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How do you play are sleeping on the recorder?

"Are You Sleeping?" (also known as "Frère Jacques") on the recorder:

1. _Hold the recorder with your right hand, with your left thumb covering the hole at the bottom of the recorder._

2. _Blow gently over the mouthpiece of the recorder to produce a sound._

3. _To play the song "Are You Sleeping?" start by covering holes 1 (top hole) and 3 with your left hand._

4. _Then, play the following notes:_

- Hole 2 (second hole from the top)

- Hole 3

- Hole 1

- Hole 2

- Hole 3

5. _Repeat steps 3 and 4 to complete the song._

Here is the fingering chart for "Are You Sleeping?" on the recorder:

```

+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+

| o | o | x | o | o | o |

+---+---+---+---+---+---+

```

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