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)These two tutors with accompanying teacher's books are for newcomers to the instrument who are beginning on the treble and so assume no previous knowledge either of the instrument or of musical notation.

Par TOPHAM WILLIAM. Format: New Edition portrait/ Répertoire / Flûte à Bec Alto et Piano

Concert Pieces - Teacher's Book-A superb collection of classical favourites show tunes and Latin-American dances as well as ragtime and enticing new pieces by John Pitts arranged and graded for Recorder players of any age.Designed to be used alongsidethe best-selling Treble Recorder From The Beginning tutor series. Pieces begin using the first eight notes taught in the tutor book before steadily increasing. The pieces themselves are absorbing and exciting offeringinspiration and incentive to develop new skills and rhythmic awareness. You will also find eight duets - a superb chance to experience the wonders of small-ensemble performance either with a teacher or a fellow pupil!

Par SCHUBERT FRANZ. Presented for alto recorder and piano, the two most famous Ave Marias in music. Gounod’s, based on Bach’s first prelude and Schubert’s equally well known composition. They offer an undemanding blow for treble recorder in these arrangements by Sylvia Corinna Rosin or, perhaps a little more challenging, the Schubert will fit the tenor recorder, whose mellower tone will suit the music perfectly./ Répertoire / Flûte à Bec Alto et Piano

Aztec Dances was commissioned by Christopher Orton with the assistance of the BBC Performing Arts Fund. The first performance was given by Christopher Orton (recorder) and Magdalena Nasidlak (piano) at a concert in the Manchester Midday Concerts series at the Bridgewater Hall Manchester in March 2010.The version for flute and piano was premiered by Wissam Boustany (Flute) and Aleksander Szram (Piano) at St James?s Church Piccadilly on Thursday 19 May 2011.1. Ritual/Pastorale2. Fertility Dance3. Ghost Dance/Song4. Sacrificial Dance Composer's Note The idea for the genesis of this work and indeed its title and individual movements came after visiting an exhibition at the British Museum entitled Moctezuma Aztec Ruler. The exhibition traced the events following the election in 1502 of Moctezuma as Supreme Ruler of the Aztecs and the subsequent invasion of 1519 by a Spanish expedition led by Herm?n Cort?s an event that was to eventually lead to the demise of the Aztec civilisation.Part of the exhibition explored the role that music and dance played in Aztec life. The primitive recorder together with trumpets and drums were used as an important part of the formal ritual ceremonies (including rather gruesomely human sacrifice) that took place to appease the many Gods which the Aztecs worshipped as well as for other more informal occasions in their social and cultural life.I have tried to reflect some of these highly contrasting and dramatic ideas in this four movement work.????????Edward Gregson

16 Pieces. Par JOHOW JOACHIM. Les joueurs de flûte à bec n'ont plus à regarder avec envie les instruments klezmer typiques : la clarinette et le violon. Inspiré par de vieilles mélodies klezmer, Joachim Johow a écrit 16 compositions sur mesure pour la flûte à bec et a reconstitué des scènes d'une ville juive, dont 'Am Morgen in der Gasse' [Le matin dans la ruelle], 'Auf dem Jahrmarkt' [À la foire], 'Schlittenfahrt' [Balade en traîneau], 'Tanz der Großeltern' [Danse des grands-parents], ' Am Abend' [Le soir]. Un vrai enrichissement du répertoire ! Jouable avec accompagnement de piano ou de guitare. De plus, une partie de basse est disponible en téléchargement. Tous les morceaux sont disponibles au format mp3 en version complète et en version play-along. / Niveau : 2-3 / Musique traditionnelle / Recueil / Flûte à Bec Alto et Piano