Students will learn to read basic music notation in the treble clef while learning to play the recorder. Students will learn approximately 20 songs throughout our ten weeks together. During class students will begin with a warm up that focuses on technique and fingering, followed by music reading (theory) learning, and a song. We will practice proper practice techniques, proper tone, posture, and musicality. By the end of the course students will have the confidence to write their own piece for their recorder as their final assignment. 

Class 1
- Setting up your instrument, care for the instrument and how to blow. Initial warm ups.

Class 2
-Students will continue their warm up and breathing exercises.
-3 fingerings introduced and two new pieces.
-Learning to read treble clef

Class 3
-Students will continue their warm up and breathing exercises.
-Review pieces from prior class pieces and if ready new pieces will be introduced.
-Learning to read treble clef review
-2 new notes and the 5 note pattern.

Class 4
-Students will continue their warm up and breathing exercises.
-Review pieces from prior class pieces and if ready new pieces will be introduced.
-Rhythm and notations introduced

Class 5
-Students will continue their warm up and breathing exercises.
-Review pieces from prior class pieces and if ready new pieces will be introduced.
-Time signatures introduced
-Students will know a minimum of 5 pieces by this time and be able to read simple notation

Class 6
-Students will continue their warm up and breathing exercises.
-Review pieces from prior class pieces and if ready new pieces will be introduced.
-Introduction of full octave scale including fingerings.

Class 7
-Students will continue their warm up and breathing exercises.
-Review pieces from prior class pieces and if ready new pieces will be introduced.
-Students will begin review of all the terms needed for the post-course quiz


Class 8
-Students will continue their warm up and breathing exercises.
-Review pieces from prior class pieces and if ready new pieces will be introduced.
-Focus in the last three classes will be on learning new songs and reviewing all of the new terminology and music reading.
-Students will begin writing their composition to be performed in the final class.

Class 9
-Students will continue their warm up and breathing exercises.
-Review pieces from prior class pieces and if ready new pieces will be introduced.
-Students will learn how to write their compositions using musescore should they desire or where to find printable staff paper to use.

Class 10
-Students will continue their warm up and breathing exercises.
-Review pieces from prior class pieces.
-Students will perform their compositions if they feel comfortable.
-Students will receive final details directing them on the final quiz.