Please note: All students must have a recorder.

The Importance of Recorder

This year the students will be learning the recorder. The recorder is a great way to prepare the students for seventh grade music in junior high. Seventh grade requires a year of fine arts (visual, music, or drama). Lehi Junior High offers an unusually large selection of music classes. You can visit their website and look at the 7th grade registration to see Lehi Junior High's music requirements and offerings. In junior high, students can choose from choir, band, or orchestra. Recorder helps prepare students for all three choices. The wind control involved in playing the recorder helps with the wind control required for choir and for wind instruments. The left hand coordination required by the recorder assists in the left hand fingering required by string instruments and woodwinds. And, of course, the ensemble work, rhythm, and music reading will assist with choir, band, and orchestra.

Forms

Click here to view the Upper Grades Disclosure Document.

Click here to view the Recorder Form.

The Trimester System

The school year is divided into three trimesters. The students will receive their report cards at the end of each trimester. During the trimester, the students will attend four weeks each of all three specialties:  computers, P.E., and music. The order in which they will attend the specialties will depend upon which rotation they are in. Please consult with your child's core teacher to determine the rotation schedule. The follow is the general curriculum for each of the trimesters.

Trimester One (4 weeks)

Note reading in preparation for recorder.

Identifying classical music.

Identify major and minor 2.

Identify monophonic, homophonic, and polyphonic.

Breathing and vocal exercises.

Trimester Two (4 weeks)

Recorder beginning with BAG songs (unless a more intensive review of the notes B, A, and G are needed).

Trimester Three (4 weeks)

Learn about and apply different styles of music.

Lean to conduct in 3/4 and 2/4 time.

Learn proper microphone technique.

Identify different genres of music.