Recorder Resources
I'm sure there are many wonderful resources for teaching the recorder and I will list some of those suggested by readers of this topic and also from the music listservs. MY choice in teaching the recorder lie almost completely in using these two resources. They have been my favorites for about five years. They are:
- Best in Class, a comprehensive Recorder Methods book by Bruce Pearson
and
- The K-8 Music Magazine offered via the web site titled Plank Road Publishing.
This link will take you to the page where you can find out more about the K-8 magazine that has a fun and contemporary recorder lesson in each issue. Take a look at the description page for some of the fabulous resources available at a very reasonable price.
Recorders of Universal Peace and also, Recorder Joy are works written by Anahata Iradah. "Combine music & meditation and raise the vibration of the planet one note at a time. Teach yourself alto recorder with melodies from Dances of Universal Peace. Exquisite hand-made book with two hour companion cassette tapes of meditative music."
Recorder Music by Glenn Weiss Fully Reproducible Sheet Music, Exciting Accompaniment Tapes, Wonderful Variety of Styles, Ideal for Teaching Elements of Music. Visit Glenn's site if you are wanting some great recorder resources.
The Cambridge Companion to the Recorder (Cambridge Companions to Music)
Playing Recorder Sonatas: Interpretation and Technique
A guide to playing the Recorder
Recorder Teaching: A Classroom Approach
Ed Sueta Recorder Method CD is available.
Windsongs is published by Empire Music in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. It costs about $3.50 to $4 for the first book of the series. They have very good service, found at 1-800-663-5979. There are six books in the series. It is written for Orff or Kodaly programs.
Carol King's, Recorder Route
Unfortunately, I was unable to find anything on the products listed directly above via the WWW. Perhaps your local bookstore or music store will have them for your perusal.
The International Recorder Page A wonderful site with tricks and tips for the beginning recorder student as well as a great list of links. He even offers multi-lingual information in Italian, German, French and Dutch. He's working on the Russian, Spanish and Japanese. There is also some sheet music available for downloading. You can't go wrong with this site. It's a great resource!
A Memento: The Medieval Recorder which
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