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.

12 Pieces For Descant Recorder And Keyboard. Par PURCELL HENRY. Henry Purcell est devenu un compositeur prolifique de plus en plus de la musique de scène pour le théâtre dans les années 1680 fin et les années 1690. Gwilym Beechey, suite à son premier et deuxième Sets de théâtre Tunes (ED 12232, ED 12294) a habilement sélectionnés et arrangé 12 de ces oeuvres de théâtre pour le lecteur enregistreur de descant intermédiaire. Pièces comprennent un Rondeau, Borees, Hornpipes, Airs et un mars composée comme musique de scène pour les pièces de la mariée Beau (1694), Bonduca (1695), The Double Dealer (1693), The Gordion Knot délier serait (1691), The Rival Sisters (1695) et l'épouse vertueux (1694)./ Répertoire / Flûte à Bec Soprano et Piano

A Selection of Renaissance Tunes Instrument : treble recorder and piano Nombre de Pages : 56 Steven Rosenberg writes in the preface: This book is intended to give recorder players a repertoire of solo pieces from the Renaissance. Solo literature for the recorder is often dominated by music of the baroque era, while the music of Renaissance is primarily preformed by consorts. I hope that this collection will expand the solo repertoire by bringing to recorder players some of the most beautiful melodies of this period. I have performed all of these pieces in public and have taken care only to include music that is of performance quality. Some of the pieces are grouped in suites, but you should feel free to play them in the order of your choice. For those of you equally at home on descant (soprano) and treble (alto), fell free to intersperse pieces from the companion book for descant recorder. The edition is part of the ABRSM Summer 2006 syllabus (grades 1-3) and the Trinity syllabus 2007 (grade 6). Content : Four Elizabethan Masque Dances: 1. The Fairy Masque (Johnson) - Four Elizabethan Masque Dances: 2. Wilson's Love (Anon) - Four Elizabethan Masque Dances: 3. The Witches - Second Dance (Anon) - Four Elizabethan Masque Dances: 4. The King's Mistress (Anon) - Three English Country Dances from John Playford's Dancing Master: 1. The Merry Milkmaids - Three English Country Dances from John Playford's Dancing Master: 2. Dissembling Love (or The Lost Heart) - Three English Country Dances from John Playford's Dancing Master: 3. Newcastle - Two Country Dances from John Playford collection: 1. Bellamira - Two Country Dances from John Playford collection: 2. Pell-mell - Allemande (1) (Susato) - Allemande (2) (Susato) - Lady Bannings Almand (Sturte) - Le coeur est bon (Susato) - Pass et medio (Susato) - Pavane Mille regretz (Susato) - Recercada quinta (Ortiz) - Recercada segunda (Ortiz) - Recercada segunda sobre 'O Felici Occhi Miei' (Ortiz) - Ronde Mon amy (Susato) - Ronde III (Susato) - Ronde IV (Susato) - Ronde V (Susato) - Ronde VI (Susato) - The Leaves be Green (Phalese) - What if a Day (Dowland) - Woodycock (Anon)

7 Pieces for Descant Recorder and Keyboard-As well as being a successful church and court composer Purcell wrote extensively for the stage composing several operas semi-operas and masques. Now Gwilym Beechey has made seven of these fantastic works accessible to the instrumental player carefully choosing and arranging a selection of these pieces for descant recorder and keyboard. Included in this edition are dances airs and jigs from Purcell’s popular opera King Arthur (1691) and semi-operas The Fairy Queen (1692) and The Indian Queen (1695). A Purcell Suite also features one of his most famous pieces the Rondeau in D minor from the incidental music he wrote for Abdelazer.

Par WALTER HEINZ. Über Ein Thema Von Georg Friedrich Händel/ Répertoire / Flûte à Bec Soprano et Piano ou Clavecin

Pour Flûtes à Bec en Ut (Ou Traversières) Luth (ou Clavecin) et Viole De Gambe-From the collection The Ancient Flute by Jean-Claude Veihlan Folie D?Espagne is a piece for Recorder and Lute Harpsichord or Viol. Initially part of the 'Second Book Of Pieces For The Viol' by Marin Marais this work contains 32 verses and requires advanced skills and technique (rapid rhythms accidentals).  It is based on ?The Follies Of Spain? in terms of tune theme and rhythms and this edition also includes the parts for the Flute alone. Marin Marais (1656-1728) was a French composer and master of the Viol. He wrote many pieces for the Viol some triopieces and some orchestras.  Jean-Claude Veihlan is a French musician and woodwind professor who recorded numerous pieces from famous composers. He transcribed many pieces that he adapted for the Recorder.

The Harmonious Blacksmith Variations by Handel arranged for Soprano Recorder and Continuo

Selected Minuets For Descant Recorder (Violin Flute Viola da gamba) and Basso continuo TWV 34 from the collection 'Zweites sieben mal sieben und ein Menuett'. Georg Philipp Telemann`s music is as highly regarded by music lovers of today as it was in his own lifetime. For Telemann very consciously conceived a large part of his works to satisfy the needs of home music making. This selection of minuets can be played on the Violin Flute or Viola da Gamba besides the recorder in C as melody instrument. They are wonderfully varied miniatures which are charming and delightful to hear and yet easy to play.

Noël est la période de la musique, le temps de jouer ensemble dans différents ensembles. Le volume actuel contient l'allemand plus beaux et les plus connu et les chants de Noël internationale avec un accompagnement piano facilement jouable, pourtant joli. Un coffre au Trésor pour les leçons, de concerts et de musique-fabrication à la maison au cours de la période de Noël. / Flûte A Bec Soprano Et Piano

25 leichte Stücke für Sopranblockflöte und Klavier - Recorder Part. Content: - Gümbel, Martin: Sieben ganz leichte Stücke (Seven very easy pieces) - Bornefeld, Helmut: Vier leichte Stücke (Four easy pieces) - Klein, Richard Rudolf: Drei leichte Stücke (Three easy pieces) - Braun, Gerhard: Drei leichte Stücke (Three easy pieces) - Link, Adolf: Fünf Tänze (Five dances) - Linde, Hans-Martin: Drei kleine Stücke (Three little pieces) / Niveau : Facile / Répertoire / Flûte à Bec Soprano et Piano

This publication contains Hungarian folk song arrangements; these pieces intended for music school students can be performed separately or may be grouped together in selections of variable size. The Soprano Recorder may be replaced by a Clarinet an Oboe or perhaps a Bassoon (the latter may require transposition in places). The melodies are mostly of a sprightly dance-like character and can therefore be effective programme items at student concerts.

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 .