'Off to California' folk tune + ornaments | Team Recorder

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In this video I teach you the hornpipe 'Off to California', and give you lots of ideas for including folk ornaments like cuts, rolls and slides!
To learn the tune, follow my fingers, the music you hear, the sheet music on screen, the letter names or do re mi on screen. In the pinned comment you will also find the tune written out in letters, so your computer speech function can read it out too.
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS WILL COMMENT ON THIS: I've notated the hornpipe in dotted eighth notes, with subdivide into 4, even though a hornpipe subdivides the beat into 3. Why??! Well, this is typically how hornpipes are notated, so people who learn these tunes often may be more used to it. It's easier to read than triplets all over the place.
The tune is in G and in 4/4, and starts with an upbeat on D. Happy playing!
//// NOTES FOR THE TUNE
d e f# g f# g b a g e d g b D G ED E F# G F# G D E D b g a b a g e
d e f# g f# g b a g e d g b D G ED E F# G F# G D E D b g a g e f# g
D E F# G F# E G F# E D F# E D E F# E D b DG F# G D E D b g a b a g e
d e f# g f# g b a g e d g b D G ED E F# G F# G D E D b g a g e f# g
//// INSTRUMENTS
In this video I play on a blue plastic Yamaha recorder because why not. I also briefly show a Chieftain high whistle in D.
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  • @funkykoval2099
    @funkykoval20993 жыл бұрын

    Big thanks for showing that on el cheapo recorder! I'm begining to beleive that biggest expence in my music learning is my time, because I don't need uber expensive instrument!!! All best!

  • @ziomatthewmusic4205

    @ziomatthewmusic4205

    3 жыл бұрын

    Certainly! It is all about ability and time not about what you play it on. If you are good you will sound great on anything. If you aren't so good you will sound not so good. I do youtube videos with my keyboard and I doubt that I would suddenly become a hit just because I used a better instrument.

  • @franktheawaken7169

    @franktheawaken7169

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ziomatthewmusic4205 Agreed! When my ex-wife bought me my tenor saxophone on my 50th birthday the guy at the store told me that it was not the instrument that makes you a musician play good but a musician who makes the sax play good. He was right. However, in a symphonic orchestra... the richness of the sound becomes apparent.

  • @dog3579

    @dog3579

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is a true story from someone who has been playing recorder for over 60 years: I was preparing a piece for soprano recorder and found I sounded best on a clear plastic lime green $7 student recorder (the same Yamaha model as Sarah's). The piece seemed to work best for me on this instrument instead of my $200 rosewood instrument. I played the piece at a recital and this is how I did it. I kept the recorder in my bag until the moment I stood up to play and whipped it out. Without delay, I put it to my lips and played the piece, then took my bows and put it away. After the recital, folks came up to me and asked what kind of instrument I used. I amazed them by showing them the student instrument. One lady complained that she had just bought a hand-made expensive instrument and that the plastic instrument (which, by the way, was not a poor instrument at all, just inexpensive and mass produced) sounded better than hers. Of course, that was because I had practiced extensively with my recorder and knew how to make it sound good on this particular piece. Which all goes back to something that my recorder teacher told me: 90% of a musician's sound comes from him, and only 10% comes from the instrument. This is true for anyone. Charlie Parker played concerts on a plastic alto saxophone when he had to pawn his own instrument for cash. I've played gigs on broken down pianos and managed to sound fine. It's a matter of working with what you have to make yourself sound as good as possible. In my opinion, a good instrument will make it easier for a good musician to sound good but a poor musician will sound poor on the best instrument. The "cheapie" Yamaha is a reliable and practically indestructible instrument that can be taken anywhere without risk of harm or loss.

  • @patrickchambers5999
    @patrickchambers59993 жыл бұрын

    So that's the name of that tune. I've heard it before but never knew it's name. Thanks much. And I'm the first!

  • @HenryPh_am

    @HenryPh_am

    3 жыл бұрын

    She plays it in many of her videos haha. I remember it was the $10 vs $10000 recorder with Jon

  • @isabellal1252
    @isabellal12523 жыл бұрын

    Folk dancing *is* cool.

  • @HenryPh_am
    @HenryPh_am3 жыл бұрын

    Finally this tune that you and Jon play all the time ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @Team_Recorder

    @Team_Recorder

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly 😄😍

  • @HenryPh_am

    @HenryPh_am

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sarah Jeffery / Team Recorder I guess I’ll learn this one next! I am learning to play Bourree from the video you teach Jon the recorder. All of your music selections are *chef kisses* 😘😘😘

  • @maryh7825
    @maryh78253 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!!! This song stays in the head (such an ear worm!) Now I can get it out and onto the recorder. Yay! Thank you Sarah. So much fun.

  • @colleeneyre6588
    @colleeneyre65883 жыл бұрын

    I've been practicing recorder for about the last month of quarentine and your channel has been an enormous help! I fell in love with this song early on in my recorder learning and could not find a suitable version to learn. I also dabble in the tin whistle which is how I figured out the name of it, but I much prefer playing recorder. ITS A REAL INSTRUMENT!!!😠😡😠!! no one believes it at first.

  • @claidheamdanns
    @claidheamdanns3 жыл бұрын

    For some reason, it just make me angry that people would give your video a downvote. Thank you for sharing. The recorder was my second instrument, started in 4th grade. While I mostly play the pennywhistle now, I still keep 6-7 recorders around and play them once in awhile - nowhere near as fabulously as you do.

  • @Michajeru
    @Michajeru3 жыл бұрын

    I loved hearing you do a folk tune as that is my favorite type of music. I usually play 'Off to California" on D tin whistle but the tune is bouncy and fun and sounds great on any instrument.

  • @barbarabozeman5412
    @barbarabozeman54123 жыл бұрын

    Only you have managed to inspire and encourage me to start playing the recorder after almost 45 years. You are awesome! thank you thank you

  • @bacca71
    @bacca713 жыл бұрын

    That tune sticks to the brain! Very enjoyable and a really fun piece. Thanks for picking this one.

  • @julienielsen3746
    @julienielsen3746 Жыл бұрын

    Saving this to learn later when I can play better. Great little tune.

  • @kharmaviv
    @kharmaviv3 жыл бұрын

    Hurray! Letters in the description! Yay! I've been trying to learn this tune from your other videos. Finally! Now I know I will learn it with this video. Thank you! 💃🎶🎵

  • @GenWivern2
    @GenWivern23 жыл бұрын

    Splendid video as per, but must admit that I was rather hoping for a spot of clog dancing. :-)

  • @Team_Recorder

    @Team_Recorder

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahaaaaaa next time 😄

  • @chriskei76

    @chriskei76

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sarah Jeffery / Team Recorder Dancing and playing this tune please 😂

  • @DavidWickes

    @DavidWickes

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Team_Recorder one million subscribers clog dancing reveal 😂

  • @Ncarrascosa
    @Ncarrascosa3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Sarah for your video so inspiring !!! and very useful in order to play folk music !!! ❤️❤️

  • @bomber5242
    @bomber52423 жыл бұрын

    It awes me to see that a $10 instrument can sound so good in the right hands . I'm just starting to learn the recorder ( once again ) . I purchased a Yamaha yrs-24b (like yours , but natural white) . I know it's not an expensive recorder , but sounds and plays way better than imagined . Of course you really know how to make it sing . I've been enjoying your videos the last few months . Thanks for a ll the helpful info you have shared with me and the rest of your viewers . Your comparison video between this $10 plastic Yamaha and your $1000 hand made concert recorder is what prompted me to get the yrs-24b .

  • @dutchcub
    @dutchcub3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Sarah, I never really was interested in the recorder...but after watching many of your videos my opinion changed! Thank you very much for that. And by the way, I saw that you are living in Amsterdam. You are more then welcome, especially during this Covid period we need positive and enthousiastic people like you, we need you to keep our spirits up.

  • @akame5026
    @akame50263 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a millon for this video I like this melody a LOT

  • @oanavinatoru
    @oanavinatoru3 жыл бұрын

    Oh I know someone who was trying hard to find the notes by herself for this tune, she won’t belive you made this tutorial! :) thanks!!

  • @honeychurchgipsy6
    @honeychurchgipsy63 жыл бұрын

    One of my favourites - I have it in a book of English pub session tunes compiled by Dave Mallinson but never knew how to do the ornamentation - so many thanks for the advice.

  • @jollieJollie
    @jollieJollie3 жыл бұрын

    My first language is french, and I am pretty happy that it was written "si" instead of ti!

  • @runrig97
    @runrig973 жыл бұрын

    It's also common to just write it in straight eighth notes, and then just write a tempo/rhythm note at the top something like: (♫) = (triplet: ♩ ♪), or a something like "played in swing time...". Makes it easier to write the tune that way :-)

  • @tehminagoskar2043
    @tehminagoskar20433 жыл бұрын

    I’m a fiddler and I’ve learned so much from this video on ornamentation and emphasis. In our pub sessions (or yesteryear) hornpipes are the ones played so wildly differently it can be painful! Thank you so much.

  • @Team_Recorder

    @Team_Recorder

    3 жыл бұрын

    You’re very welcome 😊

  • @dliessmgg
    @dliessmgg3 жыл бұрын

    Finally I know the name of this tune! Thank you.

  • @heidisamuels7201
    @heidisamuels7201 Жыл бұрын

    This inspired me to play this piece with my quartet at school at the biggest concert year, and playing it solo! Thanks Sarah!

  • @j-marie4006
    @j-marie40063 жыл бұрын

    I love your tutorials because give me ideas for the future...I'm not quite this good yet :)

  • @sammitchell9601
    @sammitchell9601 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this, it's such a happy song. I'm going to play this at a bonfire sometime and i hope people dance.

  • 3 жыл бұрын

    Essa música é incrível 🤩

  • @lynnrixson1094
    @lynnrixson10943 жыл бұрын

    Amazing!! Thank you 😁

  • @congruentwitch6506
    @congruentwitch65063 жыл бұрын

    I've always been thinking there were no rules in self-expression in Art, except for safety sure. I remember people dancing flamenco with other styles of music, and as a flamenco dancer, I enjoyed it

  • @Oaktreealley
    @Oaktreealley3 жыл бұрын

    Love it ! ❤️

  • @PaulDeCamp
    @PaulDeCamp3 жыл бұрын

    Two of my favorite ornaments in the same piece: Scotch snap and the roll. Overall it sounds like a bit of a commercial for Irish Spring soap, which I don't mind. But more reminiscent of a half dozen sea chanties I know. I am only mystified that I never herd this before, and I have a half dozen or so Clancy Brothers CDs? I will definitely search KZread for it now. Thanks for the lead. You are sweet and wonderful to watch.

  • @ludeloy
    @ludeloy3 жыл бұрын

    Tomorrow my tenor recorder arrives at my home! :) I will start to learn and your channel was very useful for my decision! Thank you for your videos!

  • @honeychurchgipsy6

    @honeychurchgipsy6

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ludmilla Eloy - I bet you can't wait - but why did you choose to start on a tenor - just interested??

  • @ludeloy

    @ludeloy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@honeychurchgipsy6 Because of the sound. I know it's more difficult because of the size, but I think with I do like the sound I will try harder.

  • @honeychurchgipsy6

    @honeychurchgipsy6

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ludeloy - good luck

  • @ludeloy

    @ludeloy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@honeychurchgipsy6 thank you!!

  • @christophertsiliacos8958
    @christophertsiliacos89583 жыл бұрын

    This folksy tune will be really conducive to playing on my concertina and fiddle too. 😊 🎻 🎶🎵

  • @marolalopezlove
    @marolalopezlove3 жыл бұрын

    Me encanta muchísimo !

  • @ekselenUi
    @ekselenUi3 жыл бұрын

    Hey! Sarah, thank you! These folk ornaments remind me about hobbits of Tolkien, very kind folk, grass and birds and trees)

  • @katiahas4530
    @katiahas45303 жыл бұрын

    I like the song :3

  • @warrencapon6442
    @warrencapon64423 жыл бұрын

    Just love the arc of the recorder at .41 - lucky the head piece didn't fly off? Pretty cool.

  • @r2325
    @r23253 жыл бұрын

    I love your content and I've gotten a lot out of this tutorial (this is actually my favorite articulation of this song I've found)! I am struggling with the timing (consistently finding beats 2 and 4). Maybe it's playing off the ABC notes that don't tell me how long the def# are or how long certain notes (the e) are held. Any advice?

  • @hummingfrog
    @hummingfrog3 жыл бұрын

    Just curious, do you have a good fingering for a roll on d''? I haven't found one I'm happy with. Actually it would be really nice if you could give us whatever roll fingerings you've been able to work out for the recorder. There are plenty books that give fingerings for tin whistle, but even though the recorder is really just an elaborated whistle they often don't carry over. It would be interesting to see what a professional recorder player who has an interest in this sort of thing has been able to come up with.

  • @chriskei76
    @chriskei763 жыл бұрын

    FINALLY!!!! I love this tune but never found notes because I didn‘t know a title. I think it will be great with the dreamrecorder.

  • @chriskei76

    @chriskei76

    3 жыл бұрын

    And with the same fingering on a sopranino. That’s assuming you have tolerant, better no neighbours 😁

  • @ApacienciaNECESSARIAparaOgoogl
    @ApacienciaNECESSARIAparaOgoogl3 жыл бұрын

    First 5 seconds my heart skip a beat, she's so cute 😍

  • @janicemoran8100
    @janicemoran81003 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your resistance to the “Trad Police”! 😂

  • @WeedMIC
    @WeedMIC3 жыл бұрын

    I can only say that I heard this at scout camp. Thought it was Irish.

  • @janking2762
    @janking27623 жыл бұрын

    Debbie McClatchie recorded this in 1981 with Malcolm Dalgliesch, Grey Larson, Bob Carlin. I have that lp somewhere...

  • @Fidtz
    @Fidtz3 жыл бұрын

    Finally worked out that it is Seven Drunken Nights by the Dubliners where I know this from.

  • @paladin1935
    @paladin19353 жыл бұрын

    Could you play The Inca Dance by cusco?

  • @taTrilky
    @taTrilky Жыл бұрын

    can you please do a tutorial for "rocky road to dublin" for soprano recorder? :) :) can't find it anywhere and i love that une :)

  • @orthohawk1026
    @orthohawk10263 жыл бұрын

    this vid reminded me i need to find my toilet water recorder now that i found my antifreeze recorder! gotta get the candy floss one next ;)

  • @personanonymous1344
    @personanonymous13443 жыл бұрын

    0:42

  • @rochelleyalie846
    @rochelleyalie8463 жыл бұрын

    Oogway's legacy recorder tutorial please?

  • @rhysjames8693
    @rhysjames86933 жыл бұрын

    That's The Fireman's Reel.

  • @fcopaja
    @fcopaja3 жыл бұрын

    Please, for an upcoming video, a tutorial for Telemann's Sonata in C TWV 41, C5!

  • @adellaambuehl7589
    @adellaambuehl75893 жыл бұрын

    Can you play hot cross buns and one song or easier ones cause I’m just learning and I’m very confused

  • @ivanrossi2051
    @ivanrossi20513 жыл бұрын

    Many alternative names according to The Session : thesession.org/tunes/30

  • @kelvyndidaskalos547
    @kelvyndidaskalos5473 жыл бұрын

    Sarah,can you show how to play Banish misfortune on recorder? Pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase

  • @autumnrain7342
    @autumnrain73423 жыл бұрын

    It is indeed an Irish folk song 😊

  • @paolarojas2711
    @paolarojas27113 жыл бұрын

    Do you have to 'play in' plastic recorders? I know it does not have to do at all with the video, but I need son help

  • @Fretfeeler

    @Fretfeeler

    3 жыл бұрын

    No. Only wooden Recorders need "playing in".

  • @paolarojas2711

    @paolarojas2711

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Fretfeeler Thanks!

  • @shedefinitelylikes

    @shedefinitelylikes

    3 жыл бұрын

    It does help to warm them up before playing though!

  • @paolarojas2711

    @paolarojas2711

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@shedefinitelylikes Sure, I always warm up before!

  • @Clarionetist
    @Clarionetist3 жыл бұрын

    That's the same $10 recorder that you said Jon can have in your video "$10 vs. $1000 recorder".

  • @ziomatthewmusic4205
    @ziomatthewmusic42053 жыл бұрын

    Hi. You did a video explaining why scales are so important and many of your videos you talk about arpeggios but then you have no videos actually teaching scales or arpeggios. I have worked out c and d major from piano but I am struggling with E major so could you do a video teaching it or point me to a website or video which explains the theory that you talk about in your videos. Many videos are great but too hard as a beginner.

  • @ziomatthewmusic4205

    @ziomatthewmusic4205

    3 жыл бұрын

    Except for this one actually. This is pretty doable so thanks.

  • @Team_Recorder

    @Team_Recorder

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very good point!

  • @juuichigatsu4936
    @juuichigatsu49362 жыл бұрын

    0:42 so i can repeat the song

  • @beth7467
    @beth74673 жыл бұрын

    (Psst! Typo in your photo card: check spelling of ornament. ♥️)

  • @Team_Recorder

    @Team_Recorder

    3 жыл бұрын

    Arghhhh thank you 😘

  • @beth7467

    @beth7467

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Team_Recorder Looks great now.

  • @dcx45
    @dcx453 жыл бұрын

    Confused - written as dotted eight and sixteenth, while the pulse is distinctly three? Why not notate as such?

  • @TootlinGeoff

    @TootlinGeoff

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hornpipes are usually notated in straight quavers but folk musicians know to play a hornpipe with a triplet feel. Not all hornpipes are played dotted. Most horpipes from Southern England are played pretty much with straight quavers.

  • @dcx45

    @dcx45

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TootlinGeoff Thanks Geoff, yep, that's what I was thinking straight eights, with triplet feel is what one would expect, rather then the what's written. Which it's distinctly not what's played. :)

  • @TootlinGeoff

    @TootlinGeoff

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dcx45 Sarah said in the video she'd written it dotted to help those not familiar with the convention. Some tune books do write hornpipes with dotted quavers. I have one by Northumbrian Piper, Pauline Cato who's notated hornpipes in dotted quavers.

  • @runrig97

    @runrig97

    3 жыл бұрын

    The tin whistle book I have has it written in straight eighth notes. In the tempo/rhythm at the top you could just write (in rhythm notation): (♫) = (triplet: ♩ ♪)

  • @416cyclestyle
    @416cyclestyle3 жыл бұрын

    Show us the dance.

  • @thesoulthinker9865
    @thesoulthinker98653 жыл бұрын

    I thought you were going to California

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