Learn to Play Recorder

Home on the Range

  • Shape long, sustained phrases
  • Keep a steady 3/4 waltz pulse

Notes Used: C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C (high)

Time Signature: 3/4 · Key: C Major

Fingering Review

Full Song

Play it with broad, sustained phrasing.

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Notation

Opening line (1870s, public domain):

Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam...

Practice Exercises

The first note is a one-beat pickup ("Oh...").

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