Recorder Karate

Recorder Karate is a motivational system we use at Simis with the recorders. Students earn belts when they can correctly play a song from the list below:
Soprano Recorder Belt List 

1.       White -        Hot Cross Buns                                      GAB

2.       Yellow-        Gently Sleep                                          GAB

3.       Orange-       Merrily We Roll Along                            GAB

4.       Green-         Plainsies, Clapsies                                  E GA

5.       Purple-        Old MacDonald Had A Farm                   DE GAB

6.       Blue-           When the Saints Go Marching In        GABC’D’

7.       Red-            Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star             DEF#GAB

8.       Brown-        Amazing Grace                                       DEGAB D’

9.       Black-         Ode to Joy                                            D GABC’D’

                                                          

10.     2^nd Degree-           Picardy                                         EF^#GABC’D’E’

11.      3^rd Degree-           Drunken Sailor                             EF^#GABC^#’D’E’

12.     4^th Degree-            Auld Lang Syne                            CD FGA C’D’

13.     5^th Degree-            Take Me Out To the Ball Game  CDEFF^#GG^#ABC’

14.     6^th Degree-            The Irish Washerwoman          D GAB²C’D’E’

15.     7^th Degree-            Scotland, the Brave                    EFGAB^bC’D’E’F’

16.     8^th Degree-            Greensleeves                               DEFF^#GAB^bC’D’E^b’F’

17.     9^th Degree-            Wild Rider                                   C EFGG^#ABC' E'F'

18.     10^th Degree-          The Star-Spangled Banner          C EF^#GABC’D’E’F’G’

19.     11^th Degree-           Arkansas Traveler                 DE GABCDEF^#G

20.     12^th Degree-          Bonaparte Crossing the Rhine    E GABC’D’E’ G’A’

21.     13^th Degree-           The Entertainer                          DD^#EFF^#GAA^bBC’D’D^#’E’G’

Note Order: B A G E D C’ D’ F# E’ C#’ C F B² Bb G# F’ G’ F#’ Eb’ A’ D^# A^b D^#’

^{Papers for the songs are available in the music room.}