PLAYING TEST
FINGERING
NOTE VALUE
NOTE NAME
MYSTERY!
100
To earn 100 points, your team must all play the White Belt Test - Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns - if everyone plays you earn all 100! if not...you will earn less!
100
Show me how to play a B on your recorder
L thumb and L first finger
100
IN 4/4: How many beats does this get? ♩ (Hint: it is called a quarter note)
1 beat (quarter note)
100
What is the trick for remembering the names of the notes on the SPACES?
F-A-C-E
100

What recorder song(s) has the notes G, A, & B?

Hot, Cross, Buns OR

Gently Sleep OR

Merrily We Roll Along

200
To earn 200 points, your team must play the Yellow Belt Test!
Yellow Belt Test - if everyone plays, you earn all the points If you don't all play...you will earn less points.
200
Show me how to play an A on the recorder
L Thumb, L first and second finger
200
IN 4/4: how many beats does this get? ♫ (Hint: 2 eighth notes)
1 beat
200
What is the trick for remembering the names of the notes that are on the LINES?
Every - Good - Boy - Does - Fine
200

How many holes are on the FRONT part of the recorder? TRICK QUESTION

10

300
To earn 300 points, your team must play the Orange Belt Test!
Orange Belt Test
300
Show me how to play a G on the recorder
left thumb, and first, second, and third finger
300
IN 4/4: how many beats does this get? | O (Hint: this is a half note)
2 beats
300
Fill in the fingering chart (on the white board) for: B
(two fingers)
300
what hand goes on top of the recorder? (hint: LEFT hand or RIGHT hand???)
LEFT!!!!
400
To earn 400 points, your team must play the Green Belt Test!
Green Belt Test - you must all play it!
400
Show me how to play an E on the recorder
L thumb, and first, second, and third L finger, and R first and second finger
400
IN 4/4: how many beats does this get? O (Hint: this is a whole note)
4 beats
400
Fill in the fingering chart (on the white board) for: A
(three fingers)
400
what 2 things might make your recorder squeak? (HINT: TWO ANSWERS!!!)
1. blowing too hard 3. not covering the holes tight enough with your fingers DOUBLE POINTS!!!! (800 POINTS!)
500
To earn 500 points, your team must play the Blue Belt Test
Play the Blue Belt Test!
500
Show me how to play a D on the recorder
DOUBLE POINTS!!!!!!!!! (1,000 POINTS!)
500

IN 4/4: how many beats does this get? - Ms. Nishiyama will pick!

(the answer will depend on what Ms. Nishiyama picks!)

500
Fill in the fingering chart (on the white board) for: G
(4 fingers)
500

What does this mean in music? '

take a breath!

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