4 Tenor Low G

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So far we have learnt two notes, each lesson from now on introduces another. As our note range increases, so does our music. However each new note brings fresh challenges. As we shall see.

The note for this lesson is G. We call it "Low G", because a higher version of the G note will come later. The low G fingering is LTh, L1, L2 and L3. It looks like this

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Sounding OK? If not, then the culprit is most likely the third finger, L3, which is not covering the hole properly. Look carefully at the photo. You will see that the first two fingers, L1 and L2, are arched slightly, so that the third finger sits comfortably over the hole. Make sure that the ball of the third finger covers the hole, not the knuckle. Don't forget to cover the hole on the bottom with your left hand thumb.

Now try this exercise. The first note, the G you've just learnt, is on a line on the music stave. Remember how "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour" identifies the notes on lines?
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It sounds like this.

When you can play along with the recorder, try it with the backing only.

Now try this exercise
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It sounds like this

In the first bar you are lifting two fingers at once (L2,L3), then bringing them down together. Make sure these two fingers move as one. Try it with the backing only.

The last lesson introduced the music stave, quarter notes (crotchets) and half notes (minims). Recall that a half note (minim) is twice the length of a quarter note (crotchet)? Here we introduce the eighth note (or quaver in the UK), which is half the length of a quarter note (crotchet). The music stave below shows two pairs of eighth notes (quavers), separated by quarter notes (crotchets). Notice that the eighth notes (quavers) are joined.
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It sounds like this. Can you hear that each pair of eighth notes (quavers) is the same length as a quarter note (crotchet)?

Now. The music library. Remember going to the library at school? We have a library here as well, you're about to visit. Each lesson has several new tunes, for this lesson they are “Only Three” and “Au Claire de la Lune”. Click the red icons below to see them. These tunes are on two music staves. Play the first one, then the second.

Each tune has a "count in", two groups of 4 beats. The count in tells you how fast the tune goes. In this case each count in beat is a quarter note.
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Only Three
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Au Claire
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