Colburn Teaching Artist Gina Luciani teaches you how to play the recorder and read basic music notation with songs such as Mary had a Little Lamb and All through the Night. These lessons are perfect for learning how to play the recorder, even if this is your first time learning a musical instrument.
A Colburn teaching artist, who guides you through each playing video. Gina is a professional flautist in Los Angeles who has spent her career performing in orchestras, on movie soundtracks, and on videos. Below is a video of Gina performing a piece by Astor Piazzola called the Histoire du Tango. The instrument you will learn to play is called the recorder, which is much like the flute you will hear on the video.
Make a sounds Gina Luciani introduces you to the recorder and its woodwind family and teaches you how to make a sound on the recorder.
First 3 notes Gina teaches you how to play your first three notes on the recorder.
Beat & rhythms This lesson explores beat and rhythm, two fundamental parts of music, and four note values that can be combined to create different rhythms.
Mary had a little lamb This lesson explores beat and rhythm, two fundamental parts of music, and four note values that can be combined to create different rhythms.
Lullabies A lullaby is music written to gently rock someone to sleep. Hear Gina play a famous lullaby written by composer Johannes Brahms on the flute, and then learn to play a lullaby on the recorder.
Compose your own song Now that you know all the elements of music: beat, rhythm, and melody, you can compose your own song!
perform & more songs In this final lesson practice performing and get feedback on your new skills. In the videos, Gina shares three more songs if you want to keep learning!