Learn to Play Recorder

O Tannenbaum

  • Keep dotted quavers and semiquavers distinct.
  • Count the rests and pickup accurately.

Composer: Traditional

Original: Linder’s complete upper piano melody once; original G major, soprano D4–E5; native alto C major, G4–A5.

Prepare dotted rhythms and semiquavers through Lessons 13 and 25.

Notes Used: D4, F#4, G4, A4, B4, C5, D5, E5

Notes Used: G4, B4, C5, D5, E5, F5, G5, A5

Time Signature: 3/4 · Key: G major

Time Signature: 3/4 · Key: C major

Fingering Review

Complete music

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Practice

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Source: August Linder, Deutsche Weisen, No. 66, pp. 52–53, Auer, n.d. [1900]; public-domain US print.

Performance Goal: Play the entire melody, keeping every written rest in time.