Q&A for How to Play "Mary Had a Little Lamb" on the Recorder

Wash it with warm soapy water and clean the mouthpiece with an old toothbrush. Let it dry before playing it again.

Songs such as Jingle Bells, Hot Cross Buns and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star are easy to play on a recorder and don't require much practice.

There isn't really any way of knowing that, because songs are made all the time, whether they're new or normal songs transferred to the recorder. However, there are plenty of recorder books you can use to play common songs.

The keys on a recorder are A, B, C, D, E, F and G.

Online is always a good place to find sheet music for the recorder. You may even consider buying your own music book from any music store.

The open holes where you place your fingers are the notes.

The first recorders were made in the 1500's. Some remains of these have been found in Germany, the Netherlands, and Greece. Many people played the recorder in Europe in the 1500's and 1600's.

You can try Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. It has mostly chromatic scales and is pretty hard to play.

Hold your fingers - left hand on top - on all the holes. Blow into the recorder.

Descant recorders are the most popular recorders. The range of each of the recorders in the family span over two octaves.

You can buy recorders at your local music store or online.

It all depends on the size of the piano and how many recorders you have. Most recorders are set to a certain range of notes (like the one I've got is soprano/descant), but they can go quite low - there are bass recorders out there. The pitches then depend on the size of the piano - one recorder on its own would not be able to produce the same pitches something like a grand piano could produce; however, some recorders could easily play the same amount of pitches as a smaller keyboard like a 25-key midi keyboard.

Of course! Most people actually play on plastic recorders because they are a bit cheaper than wooden recorders, but they still produce a wonderful sound quality.

Yes, you can play whatever songs you would like to play on your recorder.

I assume you are referring to a soprano recorder. On a soprano recorder the lowest you can play is middle C, so no, you cannot play bass clef on a recorder.

When playing a flute, you do not blow through a mouthpiece. Also, the flute is held horizontally, not vertically like the flute. Another thing is that there are buttons on the flute, unlike the holes you’d find on a clarinet or a recorder.

If you don't have a recorder case, you can buy or make one. If that isn't possible, you can keep it in a pencil case or any other sort of bag. If not, wrap your recorder in something soft such as a pillowcase and keep it somewhere safe where nobody will misplace it or accidentally break it. Keep your recorder away from heat sources or it will get bent out of shape.

Yes, as long as you know all the notes. Practice, practice, practice and you will be able to play the song in no time!

There is no way to actually know that, because new songs are coming out all the time. Most songs, unless there is a big range, can be played on the recorder.

There are hundreds of beginner's songs for recorder. You can find them by going on the internet and search "beginning songs on recorder." Most music stores will also have books of beginning recorder songs, or will order them for you.