It's Recorder Time

A basic method of building finger technique, intonation and tonguing through the performance of folk, classical and familiar songs.

Customer Reviews:

Best book for absolute beginners

By "mamasylvia" - July 13, 2001

Great book for absolute beginners who don't read music. Gently guides student one step at a time through learning fingering and learning to read music. Better than any other book I've seen or used; even parents who don't play themselves could use this book to teach their children. Might be *too* easy for those who already play another instrument or know how to read music, though.

This was the best book

By mellen "auntiemelon" - December 14, 2002

I have been trying to learn to site read music for 30 years. This book has made it so that I can look at the note and I know exactly where my fingers belong. I wish there was a volume two to go past the basic nine notes, but it feels really wonderful to have those notes finally make sense without having to review each time I pick up the book. Really wonderful book for adults or children.

Gentlest introduction for beginners

By Paul S. R. Chisholm "PSRC" - August 13, 2005

Wnat a gentle introduction to music? Here's a cheap, effective approach: a ten dollar plastic recorder and this four dollar book.

d'Auberge and Manus don't bother with Every Good Boy Does Fine. They start with B (and quarter notes), then add the other notes of a soprano recorder, one at a time. As the book goes on, new notes are added less frequently, and there are more songs to practice. The result: the material starts easy to master, and stays easy to master as new material is added. The reader/performer learns through practice, not memorization.

This book is only an introduction, but it's a great one.