Recorder Group
The Recorder Group for Year 2 and 3 students has been established to promote music and teach the students the skills of beginning to read music and play a musical instrument. Recorders help young children understand music theory, practice creative thinking skills, and develop finger dexterity.
The recorder teaches fine motor skills, hand dexterity, and finger placement. The recorder requires the finger holes to be covered in different configurations to make different notes. Their small hands are also able to hold a recorder properly so they can begin playing it at a very young age. Children learn finger placement, and they practice moving their fingers to play scales or simple songs.
The recorder is good for brain development: As children learn to play the recorder, they must learn to coordinate their breath, their fingers, and their tongue. This type of learning helps with brain development. It might not make your child smarter, but it will help them develop skills that will serve them well through their entire education.
The recorder prepares children for band and orchestra instruments: Many band instruments require correct breathing, posture, tonguing, embouchure, and hand positioning. The recorder helps teach young children proper breathing, tonguing, and hand positioning techniques. It is a very forgiving instrument that will make the correct notes without perfect form.
Children must focus on many things at once when playing the recorder—breath, finger placement, tonguing, staying with the beat, and even reading music. If they continue with music lessons (on any instrument) they will have experience following along with the music, playing in a group, and multitasking.
The students begin to learn reading music and play a repertoire of music.