New Full-Colour Edition-This new edition of John Pitts' Treble Recorder From The Beginning is a complete course in playing Treble Recorder and now comes in full colour with 2 CDs. It is particularly suitable for Descant playerswho are progressing to the Treble Recorder. This beginning Recorder course contains a wide selection of tunes that combine a lot of the old favourites with some new additions including music from Latin America ScottJoplin compositions classical pieces and folk songs! Other innovations included in Treble Recorder From The Beginning are consolidation material at all levels seven new duets and two includedmusic CDs. These CDs contain solo Recorder demonstrations of every piece plus performance backing tracks and help to make this course helpful to non-specialist teachers as well as being a source of inspiration for people learningto play at home. A companion Treble Recorder From The Beginning Teacher's Book  is also available containing Piano and Guitaraccompaniments. If you've already learned the Descant Recorder or you are learning the Treble Recorder with no prior knowledge this Treble Recorder From The Beginning tutor is a great entryinto the world of this wonderful instrument.

Twenty-four solos for alto (treble) recorder based on famous classic melodies by Beethoven Brahms Chopin Corelli Dvorak FaurÈ Grieg Mozart and others as well as several folk songs and original pieces by the author. Thismusic is specially arranged for the beginning-level pupil. Piano accompaniment included.

?...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)A novel and comprehensive approach to transferring from the C to F instrument. 430 music examples include folk and national songs (some in two parts) country dance tunes and excerpts from the standart treble repertoire - Bach Barsanti Corelli Händel Telemann etc. An outstanding feature of the book has proved to be Brian Bonsor's brilliantly simple but highly effective practice circles and recognition squares designed to give in only a few minutes concentrated practice on the more usual leaps to andfrom each new note and instant recognition of random notes.Quickly emulating the outstanding success of the descant tutors these books are very popular even with those who normally use tutors other than the Enjoy the Recorder series.