1. ALWAYS have your left hand on the top of the recorder.
The recorder was built to accommodate your fingers. For instance, your little finger is a lot smaller than any of your other fingers. If you use the incorrect hand position, your fingers will not be able to cover the holes properly.
2. Cover the holes completely with the soft, fleshy part of your fingers.
If air escapes from the holes, you will end up with a squeaky and unpleasant sound.
3. Use soft, warm breath to blow into the recorder.
If you use too much air, or over blow, then you will get a screeching sound.
4. Tongue in between notes.
Use the tip of your tongue to stop the air flow through your recorder before each note. You will have a nice clean sound this way.
5. NEVER play your recorder while Mrs. McKinley is talking.
She is VERY smart and has a lot of good information. If you are playing your recorder, you will miss this good information and cause others to miss it, too.
If the recorder is making a loud screeching sound, then either the student is using too much air to play their recorder or the holes are not being covered properly.
The recorder was built to accommodate your fingers. For instance, your little finger is a lot smaller than any of your other fingers. If you use the incorrect hand position, your fingers will not be able to cover the holes properly.
2. Cover the holes completely with the soft, fleshy part of your fingers.
If air escapes from the holes, you will end up with a squeaky and unpleasant sound.
3. Use soft, warm breath to blow into the recorder.
If you use too much air, or over blow, then you will get a screeching sound.
4. Tongue in between notes.
Use the tip of your tongue to stop the air flow through your recorder before each note. You will have a nice clean sound this way.
5. NEVER play your recorder while Mrs. McKinley is talking.
She is VERY smart and has a lot of good information. If you are playing your recorder, you will miss this good information and cause others to miss it, too.
If the recorder is making a loud screeching sound, then either the student is using too much air to play their recorder or the holes are not being covered properly.