Learning the Recorder
This website will assist you in learning the basics of playing the soprano recorder. It has been designed to help the Recorder Club at St. Nicholas School in Toronto but it is great to know that it is being used by a number of other students throughout the world. Any reference to fingering will refer to the baroque recorder. In order to read and listen to the music, you must first download a small file called Notation Player. It is small and it is free. It will open the music on your computer and you can then play along with the midi sound or read the music without the sound. Click on these INSTRUCTIONS to download the reader.
The website is a work in progress and will continue to be modified. If you are enjoying it please let me know why. If you have suggestions regarding selection of songs, tempo, difficulty level, etc. please email them to wallj@rogers.com.
| Dolmetch interactive finger chart |
| Practice Scales |
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Beginners Holding the Recorder How to blow softly Notes and Rests (Use Page View) Reading music from the staff Your first song Adding low D to BAG Beginners: First songs in key of G New notes: Low E, F# and High c, d New notes: Low C and high e Also in G - more difficult Using all the notes you have learned New notes: Low F and B flat (Key of F) |
Folk Songs Songs in G Songs in F Songs in D Songs in C Songs in B Flat Two parts (S. S. and S. A.)
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Early Summer is Coming |
Practice Wimoweh (mod) |
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