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Are you starting a recorder lesson with your elementary students? Use this helpful slide-show, perfect for introducing basic music terms such as tempo, dynamics, pitch, and duration. Each slide provides a definition and example of the word shown. Several tips for playing the recorder are included on the last slide. 

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Music, Vocabulary, tempo, dynamics, texture

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dynamics, music terminology, musical terms, pitch, tempo, texture, duration, playing music, playing recorder, visual and performing arts
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Grade
4th - 5th
Subjects
Visual & Performing Arts
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Presentations
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For Teacher Use
Number of Slides
7
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