Look no further for lesson plans using recorder and handchimes! As music educators, we try to engage as many students as possible in our classroom with hands-on music making. Adding handchimes and non-pitched percussion with recorders is a sure-fire way to heat things up!
With ChimeWorks’ chordal lesson plans, students will learn to harmonize the melodies they sing by ringing the accompanying chords on handchimes. Non-pitched percussion can be improvised to add more rhythmic interest. You might consider doubling the melody on recorder by assigning it to some of your more accomplished students.
Do you have favorite recorder melodies? Consider adding basic chords to the score and have some of your students join in with handchimes. The handchimes will add a rich, harmonic accompaniment that will serve as an in-tune foundation for your little pipers! Consider sharing your successful lesson plans with others by submitting them here.
Here are some ChimeWorks lesson plans that will surely create some pipe dreams:
i have two sets of books that have the chords for the chimes and the melody line for the hymn. One is Standard Hymns, the other is Favorite Hymns.