The best way to learn any instrument is to have lessons from a good experienced teacher. Although happily the number of such teachers is constantly growing the recorder is still frequently taught by enthusiastic but inexperienced teachers and many players start by teaching themselves.This series of books sets out to help learners of all ages in all three situations. Experienced teachers who may choose to disregard much of the text as personal demonstration is always clearer than the written word will find exercises and fine tunes a-plenty to support their own mathod at each stage. The less experienced willbenefit from many valuable teaching hints culled fromlong experience and may rely on the books to lead to a sound playing technique and a mastery of simple notation.Those learning by themseves - and I started in this way - are urged to work carefully and systematically through the books taking plenty of time to assimilate each point before moving on. For them without the personal model provided by a live teacher it is vitally important to listen as often as possible to fine players in person or on record so that they have in their mind's ear a clear notion of the kind of sound they would like to produce.But however they start I can only wish that all who use these books will derive as much pleasure and musical satisfaction and gain as many lasting and valued friendships as I have through this most subtle delightful and sociable of instruments. (Brian Bonsor)“...this work is likely to become a standart work very quickly and is to be recommended to all schools where recorder studies are undertaken“ (Oliver James Contact Magazine)Descant Tutors provide a sound-playing technique a mastery of simple notation and contain 570 tunes including concert pieces by Bonsor carols attractive rounds and melodies by 'early music' composers. Clear line drawings greatly assist the pupil making them especially suitable for self-instruction.

10 progressive pieces for descant recorder electronic keyboard percussion and voice suitable for the classroom and for concerts. Each piece has a recorder part lyrics for singing along rhythm patterns and keyboard diagramsfor playing the auto-accompaniment.Professionally recorded demonstration and backing tracks are available to purchase and download here .

Various: 31 Pieces of 16th-18th Centuries for Descant Recorder and Keyboard edited by Carl Dolmetsch.These pieces are taken from 'Start my Way' the recorder tutor by Carl Dolmetsch. 10 Tunes in the lower octave; 8 Tunes in the second octave; 13 Tunes using both octaves.

This excellent album contains 25 pieces for descant recorder from the renaissance period with keyboard accompaniment. The works of Michael Praetorius Tylman Susato William Byrd and a number of anonymous composers are selected and edited by Steve Rosenberg.

Divisions on a Ground-Bass by Daniel Purcell for Descant Recorder and Keyboard edited by Carl Dolmetsch.

Willem De Fesch: Sonata in G for Descant Recorder or flute and Continuo (Op.8 No.4)

1.Cot cot cot; 2.Gymnopédie; 3.Dialogue champêtre; 4.Pendant l'Angélus; 5.Mélancolie; 6.Phrygienne; 7.Tritons; 8.La Belle au Rossignol; 9.Promenade; 10.Complainte; 11.Marche des quatre Mandarines; 12.Hora Lunga

Compositeur : Rolin Etienne Instrumentation : Flb soprano, Clav classique contemporain