This book is presented in lesson plan format with objectives, teacher preparation sections, resources, procedures, summary evaluation, practise suggestions and tips. Browse the titles below or use the refine selection section to find what your looking for. Teach sopranino recorder lesson plan format fifth edition november, 2007 author. Understanding a recorder, finger numbers for play the recorder, the g a b notes on the recorder, and use the recorder to play hot cross buns standards addressed. To view the pdf image of the sheet music click on title. Play alto recorder book 1 by james froseth is a comprehensive and creative book for the beginning alto recorder student. Browse the titles below or use the refine selection section to.
This revised and expanded 2 nd edition contains 107 pieces of carefully graded original, folk, renaissance, and medieval music as well as an introduction to renaissance tonguing. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted music lesson books that are. Here youll find a complete list of recorder lessons,recorder teachers, and additional recorder classes. Nov 30, 2014 this is a pdf file of a colorful recorder finger chart i made. Free soprano descant recorder lessons sheet music pieces to download from. To help you make your choice, the yamaha advantage tm recorder plus method includes information about many instruments. In every lesson segment, it is always clear what to play, things to note, what youll learn. Weve selected highquality music lesson videos from the music academy and to help you be a great musician too. Suitable for children aged 4 to 8 years and all brands of tenor and descant recorders. The recorder is a wind instrument, so we start with your breath. Oboe, recorder, tin whistle, english horn, bodhran. It not only teaches the recorder, but also the basics of music theory.
I donot normally move this quickly in the classroom, but here thestudent can practice and repeat the lesson as necessary. Recording lessons byron high school mathematics department. There are also lesson books, duets, and recorder studies from different eras, including baroque. Introduce recorder to your classroom, school, summer camp, coop group, or club. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music. O come, o come, emmanuel 2014 albinoni adagio 2018 trad. I decided to look for tunes that could be played on the alto recorder in their usual keys. Learning the basics on recorder some historical data the recorder has a rich and remarkable history that spans 700 years. Yes i know it can be a bit shrill and i am sure to be a virtuoso takes skill on a recorder as with everything else but we are just talking for the purposes of learning to read music here. Itintroduces the student to the recorder and gets them started. Teach yourself how to play recorder with our easy recorder lessons for beginners. These musical exercises were designed for recorders, but you might also conceivably use them with other instruments. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Progressive recorder method for young beginners book 1 contains all you need to know to start teaching kids to play recorder in one easytofollow, lessonbylesson childrens recorder tutorial.
Nov 23, 2015 be thou my vision tutorial lesson for the recorder notes given at the end of the video duration. Progressive recorder method for young beginners book 1 contains all you need to know to start teaching kids to play recorder in one easytofollow, lesson by lesson childrens recorder tutorial. They have been used effectively for sackbut practice, for example. There is a vast array of music written for both solo treble or alto recorder and for the instrument as part of an ensemble. Smart products can be purchased though tierney brothers if you do not have smart boards in your school, you could record your. A wellplanned, easy instruction book with graded lessons for c and f recorders separately or in duet form. Duets, obbligatos, harmony parts, and rounds are included. How to play the treble recorder with pictures wikihow. Recorder lessons for kids book 1 how to play recorder. This book serves the need of an adult learning music very well. This revised and expanded 2 nd edition contains 107 pieces of carefully graded original, folk, renaissance, and medieval music as well as an introduction to renaissance tonguing and a brief introduction to. It comes in 3 pieces and can be slipped into a pocket, purse, backpack, or glove compartment. F recorder pdf, 67 kb, c recorder pdf, 65 kb, bass recorder pdf, 65 kb, alto recorder up pdf, 68 kb.
It looks great when displayed on a smart board for your students to see. I you work through all of it, youll be a very good player, indeed. I hopethat you will find this a helpful tool in your classroom. There are opportunities for improvisation throughout the book. See more ideas about recorder music, teaching music and music education. I have been playing sopranotenor recorder for awhile now, and decided it was time to learn the alto.
It is easy to make pleasing sounds, even on the first day. Alto recorder greensleeves played with a yamaha alto recorder flauto contralto in fa. Alto recorder from zero is truly impressive, march 17, 2005 personal communication from jim carpenter i should take a moment to tell you what a pleasure it is to work with the lessons. The musical selections are generally very good to keep things interesting i didnt find too many that i wanted to skip after playing a couple times. Teach yourself how to play recorder with our award winning easy recorder lessons, designed and used by professional recorder teachers and students worldwide. If youre new, start with the level 1 introduction for the first steps on how to play. This is a pdf file of a colorful recorder finger chart i made. Recorder lessons recorder private recorder classes and. Recorder lessons for kids book 1 ebook by learntoplaymusic. The included cd provides wonderful alto recorder demonstrations and engaging accompaniments. This book is called method for the treble recorder in its english language edition and. This edition contains 120 pieces of carefully graded original, folk, renaissance, and medieval music as well as an introduction to renaissance tonguing and a brief introduction to. Comes with online access to free recorder videos and audio for all examples.
This is necessary because many scores need to be transposed to play easily on a recorder. Be thou my vision tutorial lesson for the recorder notes given at the end of the video duration. Want to take a few music lessons from master musicians for free. This is a recorder this is a halo holder that i have on my recorder. Lessons and methods of the woodwind musical recorder instrument. Darlene franz enjoys an active freelance career, appearing as a soloist, chamber music collaborator, and orchestral musician throughout the pacific northwest and beyond. It forms a key part of the recorder quartet and recorder orchestra, and is often. Home ninenote recorder method, 2018 ninenote recorder method overview teacher lesson plan manual sound files for ninenote and five note. We wont cover any holes for now, our focus is just the breathing. I think im going to hold out on them and let them progress littlebylittle, so that we work on stuff like tone, posture.
This spiralbound, very substantial method for alto recorder is a bit difficult to. Teach sopranino recorder lesson plan format, fifth edition november, 2007. After all there is a reason so many schools teach the instrument. Offers identical preparatory exercises for both instruments.
The book is three books in one, with musical selections at the back. Lessons for the harpsichord or spinet loeillet, john i frankly suspect that this. Im on lesson 6 or 7 downloaded from the internet, and i am. But what i like most is how they emphasize ear training and developing your own melodies as well. The pace of the book is good as it gradually introduces new elements and makes sure to build on fundamentals learned in earlier sections. You just put your fingers over the right holes and blow and the note comes out.
Recorder lessons for beginners ebook by learntoplaymusic. The alto recorder has a hauntingly sweet, mellow tone. Our teachers record their lessons using the smart recorder which is part of the smart board program. Private lessons online since 1996 find private recorder teachers near you. I should also point out that this book is designed to be used with both c and f recorders. The optional cd accompaniment for this book is recorded by a great band.
Lynda shen enter here lesson plans for sopranino recorder page 1 of 1 file. Once you have completed this lesson, consider purchasing the ninenote recorder method or the abbreviated and inexpensive quick ninenote recorder method version. My fourths have started recorder, and i feel like im the pied piper now. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted recorder lesson books that are a cut above the rest. Adult recorder methods and materials antique sound workshop. I found plenty, including some that wont work on the the soprano recorder. In the early part of the 20th century peter harlan. For more beginerintermediate piano lessons, subscribe to the music academy. Oct 11, 2012 itintroduces the student to the recorder and gets them started. All music exercise sheets and songs tunes are included and. This vividly illustrated book and cd package is suitable for children aged between 5 and 11. Otherwise, just choose the lesson which matches your level. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted recorder lesson books that are a. Assemble your instrument, grasp the head joint with your left hand.
Most modern recorders are based on instruments from the baroque period, the socalled baroquetype recorders. So now we have a fourstep process for playing the recorder, which looks like this. Have recorders been used in any other kind of music. The alto treble recorder lessons are on the left, the soprano descant ones are on the right. The alto recorder is the perfect size for the adult hand. Alto recorder from zero is a systematic approach for beginners and intermediates on the alto recorder which treats the instrument in its proper historical context. For over 30 years, our team of professional authors, composers and musicians have crafted music lesson books that are a cut above the rest. A beginners guide to the alto recorder for firsttime adult music student who always wanted to play a musical instrument, but never thought you could.
The beginners method for soprano and alto recorder, book 1. Middle c and d warmup first lesson i love bubble gum first song bingo level 1b malaguena spanish dance level 3 for more beginerintermediate piano lessons, subscribe to the music academy. It seems that some authors who put out books for alto recorder just take tunes made for soprano recorder and change the key to make the fingering the same. Recorders have a mouthpiece that makes the wind way for you, so that you dont have to learn special lip control to make a whistle sound like on a transverse flute. Recorder methods the recorder from zero, vol 1 is a the best method for beginners on the soprano recorder which treats the instrument in its proper historical context.
Clear fingering illustrations show how to like training wheels on a play each new note. This is a really easy way to make one book into two, but its a little frustrating for the musician. Recorder lessons for kids book 1 how to play recorder for. By supporting the american recorder society, you also support. Teresas feedback about joanne beginner recorder tuition near brockenhurst.
An instruction method for soprano and alto recorder, including folk melodies. The letters are large, with a display of the pitch and the correct finger position for baroque soprano recorders. I searched through just about all of amazons instructional books for the alto recorder, and bought anything that was rated decently. This is a pdf file of a colorful recorder finger chart i. I find joanne to be an excellent teacher of the recorder. Free recorder sheet music, free lessons, recorder downloads and resources recorder lessons for kids book 1.