Enjoy Your Recorder - C Soprano or Tenor

This book is for soprano or tenor recorder.

This classic method, written in the 1954 by Maria Trapp and the Trapp Family of "The Sound of Music" fame, is a very convenient, fast-moving, all-in-one introduction to the recorder, perfect for the adult beginner or for younger students with some musical experience. The player progresses from beginner to upper intermediate level throughout the book, which covers a full 2-octave chromatic range and includes technical exercises, solo tunes from folk songs to Baroque pieces, many duets, and several trios and quartets involving SATB recorders.

This book can be used by brand-new music readers, but they should be supervised for a while by a musician, as music reading is presented more or less all at once.

Other features:

• Posture, hand and finger position, and breathing tips
• Full chromatic fingering chart with note references for C, F, and bass instruments
• Trill fingering chart
• Several common alternate fingerings, including F and F# for German instruments
• Wooden recorder care tips
• Discussion of the different instruments in the recorder family

Also available for alto recorder (or sopranino, or bass reading treble clef.)