Today I took the time to begin learning my first song which was Hot Cross Buns. I chose this song because I already knew the tune of the song and am familiar with it. I learnt the notes B, A,G for this song and found it to be quite straightforward.  I tried to use tonguing to get a better and more clear sounds from the recorder but I am still not sure if I am doing this correctly. Overall this song was easy to play and I feel confident about it. This was my first time using the recorder since I was in 4th grade. It brought back many memories from elementary school and how I always found playing instruments to be slightly frustrating as they make screechy sounds if not played right. I remembered to blow very softly into my recorder to avoid squeaking. Some tips I read online that I made sure to follow was to use the pads of fingers to fully cover the note to get the best sounds, using the tongue to blow rather then just pushing air into the instrument and maintaining good posture. I found that it was difficult at time to cover the entire hole with my fingers because I was concentrated on moving from one note to the next. The next song I will learn to play is the very beginning of the song Titanic, I think this piece is much more involved and will definitely take more time to learn. I have already started practicing the F note for this song because it is heavily used. I find it difficult to hold both the notes at the top and bottom of my recorder at the same time using both hands.  I am hopeful that the more I practice the more I will be able to control all my fingers on both hands.

 

A video of me playing Hot Cross Buns can be accessed below.

Music Video 1