Recorder karate

I post colorful recorders in the hallway next to posters that display the Recorder Karate songs, concepts, and notes you must know to earn each belt!

So, I have seen a TON of good ideas on Pinterest for Recorder Karate. So, I thought to myself, why not compile them all in one place? :) ...

I was working on this post before the craziness of the end-of-the-year began and realized I never finished! Even though we have been on Summer break for awhile now (woohooo!), I thought I'd go ahead and tell you a little bit about our 5th grade recorder program. Each Spring, 5th graders have the privilege of participating in the "Recorder Karate" program. It is one of my favorite units to teach because the students love it so much! Recorder Karate is a motivational recorder program that…

It's easy to figure out what songs, notes, and skills I need to learn to earn new belts with this simple Recorder Karate hallway display!

I love the idea of tracking and celebrating student growth and progress in a public way. With a task as complex as playing a melodic wind instrument, there are a lot of variables to master. It takes real practice and work to learn to play the recorder in a fun, […]

I'm talking about recorder centers! I'll share the process I use to teach the centers and some tips and tricks.

Recorder Karate Program

Description This is the rubric I use with my students when I do belt testing for recorder. This rubric will work for whatever "Recorder Karate" program you use in your classroom.

I flipped the Elementary Recorder class ...teaching elementary recorder class w/technology ..resulting progress of students could not be more profound ...