An instruction method for descant (soprano) and treble (alto) recorder which combines progressive learning with a repertoire of folk melodies. With guitar chords.

"Fingering chart" followed by fingerings for various recorders: p. 125-127.

DK's How to Play the Recorder is a highly visual and user-friendly guide for anyone learning to play the recorder on their own, and it is also a perfect companion to recorder lessons. The book is structured in a way that challenges readers without overwhelming them. Notes are clearly introduced at appropriate stages with specially selected musical pieces that provide context and a sense of achievement. A range of useful hints and tips offer additional guidance and encouragement.

The fascinating story of a hugely popular instrument, detailing its rich and varied history from the Middle Ages to the present The recorder is perhaps best known today for its educational role. Although it is frequently regarded as a stepping-stone on the path toward higher musical pursuits, this role is just one recent facet of the recorder’s fascinating history—which spans professional and amateur music-making since the Middle Ages. In this new addition to the Yale Musical Instrument Series, David Lasocki and Robert Ehrlich trace the evolution of the recorder. Emerging from a variety of flutes played by fourteenth-century soldiers, shepherds, and watchmen, the recorder swiftly became an artistic instrument for courtly and city minstrels. Featured in music by the greatest Baroque composers, including Bach and Handel, in the twentieth century it played a vital role in the Early Music Revival and achieved international popularity and notoriety in mass education. Overall, Lasocki and Ehrlich make a case for the recorder being surprisingly present, and significant, throughout Western music history.

Students and teachers have loved this book for many years because of its beautiful recorder arrangements. Featuring original and folk melodies with barred percussion accompaniments, it provides an introduction to soprano recorder for Orff-oriented classes. Short exercises or pitch games introduce each new note, and enrichment sections offer a challenge for advanced students.

The Heart of Learning provides heart-centered guidance and essential information for teaching young children and for creating a nurturing and effective learning environment.Written by Lawrence Williams, Oak Meadow's co-founder and a pioneer in homeschooling and distance learning.

Recorder From The Beginning: Pupil's Book 1 (2004 Edition) is the full-colour revised edition of John Pitts' best-selling recorder course. The eight extra pages in Book 1 have allowed for some new tunes and rounds, whilst retaining the well-known favourites that have helped to make the scheme such an enduring success. This is the book we all learned from as children and is still, successfully, teaching today's youth how to play the Recorder.

This is a basic method for learning to play the recorder and read music through the use of folk, classical and familiar songs. Start off by learning to hold the recorder, then learn the basics of reading music. Soon you will be playing tunes like Au Clair De La Lune, Jingle Bells, Shortnin' Bread, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Scarborough Fair and many more.