PLAYING TEST
FINGERING
NOTE VALUE
NOTE NAME
MYSTERY!
100

To earn 100 points, your team must all play the White Belt Test 

If everyone plays, you earn all the points If you don't all play...you will earn less points.

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 doe we say when we start notes? (Hint: it is how we ARTICULATE)
"tu" or "too"
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
What is it called when we use our tongue to start notes?
tonguing
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 a half note get

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 high D on the recorder

DOUBLE POINTS!!!!!!!!! (1,000 POINTS!)

500

IN 4/4: how many beats does this get? (Mrs. Steele picks)

(the answer will depend on what Mrs. Steele 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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