Recorder Karate!

We are also beginning Recorder Karate with 4th and 5th grades.  We are working hard to make it to black belt!  

In the Recorder Karate program, there are 9 songs that represent the 9 belts.  Students work together in groups to play and test on each song.  When they have "mastered" the song, they test.  If they pass the test (play the song - notes and rhythms - correctly with good tone), they earn their belt.  The receive a colored strong to tie around their recorder and they get to "announce it to the world" by signing the poster in the hall!  This is a great program that my students love.  Some of them get very competitive.