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Treble With Descants

  

   Discovering Descants

 

Skateboarding 

SATB 3 Note Guide

SATB Basic Note Guide

• Historically recorders do not have transposed instrumental parts. 
• Sopranos(descants) and tenors are C recorders (for example: all fingers down makes C). 
• Altos (trebles), basses and sopraninos are F recorders (for example: all fingers down makes F). 
• Recorder notes (apart from Bass) are written in the one place, therefore the altos and tenors sound one 8ve lower than written.
• Do not try and transpose as you play (e.g. don't think D on a soprano makes G on an alto, think 6 fingers makes G on an alto)
• The best way to teach students to play recorders is to start with two recorders (soprano and alto) teach  basic notes and switch between the two fingerings to create each note. 

Learn these three notes and then try to play Hot Cross Buns, switching from one recorder to another.

Rhythm Me Blues

Rhythm Me Blues

John Heyworth

a fun two part piece for any combination of recorders

Taken from In The Mix:    24 fun and graded 2 part pieces for recorder groups or ensembles

Books available from rpress.com.au ; myrecordershop.com or tempestmusic.com.au

The Recorder Family

The Recorder Family

More Notes

More Notes

7 common notes (eg Lament)

Sopranos(Descants) and Tenors at the top

Sopraninos, Altos and Bass at the bottom

Note Guide

Beginning to play

Beginning to play

Teach in parallel. That is, all students learn to read the same notes as each other (even though they sound an octave apart).

So starting with G, descants(sopranos) and tenors use three fingers while the sopraninos and alto/trebles (or basses) use 6 fingers.

Descants and tenors


G notation




Sopraninos, altos and bass








Don't transpose, but be aware that Sopranos (descants) and tenors are C recorders...that is all fingers down makes a C note.
Sopraninos, altos (trebles) and basses are F recorders...that is, all fingers down make an F note. See above that G is one note up from F on these recorders, while G is a 5th further up on the C recorders.

Try the  note up....

Descants and Tenors




A




Sopraninos, Altos and Bass

When you all have G A and B...everyone can play Hot Cross Buns together....

 Descants and Tenors



B



Sopraninos, Altos and Bass









B A G - / B A G - /GGGGAAAA/ B A G - //

Introduction

Recorder Ensemble Without Tears

Fun four part pieces for descant, treble and tenor recorders (SSAT). 

Suitable for primary/elementary schools or recorder groups, a great introduction for beginner ensemble playing. Motivating for all students.

Success and enjoyment without too much blood, sweat or tears. 

Website: rpress.com.au

Email john@rpress.com.au

Online shop: myrecordershop.com

Pieces include Afternoon, Lament, Air, Jam Session, Dance of the Spectres, Quasar Waltz, Mumble Jumble, Portsmouth, Old Smelly Shoe Blues, Silent Echo, Blues for Summer Green, Re-entry, Silent Night, Good King Wenceslas and Ding Dong Merrily on High.