the Yamaha Musicianship from Day One TM

Advantage
Recorder Plus
TM by Sandy Feldstein and Larry Clark

Welcome to The Yamaha Advantage Recorder Plus TM

This method will teach you to play the recorder by having fun singing and playing your favorite songs. After learning
to play the recorder, you may wish to learn to play a band or orchestral instrument. To help you make your choice,
The Yamaha Advantage Recorder Plus Method includes information about many instruments.
TM

The optional CD accompaniment for this book is recorded by a great band. The CD will also give you an example of
how your instrument should sound, as well as the other instruments you might like to play. It will also provide hours
of enjoyable play-along experiences. (CD available separately.)

Have a great time making music.

The instruments of today’s band and orchestra are divided into four INSTRUMENT FAMILIES.
The WOODWIND FAMILY (not all are made of wood), the BRASS FAMILY, the PERCUSSION FAMILY and the
STRING FAMILY. Throughout this book we will take a closer look at some instruments from each of the families.

Advantage · Practice
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Theory

Introduction to Music Theory

STAFF
Music is written on a five line staff. Between each line there is a space.

line 5
space 4
line 4
space 3
line 3
space 2
line 2
space 1
line 1

At the beginning of each staff there is a clef. The treble clef encircles the second line which
is the note G and is sometimes called the G clef.

MEASURE AND BAR LINES

Music is divided into measures by bar lines. Double bar lines end a piece of music.

measure

bar lines double bar

TIME SIGNATURE
At the beginning of a piece of music there is a time signature. It tells you how many beats
are in each measure and what note gets one beat.

4 = four beats in each measure

4 = a quarter note gets one beat
a half note or rest gets two beats

a whole note or rest gets four beats

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Getting Started
Right
Side Hand
View Left
SideHand
View Playing
Front View

Hold the bottom or bell of the Cover the top hole in the back with Put the tip of the mouthpiece in
recorder with your right hand. your thumb and the first (top) hole your mouth and lightly blow.
on the front with your first finger. To start each note say “Tu”.

You are now playing your first note: B

A

& B

Notes

A
B
Your First Note
4 Play Rest
∑
Play Rest
∑
1 &4 B B

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air

Half the Time

4 Play Rest
∑
Play Rest
∑
2 &4 B B B B

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air

The First Quarter

4 Play Rest
∑
Play Rest
∑
3 &4 B B B B B B B B

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air

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Notes

A Side View Front View

& A

To play A, keep your thumb

and first finger down.
Cover the second hole in the
front with your second finger.

AA
Your Second Note
4 Play Rest
∑
Play Rest
∑
4 &4 A A

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air

The Second Half

4 Play Rest
∑
Play Rest
∑
5 &4 A A A A

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air

The Second Quarter

6
4
&4
Play Rest
∑
Play Rest
∑
A A A A A A A A

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air

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Notes

Side View
G Front View

& G

To play G,
keep your thumb and
first two fingers down.
Cover the third hole
in the front with
your third finger.

Front View

Theory

Repeat Sign

& ..
Go back to the beginning
and play again.

G
G
Your Third Note Repeat sign

4 Play Rest
∑
Play Rest
∑
7 &4 G G

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air

The Third Half

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Play Rest Play
∑
Rest

8 G G G G
∑
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air

The Third Quarter

4 Play Rest
∑
Play Rest
∑
9 &4 G G G G G G G G

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air

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All Three Notes

Side B
A Front Side A Front Side G Front

When moving from B to A to G, your second finger covers the second hole and then your third finger covers the third hole.

Moving Down
4 Play Rest
Ó
Play Rest
Ó
Play Rest
∑ ..
10 &4 B A G

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air air

Listen to the sound. When you put your fingers down, the sound goes down or gets lower.

When moving from G to A to B, your third finger comes up and opens the third hole and
then your second finger comes up and opens the second hole.

Stepping Back Up

& 44 ..
Play Rest Play Rest Play Rest

11 G
Ó A
Ó B ∑
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air air

Listen to the sound. When you lift your fingers up, the sound goes up or gets higher.

Down and Up
4 Play
..
12 &4 B A G G G G A B

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
air air air air

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Rhythm

Shape Note Music Note Note Name

= = whole note

= = half note

= = quarter note
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Play the beginning of these familiar songs written with shape notes followed by music notation.

Hot Cross Buns

13 & 44 B A G
B A G
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Hot Cross Buns. Hot Cross Buns.

4 ˙ ˙
&4 B
G

Count: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Hot Cross Buns. Hot Cross Buns.

Merrily We Roll Along

4
14 & 4 B A G A B B B A A A B B B

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Mer - ri - ly we roll a - long, roll a - long, roll a - long.

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ B
A A
B B œœ˙A A A
œœ B B B
G

Count: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Mer - ri - ly we roll a - long, roll a - long, roll a - long.

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Performance

Hot Cross Buns

4
Traditional

15 &4 B
A
G
B
A
G

Hot Cross Buns. Hot Cross Buns.

& G G G G
A A A A B
A
G

One a pen - ny two a pen - ny Hot Cross Buns.

Merrily We Roll Along

4
Traditional

16
&4 B
A
G
A
B B B A A A
B B B

Mer - ri - ly we roll a - long, roll a - long, roll a - long.

& B A
G
A B B B A A B A
G

Mer - ri - ly we roll a - long, o’er the deep blue sea.

Au Clair De La Lune

4
French Folk Song

17 &4 G G G
A B
A
G
B
A A
G

Sing this lit - tle French song, “Bon - jour” means hel - lo.

& G G G
A B A
G
B
A A
G

Sing this lit - tle French song, “Bon - sóir” means good - bye.

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Advantage
Theory

Fingering
Name the note and color the holes that are covered to play the notes indicated.

& w & w & w

______ ______ ______

Matching Game
Whole Note
Draw a line to
connect the symbol
œ
˙
with its name. Quarter Note

w
Half Note

More Matching
Draw a line to connect the musical example to its name.
Music is divided into these.

& Double bar line

This tells you there are four beats in each

measure and a quarter note gets one beat.
4 Measures
&4
This shows the end of the music.
Time Signature

&

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Notes

Side View Front View

A
C

& C

To play C,
keep your thumb on
the hole in the back and
cover the second hole
on the front with
your second finger.

Front View

Scale Song

& 44 ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
A
C

18 ˙ ˙ ˙
Do Ti La Sol, Down the scale and back a - gain.

Down by the Station

& 44 ˙
Traditional

19 œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
Down by the sta - tion ear - ly in the mor - ning.

& œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ w ..
See the sta - tion mas - ter toot toot off we go.

Advantage Composing
Composing Fun
Finish this song by adding a friend’s name in measures one and two. To complete the melody, add one note that you have
learned in measures four and eight. Add your name as the composer.

Friendship Song

& 44 œ œ œ œ
By ____________________

20
œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
Hel - lo ____ - ____, hel - lo ____ - ____, I’m your friend.

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
Friend - ship, friend - ship our great friend - ship will not end.

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Notes

Side View
D
A Front View

& D

To play D,
lift your thumb off
the hole in the back and
cover the second hole
on the front with
your second finger.

Front View

A Minor Mood
4 œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
D
A

21 &4 œ w ..
C D A C D B move your thumb to play.

Oats and Beans and Barley Grow

4
American Folk Song

22 &4 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Oats and beans and bar - ley grow, Oats and beans and bar - ley grow,

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
You nor I nor an - y - one know how oats, beans and bar - ley grow.

Advantage Rhythm
Rap ’n’ Rhythm
Add the bar lines, clap the rhythm then sing the rap.
Everyone:

23 / 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Mu - sic is such fun to play, with re - cord - ers ev - ’ry day.

Girls: Boys: Girls: Boys:

/ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
I play high. I play low. I play fast, and I play slow.

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Go Tell Aunt Rhody

4
Traditional

24 &4 ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙
Go tell Aunt Rho - dy. Go tell Aunt Rho - dy.

& ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w ..
Go tell Aunt Rho - dy, the old gray goose is dead.

Good King Wenceslas

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Traditional Carol

25
œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
Good King Wen - ces - las looked out, On the Feast of Steph - en,

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ..
When the snow lay round a - bout, Deep and crisp and e - ven.

Ode to Joy

& 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Ludwig van Beethoven

26 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
When we sing this mel - o - dy, our hearts are filled with joy - ful - ness.

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Sing it loud and sing it strong, this mel - o - dy by Bee - tho - ven.

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Lightly Row

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German Folk Song

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œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
Light - ly row, light - ly row, o’er the shin - ing waves we go;

& œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ w
Smooth - ly glide. smooth - ly glide, on the si - lent tide.

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Let the wind and wa - ters be min - gled with our mel - o - dy,

& œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ w
Sing and float, sing and float, in our lit - tle boat.

Advantage Meet The Instruments

28 The FLUTE, which is made of metal, is a member of the woodwind family

and plays the high notes in band and orchestra music.
The flute is played by blowing across the open hole in the
mouthpiece, much like you might blow across the top
of a bottle to make a sound.

The air that goes into the instrument vibrates to

produce the flute sound.
To play sounds (notes) that are higher or
lower, you release or depress the keys.

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Rhythm

1 & 2 &

Eighth
Notes œœ œ œœ œ
1 & 2 &

Πquarter rest
Aura Lee

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Folk Song

29 œ œ œ œ w
As a black - bird in the Spring, ’Neath the wil - low tree.

& œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ w
Joy - ous - ly I heard him sing, of his Au - ra Lee.

Jingle Bells

4 œ œ œ œ
James Pierpont

30 &4 œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ w
Jin - gle bells, Jin - gle bells, Jin - gle all the way!

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
Oh what fun it is to ride a one horse o - pen sleigh! Hey!

& œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ w
Jin - gle bells, Jin - gle bells, Jin - gle all the way!

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w
Oh what fun it is to ride a one horse o - pen sleigh!

Count the beats and clap the rhythm, then sing the rhythm Quarter

/ 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Rest

31 œœœœœ Œ
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4 1 & 2 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 4

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Rhythm Musicianship
Ó half rest Tempo: Slow, Moderately

Jingle In Eighths
James Pierpont

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Slow

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Jin - gle bells, Jin - gle bells, Jin - gle all the way! Oh what fun it is to ride a one horse o - pen sleigh! Hey!

& œœœ œœœ œœœœ˙ œœœœœœœœ œ œœœ œ Œ

Jin - glebells, Jin - gle bells, Jin - gle all the way! Oh what fun it is to ride a one horse o - pen sleigh!

Compare this version of Jingle Bells to the one on pg. 14.

Over My Head
Moderately
Half African-American Spiritual

& 44 Ó w Œ œœœœœœ w
Rest

33 œ œ œ
1 2 3 & 4
O - ver my head, I hear mu - sic in the air.

& Œ œ œ œ œ w Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w
Yes o - ver my head, I hear mu - sic in the air.

& Ó œ œ œ w Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ w
O - ver my head, I hear mu - sic in the air.

& Ó Œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ ˙ w œ Œ Ó
There must be a heav - en some - where. Yeah!

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Theory Rhythm

1 2 3
– three beats in each measure
– quarter note gets one beat Dotted
œ œ œ
Half
Note
˙.
43 ˙ . ˙.
1 2 3
Tie

1 2 3 1 2 3

Barcarolle
Jacques Offenbach

3
Moderately

34 &4 ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ
France is home to the great com - pos - er who wrote the

&˙ ˙. ˙. œ ˙
tie—hold note for six beats

œ ˙ œ
Bar - ca - rolle. France is home to
1 2 3 1 2 3

&œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙. ˙.
the great com - pos - er Mis - ter Jacques Off - en - bach.

Solve the riddle and fill in the name of the song.

The __________ Song

Moderately

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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ
Here is a rid - dle, the an - swer’s not fid - dle, but is the

&œ œ œ ˙. ˙ œ œ œ œ œœŒ œ
name of a wood - wind. It’s made out of met - al, sounds

&œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙. œ Œ Œ
high as a lute. Of course it is a ______________________.

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Love Somebody
Traditional
Moderately

36 & 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Love some - bod - y! ’Deed I do! Love some - bod - y! Now guess who?

&œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Love some - bod - y! Have you guessed? You’re the one that I love best!

Fill in the name of your favorite day of the week.

Write your name as the composer. The Days of the Week
Moderately By __________________

3 ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ ˙
37 &4 œ œ œœ˙
Mon - day, Tues - day, Wednes - day, Thurs - day, Fri - day, Sat - ur - day, Sun - day.

œ ˙ œ ˙ . ˙ œ ˙ œ
&˙ ˙. ˙.
All the days are fun, but I like _______________ best.

Advantage Meet The Instruments

38 The CLARINET, which is made of wood, is a member of the woodwind

family. The clarinet is played by blowing across a reed made of
wood (cane), which is attached to the mouthpiece. The reed vibrates
and sends the vibrations through the instrument to produce
the clarinet sound. To play sounds (notes) that are higher
or lower, you release or depress the keys.

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Notes

Side View
A
F Front View

& F

To play F, you add the right hand.

There are two fingerings for F. Just
adding the first finger of the right
hand is okay; but if you also add
your third and fourth fingers, the
note will sound more in tune.

Skipping to and from F requires movement of fingers in both hands.

Practice this exercise slowly before playing Goodbye, Old Paint.

& 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ Œ œ Œ
A
F

œ ..
39 œ œ œ œ œœœ w

Goodbye, Old Paint

American Folk Song

& 43 Œ Œ œ œ œ œ
Slow

40
˙ ˙ œ œ œ ˙
Good - bye, Old Paint, I’m leav - in’ Chey - enne. Good -

œ œ
& ˙ ˙
œ œ œ
˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ
bye, Old Paint, I’m leav - in’ Chey - enne. I’m leav - in’ Chey - enne. I’m

œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
& œ œ œ ˙ ˙ .
off to Mon - tan! Good - bye, Old Paint, I’m leav - in’ Chey - enne.

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Notes

A
E Side View Front View

& E

To play E, keep your left hand down

and add fingers one and two
of your right hand.

Be sure your fingers completely cover the holes.

4 œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ..
EA

41 &4 œ œ œ œ ˙ œœœœ˙ œœ œ œ œ œ
Solve the riddle and fill in the name of the song.

The Dixieland ______________

Moderately
4 œ œ œ œ
42 &4 œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ w
I’m a wood - en wood - wind who makes sound with a reed.

&œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Ó
I’m in ev - ’ry Dix - ie - land set, my name’s the _____________________.

Rockin’ Recorder
Play each line separately, then play as a duet.
(Duet)
Moderately Sandy Feldstein & Larry Clark

4
&4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ..
43 Prac - tice this song both in and out of school. Rock - in’ Re - cord - er is real cool!

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œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
œœœœ œ œ œ ˙
..
Rock - in’ Re - cord - er, rock - in’ the blues. You know Rock- in’ the Re - cord - er is real cool!
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Notes

Side View
D
A Front View

& D

To play D, add the third finger

of your right hand.

Theory

1st and 2nd Ending

1. 2.

..
2nd time
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas

4
Moderately Traditional Carol

44 &4 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ w
1. Jol - ly old Saint Ni - cho - las, lean your ear this way!
2. Christ - mas Eve is com - ing soon; Now, you dear old man,
1. 2.

œ œ œ œ .. w
D
A

& œ œ œ œ w
œ œ ˙ 2nd time
Don’t you tell a sin - gle soul what I’m going to say.
whis - per what you’ll bring to me, tell me if you can.

Advantage Rhythm
Add the bar lines, write in the counts, clap, sing and play.

45 / 43 œ œ œœ œœ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ Œ Œ
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The SAXOPHONE, which is made of brass, is a member of the

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woodwind family. Like the clarinet, the saxophone is played
by blowing across a reed made of wood (cane), which is
attached to the mouthpiece. The reed vibrates and sends
the vibrations down through the instrument to produce
the saxophone sound. To play sounds (notes) that are
higher or lower, you release or depress the keys.

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Lullaby

4 ˙
Slow Traditional

47 &4 ˙ œ œ w œ œ ˙. œ
Sleep ba - by sleep, sleep ba - by sleep. Your

& œœœœœœœœ œœœœœœœ ˙ œ œ w ..

moth - er holds you ver - y tight, she sings this lul - la - by to - night, Sleep ba - by sleep.

Musicianship
Tempo: Fast
Solve the riddle and fill in the name of the song.
Speak the Rap. The _____________ Rap
Sandy Feldstein & Larry Clark
Fast

48 / 44 œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œœœœœ œœ œœŒ Œ œœ

I’m a wood - wind made out of brass who’s pop - u - lar in all styles of mu - sic. I be -

/ œ œœœ œœ œœœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ Œ
lieve it’s be - cause I pro - duce a great tone. I’m the one and on - ly ______ - ____ - ________.

Frog Song
Moderately (Round)
A. B.

& 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙
Japanese Folk Song

49 œ œ ˙
Hip hop hip hop hip hop hop. Hip hop hip hop hip hop hop.

& œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ..
Ribit Ribit Ribit Ribit Sing the frog song in a round.

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Advantage
Theory
Name the Notes
and Draw the Fingerings

&w &w &w &w &w &w &w &w

______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______

Adding Bar Lines

Add the bar lines, write in the counts, clap, sing and play.

4 œ Œ œ Œ ..
50 &4 œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙

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The TRUMPET, which is made of brass, is a member of the brass family.

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It is played by buzzing the lips in the mouthpiece. The vibration of the
lips sends vibrations into the instrument to produce the trumpet
sound. To play sounds (notes) that are higher or lower,
you release or depress the valves.

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Musicianship

f - forte
p - piano
Dynamics: loud
soft

Beautiful Brown Eyes American Folk Song

1.
3
Moderately

52 &4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙. œ œ œ œ œ œ
f 1. Beau - ti - ful beau - ti - ful brown eyes, smi - ling right in - to my
2. where are those beau - ti - ful brown eyes,

2.
˙ œ .. ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .
& ˙. ˙ œ Œ Œ
heart. But now why must we be so far a - part.

Theory

1st and 2nd endings can be more than one measure long.

Advantage Play by Ear · Good King Wenceslas

Fast

53 & 44 œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ..
p
Fill in the missing word. Trumpet Tune
Moderately
4
Sandy Feldstein & Larry Clark

54 &4 œ œœœ œ œ œœŒ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ Œ

f Play - ing the trum - pet is real hip, to make it sound _____ your lip.

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ ˙ œ Œ
Push the valves down. Push the valves down. Play the Trum - pet Tune, yeah!

Happy Little Donkey

Moderately
(Round)
A.

4 œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ Œ ..
B. C. American Folk Song

55 & 4 œœ œ ˙ œ œ œ
p I have a don-key Hap - py is his name. I have a don-key Hap-py is his name. He is my best friend.

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Theory
Pick-up Notes

Red River Valley

Moderately
4
American Folk Song

56 & 4 œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ ˙. œ Œ œ œ ˙ œ œ
f 3 4
From this
1
val - ley they say you are go - ing; I will miss your bright

& ˙ œ œ w œ Œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ
eyes and sweet smile; for they say you are tak - ing the

& ˙ ˙ œ Œ
˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ w ˙
sun - shine that bright - ens our path - way a - while. 1 2

Musette
Moderately

& 44 ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Johann Sebastion Bach

57
p Jo - hann Se - bas - tian Jo - hann Se - bas - tian Jo - hann Se - bas - tian Bach, we love him.

& ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ..
Born 1 - 6 - 8 - 5 died 1 - 7 - 5 - 0. He wrote the great B Mi - nor Mass.

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58 The SNARE DRUM is made of wood or metal. It has a drum head

on both the top and bottom. It also has wire snares which
lightly touch the bottom drum head. It is played by
striking the top head of the drum with a stick.
The head vibrates and sends the vibrations
through the drum to the bottom head which
also vibrates, causing the snares to vibrate
which produces the snare drum sound.

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Theory
Repeat within piece
.. ..

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring

Moderately

& 44 œ .. ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
Traditional

59 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
p It’s rain - ing, it’s pour - ing, the old man is snore - ing. He

1. 2.

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ .. ˙ œ
went to bed and bumped his head and didn’t get up till morn - ing. It’s morn - ing.

When the Saints Go Marching In

Moderately Traditional

60 & 44 œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ
f Oh, when the Saints go march - ing in, Oh, when the

˙ ˙ ˙
& ˙ ˙ w ˙ œ œ ˙. œ ˙
Saints go march - ing in, Yes, we’ll all get up and

œ ˙. ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙
& ˙ w œ
join ’em, When the Saints go march - ing in.

Fill in the missing word. Play Percussion

Sandy Feldstein & Larry Clark

4 œ œ œ œœ œ œ
Fast

61 &4 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙
f When I play the sold - iers come. You know me, I’m the great snare ________.

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Notes

FA#
Side View Front View

&# F#

To play F≥, lift up the first finger

of your right hand. Your left hand
fingers and fingers two and three
of your right hand remain down.

Theory

The sharp sign (≥) affects all F’s that appear in the same measure.
Yankee Doodle
Moderately
4 F#
Folk Song

62 &4 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ #œ Œ
f Yan - kee Doo - dle went to town a rid - ing on a po - ny,
Also F #

& œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ Œ
#œ œ œ œ
stuck a feath - er in his hat and called it mac - a - ro - ni.

Moderately
This Old Man
4 œ
Folk Song

63 & 4 #œ ˙ œ #œ ˙ œ œ œ #œ œ #œ œ œ œ
f This old man, he played one, He played nick - nack on my thumb, With a

& œ œ œœœ œ œ #œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ # œ œ œ Œ ..
nick - nack pad - dy whack, give a dog a bone! This old man came roll - ing home.

Advantage Meet The Instruments

64 The TROMBONE, which is made of brass, is a member of

the brass family. Like the trumpet, it is played by buzzing
the lips in the mouthpiece. The vibration of the lips
sends vibrations into the instrument to produce
the trombone sound. To play sounds
(notes) that are higher or lower,
you move the slide in or out.

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Theory
Key Signature
#
&
Key of G – one sharp (F≥)
Play F’s as F≥

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

# Slowly
4 ≥ ( ) Traditional

65 & 4 œœœœ œœ˙ œœœœ œœ˙ œœœœ œœ˙

p Twin-kle, twin - kle lit - tle star, How I won - der what you are, Up a - bove the world so high,

#
& œœœœ œœ˙ œœœœ œœ˙ œœœœ œœ˙
Like a dia-mond in the sky. Twin-kle, twin - kle lit - tle star, How I won - der what you are.

The Victor’s March

# Fast
& 44 ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Traditional

66 ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ
f Hail! To the vic - tors, val - iant, Hail! To the con - qu’ring her - oes

#
& ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ w
Hail! Hail! To our lead - ers they are the best.

#
& ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Hail! To the vic - tors, val - iant, Hail! To the con - qu’ring her - oes

# ˙ Œ
& ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ
Hail! Hail! To our lead - ers champ - ions of our school. Yeah!

Fill in the missing word.

Trombone Time

& 43 œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ . œ Œ œ ˙ œ ˙ . œ œ œ ˙ .
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f The large trom - bone can not hide to change its sound you use a ________.

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Mary Ann
# Moderately
& 44 ˙ ˙
Caribbean Folk Song

68 ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ w ˙ œ œ
f All day all night, Ma - ry Ann, Down by the

# œ œ œ œ
& ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ w ˙ œ œ
sea - shore sift - ing sand. All the lit - tle chil - dren love

# œ ˙ w
& œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ w
Ma - ry Ann, Down by the sea - shore sift - ing sand.

Theme from Symphony No. 1

Johannes Brahms

#4 . Slowly 1. 2.
69
& 4 œ . ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ . œ .. œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ
p This theme we all know was com - posed by Jo- han-nes Brahms. This posed for the First Sym - phon - y.

Advantage Meet The Instruments

70 The VIOLIN is made of wood with four strings attached. It is a

member of the string family and plays the high notes in the
orchestra. It is played by plucking the strings with the finger
(like a guitar) or by drawing a bow across them. The strings
vibrate to produce the violin sound. To play sounds
(notes) that are higher or lower, you depress the
strings at different points.

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A Bicycle Built for Two

# Moderately
3 ˙. ˙.
Harry Daere

71 & 4 ˙. ˙. œ œ œ ˙ œ
f Dai - sy, Dai - sy, give me your an - swer

# ˙.
& ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙.
˙.
do. I’m half cra - zy

#
& œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙. œ Œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ
all for the love of you.
p It won’t be a styl - ish

# ˙ Œ
& œ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ
mar - riage; I can’t af - ford a car - riage. f But

# œ
& ˙ œ œ Œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙. œŒ Œ
you’ll look sweet up - on the seat of a bi - cy - cle built for two.

Fill in the missing word. Violin Song

Slowly
3
Sandy Felstein & Larry Clark

72 &4 œ œ œ œ œœ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œŒ
p My string sound is high not low. To make that sound, I use a ___________.

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Performance
This Little Light of Mine
(Duet)
A DESCANT is a second melody or duet part played above the main melody.

#4
Moderately Spiritual

& 4 œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ

Descant

73
p
#4 Melody

œ œœœ œ w
2 & 4 œ œœœ œ w
f This lit - tle light of mine, I’m gon - na let it shine,

# œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ
Descant

1a &
# Melody

2a & œ œœœ œ w œ œœœ œ w

This lit - tle light of mine, I’m gon - na let it shine,

# œ œœœ œ
Descant

œ œ œ œ œ œ
1b & œ œ ˙ œ œ
#
œ œœœ œ
Melody

2b & œ œœœ œ w ˙ œ œ
This lit - tle light of mine, I’m gon - na let it shine, let it

# Descant
œ œ œ
1c & ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ Ó

# ˙ Melody
œ œ Ó
2c & ˙ œ œ w ˙
shine, let it shine, let it shine.

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Fingering Chart

Right
Hand

& & w & w & w & #w

w
C D E F F≥

Left
Hand

Thumb
in back

& w & w & w & w & w

G A B C D

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