American Melodies-These 45 early-American melodies work especially well on the soprano recorder. They provide excellent material for developing skills in rapid tonguing extended breath-control and the playing of high notes. Many of these melodieshave roots in the Old World. For example La Cachucha La Cracovienne and La Smolenska were brought to America by the amazing ballerina Fanny Elssler. (For her White House performance Congress adjourned early!) Although arrangedprimarily for soprano recorder most of the solos can be played on tenor or alto recorder. (On the alto use C fingerings.) A separate flute edition is available.

The magic continues: Valentina, the little witch, and her friend Chebby the Fox have returned, bringing with them many things for the little musicians to discover and to learn in Vol. 2 of the recorder method Flötenzauber. Following up on the first volume, the method has been designed carefully and in a manner suitable for children, gradually involving the right hand and extending the tonal range to the low C. The lovely illustrations can be coloured by the children, e.g. during a short break from learning, and serve as guidance in this volume. The teacher is again given opportunities to motivate the children and recognize their performance of individual pieces with a smiley, for example.The edition is available with or without CD. It contains both a slow and a faster version of the pieces in order that the children can improve their performance and not get discouraged by a fast tempo. The first verse of each song is sung by the children. This helps the little recorder players to find the right entrance and better understand melody and rhythm.Volume 3 in preparation. / Flûte A Bec Soprano