Hot cross buns!
Hot cross buns!
One a penny,
Two a penny,
Hot cross buns!
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Hey, I'm Andy Fling, the founder of MakingMusicFun.net. In this lesson I'm going to teach you how to play Hot Cross Buns on the recorder. Click the link in the description to get the free sheet music and let's get started.
Hot Cross Buns is a three note song - B, A and G. Some of you might already know these notes. For other kids they're brand new. We'll start by learning the notes and fingerings. Then we'll learn the song.
The first note we'll learn is a B.
To play a B you cover the back hole with your thumb and the first front hole with your index finger. It sounds like this.
Let's try it together. Ready, play.
One more time. Ready, play.
The next note is an A.
To play A you cover the back hole with your thumb, the first hole with your index finger and the second hole with your middle finger.
It sounds like this.
Let's try it together. Ready, play.
Again, go.
The third note is a G.
To play A you cover the back hole with your thumb, the first hole with your index finger, the second hole with your middle finger and the third hole with your ring finger.
It sounds like this.
Let's try it together. Ready, play.
If any of the notes didn't sound right, check to see if your fingers are completely covering the holes. Press your fingers into the recorder and then check to see if the recorder holes made perfect circles.
Let's try it again.
Grab your sheet music. It's time to learn Hot Cross Buns.
Hot Cross Buns starts with two half notes. Half notes get two beats - or two taps of your foot. The first half note is a B, played with your thumb and index finger. The second note is played with your thumb, index finger, and middle finger.
It sounds like this.
Try it with me. Ready, play.
Again, play.
The third note is a G, which is played with your thumb and three fingers. It's a whole note. Whole notes last for four beats - or four taps of your foot.
It sounds like this.
Let's try it together. Ready. play.
One more time.
Ready. play.
Let's put the first two measures together. B - A - G. It sounds like this.
Try it.
Again, play.
Compare measures 1 and 2 to measures 3 and 4. Do they look the same or different?
That's right. They're the same. Let’s try measures 3 and 4. Ready, play.
One more time.
Ready, play.
You're doing great!
Let's put both phrases together. B - A - G - B - A - G. Ready, play.
One more time.
Ready, play.
If you've been looking ahead you've seen that measures 7 and 8 are the same too. That means you already know three quarters of the song. Wahoo!
Let's practice measures 7 and 8, and then we'll go back to learn measures 5 and 6.
Ready, play.
One more time.
Ready, play.
Let's check out measures 5 and 6 now, and then we'll put the whole song together.
Measure 5 has four quarter notes. Quarter notes get one beat - or one tap of your foot. All four notes all also G's. I'll show you what to do and then we can play it together.
Let's try it together.
Ready, play.
One more time.
Ready, play.
Measure 6 also has four quarter notes. This time the four quarter notes are all A's.
They sound like this.
Let's try it. Ready, play.
One more time.
Ready, play.
Now let's put measures 5 and 6 together.
Let's try it together. Ready, play.
One more time.
Ready, play.
You're ready to try playing Hot Cross Buns from beginning to end. I'll show you what it sounds like all the way through and then we can try it together.
Let's try it together.
Ready, play.
Way to go! You're on your way to becoming a recorder superstar!