Flute Fun Book

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Welcome to the wonderful world of flute playing. Your teacher has shown you how to hold your instrument and make a sound on the mouthpiece. Let's play our first song!

 ggg  ggg  gggg g  g   1. Our First Note

"B"

     !!! !!! !!!! ! ! 

2. Our Second Note

"A"

 ggg   gg g  g  !! ! !!  3. Three's a Crowd

   gggg !!!! gg! ! g ! g  4. Four In a Row

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 

5. A Funny Pair



!! gg

!!  !g!

 

!!! ggg

6. Skate Board Sam



gg  !!!

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 

g g g g ]

7. Catch That Note



! ! ! ! S

8. Keep On Blowin'

  

S

]

g g g g ! ! ! 

   ww w w

9. Our Third Note

"G"

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t ww w w t

Cover the wholes tightly. Blow gently.

 

10. Couch Potato

t ]   



S  t





Whole rests get four beats of silence.

ggg !!!  w w w  g ! w 

11. Puppy Dogs

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 

12. Half Notes Happen

 

-- ,, - , -4

13. Hot Cross Buns

-, t -, t  wwww !!!! - , t

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14. Mary Had a Little Lamb

  

g!w! gg- !!, gg-

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15. Bad News Bears

  

g! g!w !g

!g! ggg !!4

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Notes are written on lines and spaces called the "staff".



How many lines can you find? How many spaces can you find?

 

! , www

16. High Dive

g ! ! t  w !  w w w 

w g ! !

t

,

 """"  

17. Our Fourth Note

" """ I

"C"

Keep a good posture. Back straight. Elbows off your side. Chin up.

 

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"""" """

18. Apple for the Teacher

" " " " " " "   " " g g ! ! w w  "  g ! ! w  w 

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 yyyy yyy yyyy R  

"D"

19. Our Fifth Note

Remember to whisper the word "too" as you blow.

 y y   

20. Bumper Cars

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21. Dreydl, Dreydl

 

y g y g y gg y y " g , !

y " " " "  g! t ! ! ! !    4 

22. Notes Without Letters

, - I

P  -  ,  t         

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A

B

C

D

E

                                                www.recorderfunbook.com/page14

  

 

23. Mary's Little Cha Cha

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g ! ww ! ggggg !!!!! ggggg

     

 

! ! gg ! 4 www

24. French Fries

w w w !! - , w g ! !! t

             25. Country Hoe Down

 

w ww! ! g ww, g gg! w , ,

y P " " g g g g! 4 4 ! !  w ww

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 

26. Eighth Note Slide

" " " g g g ! ! ! w " " " P g g ! ! ! 

s

 





27. The Cabbage Song

 

gggg" " gggg! !

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28. Jingle

Bells  

gg- gg- gyw! - 

. " " " " " g g g g g g !! ,   



  

        

yy"! t

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

"E"



29. The Karate Chop

 

^

^ , zz^ 4 ww 4

^ z ^  - 4 , wwgw w 4  

w w ^

30. Rain, Rain, Go Away!



^

   

  



"Low D"

 

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^ . 4 . ww. ww.

31. That's the Ticket

 

        32. Slam Dunk

33. Jolly Old St. Nick

 

gggg !!, wwww ] zzzz yy  4 !w!g t

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30. Old McDonald Had a Farm

 

" " " w ! ! 4 z z y y P   Half note rests get two beats of silence.

               

 

             

21 Go back to the beginning and play until "Fine".

37. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

zz. ""gg !! y y ww 4 Fine y y y y " " "" gg, g g ,   

D. C. al Fine

Go back to the sign and play until "Fine".

The "sign"

38. Ode to Joy

 

gg"y y"g! ww!g g!,

          

" " g g g g g! w! ! ! ! !  w w . D.S.al Fine Fine

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1.





2.

When you reach the repeat sign under the first ending, stop and go back to the beginning. When you get to the first ending again, skip it and go to the second ending.

31. Stodola Pumpa

 

zzz yyy """ " ggg ! g w

" " " " " " "     w 1.

zy" g".  y     

32. London Bridge

2.

. P " g g ! . g 4 ,

   

A "slur" is a curved line that connects two or more notes of different pitches. Tongue the first note and move to the next notes without tonguing. Don't stop blowing.



A "tie" is a curved line that connects two or more notes of the same pitch. Hold the note for the combined value of the notes.

"  

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33. Southern Roses

   4

y " g ,   



P

-

,

g " y 4 

y " P  g g , 



"  

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24 Note(s) that come before the first full measure of a piece of music.

Hold (keep blowing) the note until your director tells you to stop,

     

 

34. Snake Charmer

 

y " "" " " g g g g ! !! ! z zzzyg" y yyy"!g   z  " g ! ! g " g " !  35. Aura Lee

 

y . " " " P g g g ! ! w 4

             

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

 

"F " 39. Yankee Doodle

 

w w ! g w g ! y w w ! g 4 \

" g g ! w F z F 4 4 !  ww y

A "time signature" tells you how many beats there are in each measure of music.

40. Little Cabin in the Wood

 

! w w y " g g  y

w F , y ! ! g g ! w g!P !!g t y

26 A "key signature" changes certain notes throughout a piece of music.

  





When you see this key signature, play all the Fs as F SHARP.

41. It's a Ringer!



  

, 4 4   \ ^ .  

 



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   g g w ww g g 4 gggg "" gg ,  FF 1.  " """  gg ] ! ! ! ! ! !   F FF \  2." " " " gg!! t  42. Polly Wolly Doodle

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43. Barcarolle

   

- " P g g ! " P g

" P g !  

   









g -

   



-





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Write in the letters to these notes.



          

           

28 Two performers or singers who play together.

44. Lightly Row (Part 1 - Melody)

1  

yg- "!, w!g" yy.

5     

2

6



3

7

4

y y g ] w 8

. P " g g g g g g  !!!! ! 9

  13

10

14

11



15

12

    16

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45. Lightly Row (Part 2 - Harmony)

1  

   

4

6



10

7

11

8

wwgg t 12

FFFF Fw, wwww w!-

   13

3

gw4 !F\ wFw! gg-

5

9

2

14



15

16

 

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  

F 44  z z . y  www! ww

46. Good King Wenceslas

4 4 F z z y y  "g! g!4 

, w w F z y y y " P g !  4 t 

  

47. O Come Little Children

. gy . gy P !" ]

       

31 Playing the same music beginning at different times.

1  w

48. Are You Sleeping?



. " g  g ! w  

3 y z y "

a Four Part Round

2

gw





y   w 4   4

Piano Play with a soft volume.

Forte Play with a full volume.

49. Minka Minka

 

!!!! !"g! gggg gy"g

f

p

y " " g g g ! !  ! ! ! ! ! !  f

p

50. The Thumb Slide

f

      

32 A dotted quarter note gets one and one half counts.

  w w p   ! w

 "  g !w ! F w ! g g  " g y y y y F 4  f  " " " " g " g g ! w !   p  g " y z " g ! 4  

51. America



f

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52. Technical Foul

                               

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A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

                                        

 

  

     



      



         

  

           

   



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   

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   

53. Rhythm Wreck

        

   

 

    

  



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Find time at home to practice. Play for your parents and friends. Perform "mini concerts". Have fun with the recorder!

z y P

  

54. More Hot Cross Buns

 

           

"High F"





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55. Hatikvah

 

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  

z. yg4 "! . y g \ w

56. Slippery Slurs



 {

y- "z4 !g, wg4

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   

57. Bach Minuet



!g!z 



2. g          g ! 1.

  

58. Rueben and Rachel

"gg  z   p

  z z    Fg ""gg     f

f

59. When Love Is Kind

      

 

! g!g    g !g"

" g"y    

Mezzo Piano

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Play with a medium soft volume.

Mezzo Forte Play with a medium loud volume.

  

    

60. Mexican Hat Dance





FF!

mp

zzg

mp



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2.                     mf f 1.

A natural sign cancels a flat or sharp.

  g g " y " g g      z mf                   mp         mf f             61. Blues Dude

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62. Big Breath Slurs

           







63. When the Saints Go Marchin' In

      mf

 



 

 

 





  













    mp

   

    mf









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              mf

                 

    

     

65. This Old Man

mf

f

  

             

     

      

40 66. Sweetly Sings the Donkey

        mp



       

    

mf

 f

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67. Danger! Tricky Rhythms

       

    

              



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! ! w w w w w z z z z  

68. Bye, Baby Bunting

p



wwzz wwzz wwz! www Crescendo

Get louder

Decrescendo Get softer

I g g ! w wF    z z        69. Monster Melodies

  z F w   

z



z  F w z

P



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              mf                                  70. Old Brass Wagon

              mf                     71. Kookaburra

   mp

 





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          72. Shortnin' Bread

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