-D, F and low-C on the recorder.

14. Learners will be able to perform notated melodies on the recorder.

15. Learners will develop and demonstrate performance skills in a cumulative virtual recital.

16. Learners will develop consistent and effective practice routines that aligns with their schedules and lifestyle.

Miss Suzanne is a licensed K-12 music teacher with a decade of experience teaching K-6 music in New Jersey’s public schools and as a private lesson teacher. In addition to her classroom experience, Miss Suzanne owns and operates her own music education business providing learning resources and ideas to other music educators.

Homework Offered
To reinforce learning, students will have weekly homework assignments, taking around 10-20 minutes for most learners to complete. Homework may be written or performance-based. Each weekly homework assignment will be submitted using COPPA-compliant tools such as Google Forms, Kahoot and Flipgrid. Please see the parental guidance section of this listing for more information on the third party tools that will be utilized in this course.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered

The curriculum and educational resources for this course have been developed independently by the instructor. The following method book and multimedia elements are utilized to provide supplemental background to learners.

*Method Book*
Be A Recorder Star! by Ed Sueta

*Multimedia Elements Included In This Course*
-Prerecorded Accompaniments: To be performed by instructor on piano or using the corresponding instrumental tracks with the Ed Sueta method book.
-YouTube Videos: Learners will occasionally watch YouTube videos which are relevant to learning topics and the curriculum. Topics of videos may include musical elements, note and rhythm reading, music history or inspirational recorder performances. These videos are meant to enhance the course experience and engage a wide-range of learning styles. All YouTube videos utilized in this course are directly embedded into weekly lesson presentations for the course so learners will be able to enjoy them without leaving the Outschool platform.