This book features some of the most popular children's songs and folk songs for the descant recorder in the key of C. All songs have been arranged for the beginning recorder player and -if necessary- slightly simplified to make playing them even more fun. There are even fingering diagrams for the recorder in the appendix.
Funny Tunes:
Camptown Races
Hickory Dickory Dock
Jack and Jill
Skip To My Lou
J.J.J. Schmidt
There’s a Hole in the Bucket
Once a Man
99 Bottles
Polly Wolly Doodle
Mixed Bag:
A Tisket, a Tasket
Amazing Grace
Clementine
Down By the Station
Lavender’s Blue
He’s Got the Whole World
London Bridge Is Falling Down
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Marianne
My Bonny Is Over the Ocean
When the Saints Go Marchin’ In
She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain
This Little Light of Mine
If You’re Happy
Oh Susanna
Can Can (Offenbach)
Row, Row, Row
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
Kum ba yah
Men and Aninals:
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Bingo
Pop Goes the Weasel
Teddy Bear
Crawdad Song
Eentsy, Weentsy Spider
Hey, Diddle, Diddle
Little Green Frog
Old McDonald Had a Farm
This Old Man
One Elephant Went Out
It’s Raining
Going to Bed and Waking Up:
Brahms Lullaby
Hush-a-Bye, Baby
Brother John
Good Morning
Goodnight Ladies
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Hush, Little Baby
Sleep Baby, Sleep
Sleep Tight
Christmas and Celebration:
Jingle Bells
Silent Night
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Jolly Good Fellow
Olde to Joy (Beethoven)
Appendix:
Caring for Your Recorder
A Word About Practicing
Meter
The Notes on Your Recorder
Key Signatures
Fingering Chart
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