tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post3198141146351024200..comments2024-03-25T18:30:16.490-04:00Comments on Organized Chaos: Teacher Tuesday: teaching students how to blow on recorderElizabeth Caldwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12042281726294433770noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post-32396827476363883982016-02-02T18:12:02.722-05:002016-02-02T18:12:02.722-05:00Haha! I don't really like to joke about the re...Haha! I don't really like to joke about the recorder being an instrument of torture. I feel like kids hear that enough from people around them and at home- from me they only hear about how much I love it and how awesome it is. I do teach them a few tricks "to annoy their baby sister" just for fun, but the rest of the time we just focus on how quiet it is. For most of them, using the word "whisper" to describe the way they blow seems to work! I like your "dude" idea too though :)Elizabeth Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042281726294433770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post-34303510340885876272016-02-02T18:10:12.918-05:002016-02-02T18:10:12.918-05:00Such a simple thing but it seems to do the trick m...Such a simple thing but it seems to do the trick most of the time! Thanks for the comment :)Elizabeth Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042281726294433770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post-41665124683379690422016-01-29T22:59:00.621-05:002016-01-29T22:59:00.621-05:00I too begin on G.Thanks for sharing the "whis...I too begin on G.Thanks for sharing the "whisper" idea. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00921333466923347543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819722186267743707.post-5124368788669289712016-01-29T09:26:35.433-05:002016-01-29T09:26:35.433-05:00"How to get students NOT to blow into their r..."How to get students NOT to blow into their recorders" might be a more apt title! Haha! I use the word, "blow" as a negative. I like how Artie Almeida puts it, "The recorders can be a thing of beauty".. then play something for the children. "Or, the recorder can be a thing of torture" .. then blow while playing. I use this at the beginning of the school year and it cracks 'em up! After a good laugh, we talk about the difference between blowing out a birthday candle and blowing an eyelash off your finger. We then whisper- a lot! We whisper at feathers we are holding, we whisper the word, "dude" and do a lot of imitating me whispering various rhythms with the word "dude". I like the way that word has a beginning an ending articulation with the tongue and it is softer than "tute" which often gets a squeak. Besides, "dude" is cooler. *wink wink*. It's always tricky, isn't it? I tell them it's the hardest thing they will learn about recorder, and for some, it is. They have such a hard time keeping it quiet! Aimee https://www.blogger.com/profile/01284155132817242419noreply@blogger.com