Recorder Karate

Here at Walker, one of the ways we're learning how to read music is by playing and sight-reading with the recorder. One of the series of songs the third, fourth, and fifth grades are learning is called "Recorder Karate." "Recorder Karate" is a set of nine folk songs that are learned in an order of increasing difficulty. Each song, depending on how challenging it is, is given a "belt" designation. The least challenging song earns a "white belt," the next earns a "yellow belt," and so on until the player reaches mastery by playing and passing the "black belt" song with a rubric score of 4 or 5.

Students can practice or listen to some of our "Recorder Karate" songs by clicking on the link to the "Recorder Karate Dojo" below:

Recorder Karate Dojo - Streaming Audio for practice http://www.musick8.com/rkdojo/rksounds.php

Have fun! Practice, practice, practice!