Coyote String Band -- Mandolin Tutorial for "Angel Band"

"Angel Band" - Mando tuning/chords/intro from Richard Lawton on Vimeo.

Hey Coyotes -- now for a change of pace from all those recorder videos.  Here's a short video that will show you mando players how to play the chords and the intro for "Angel Band."  Covers tuning also.  Should keep you guys busy.  :)

Recorder Ensemble -- "Water Come A Me Eye" Recorder 1

Three Minute Recorder - "Water Come A Me Eye" Part 1 from Richard Lawton on Vimeo.

Hi recorder ensemble players -- here is the video tutorial to accompany the music I gave you this week (and reprinted below). There are a couple of tricky passages but with practice I think you will find it very manageable.  I will post the second part after we've had a chance to work on it in class.

Three Minute Recorder Lesson 6 - Low D

Three Minute Recorder - Lesson 6 from Richard Lawton on Vimeo.

Here's that low D many of us talked about yesterday.  Now we have almost a complete octave (accept for tricky F -- more on that next week.)

Three Minute Recorder Lesson 5 - High C and D

Three Minute Recorder - Lesson 5 from Richard Lawton on Vimeo.

Hi Third Grade Students -- here are a couple of more videos which review some of the notes we've been learning this week.  Remember -- watching one of these videos twice counts as practice.

Three Minute Recorder Lesson 4 - Improvisation!

Three Minute Recorder - Lesson 4 from Richard Lawton on Vimeo.

Hi again Recorder players --In this video we will begin to explore the possibility of improvisation on the recorder.  Being able to freely express yourself is a musical way is one of the great joys of music making.  So get to it!  :)

Three Minute Recorder Lesson 3 - E

Three Minute Recorder - Lesson 3 from Richard Lawton on Vimeo.

H Third Graders and Ensemble Players.  For our fourth note we will learn E, which requires that we use our right hand.  Adding E to B, A and G gives us a whole different emotional feeling.  Try it and you'll see what I mean.