Fourth Grade Recorder Karate

Fall 2015
Name:________________

1. White
2. Yellow
3. Orange
4. Green
5. Blue
6. Purple
7. Brown
8. Red
9. Black

Standing in the Need of Prayer

Springtime
Oh, How I Love Jesus
Skin and Bones
Canon
Fast and Energetic
Simple Gifts
The Ash Grove
He Has Made Me Glad

Fifth Grade Recorder Karate

Fall 2015
Name:________________

1. White
2. Yellow
3. Orange
4. Green
5. Blue
6. Purple
7. Brown
8. Red
9. Black

When the Saints Go Marching In

Olympic Theme
Amazing Grace
C Scale
Can Can
D Scale
Allegro
Come, Lovely May
Carol of the Bells

Fifth Grade Recorder Packet

Name:________________

White Belt: White signifies a birth, or beginning, of a seed. A white belt student is a beginner searching for
knowledge of the Art. The white belt is the beginning of life's cycle, and represents the seed as it lies beneath the
snow in the winter.
Yellow Belt or Sash: Yellow signifies the first beams of sunlight which shines upon the seed giving it new strength
with the beginning of new life. A yellow belt student is given his first ray of knowledge, opening his mind, from his
instructors.
Orange Belt or Sash: Orange represents the growing power of the sun as it warms the earth to prepare for new
growth in the spring. The orange belt is starting to feel his body and mind open and develop.
Green Belt or Sash: Green signifies the growth of the seed as it sprouts from the earth reaching toward the sun and
begins to grow into a plant. A green belt student learns to strengthen and refine his techniques.
Blue Belt or Sash: Blue signifies the blue sky as the plant continues to grow toward it. A blue belt student moves up
higher in rank just as the plant grows taller. The light feeds the plant so it can continue to grow. The student is fed

additional knowledge of the Art in order for his body and mind continue to grow and develop.
Purple Belt or Sash: Purple represents the changing sky of dawn, as once again the student undergoes a new
change and prepares for the transition to advanced student. A purple belt begins to understand the meaning of the
black belt.
Brown Belt or Sash: Brown represents the ripening of the seed, a maturing and harvesting process. A brown belt is
an advanced student whose techniques are beginning to mature, and he is beginning to understand the fruits of his
hard work as a beginner.
Red Belt or Sash: Red signifies the red-hot heat of the Sun as the plant continues growing toward it. As a red belt
student acquires more detailed knowledge, just as the plant grows slowly toward the Sun, so the red belt student
learns to be more cautious with his knowledge and physical abilities. Red is a sign of danger, and the red belt is
beginning to become dangerous with their knowledge and abilities.
Black Belt or Sash: Black signifies the darkness beyond the Sun. A black belt seeks new, more profound knowledge
of the Art. As he begins to teach others, he plants new seeds and helps them grow and mature. His students, many
whom will form roots deep into the Art, blossom and grow through the ranks in a never-ending process of self-growth,
knowledge, and enlightenment.
1White BAG
2Yellow BAG w/ pickup
3Orange Add E

6/8

4Green Add C

2/4 time

5Blue

time

add D

6Purple add F# Round

Canon

7Brown Simple Gifts

Faster Tempo

8Red
9Black

DEF#GABC