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Improve Your Teaching!
I would recommend the following book: Improve Your Teaching! An essential handbook for instrumental and singing teachers. By Paul Harris. This book is extremely helpful fo teachers old and new. It provides an insight into how we teach and how pupils learn. I consider myself to be a thorough...
The Recorder - Old or New?
Although the recorder can be a quick and cheap way to teach the basics of music, it doesn't just stop there.... The instrument has a fascinating history, including major structural changes to the instrument, until it lay dormant throughout the romantic and classical periods. The contemporary...
The Value of Recorder Playing
Please, please don't consider recorder playing to be solely a preparation for learning a 'proper' instrument. The recorder has a long history and as such, has a wide and varied repertoire. It is most versatile and can be used both as a solo instrument and in a chamber music setting - there...
Enthusiasm for music-making
"Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic." ...This is such a key approach to music-making! As a performer, there is nothing more valuable and exciting than portraying just how much you are enjoying what you are doing. Audiences can connect immediately with this, and as soon as they see...
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Finding a suitable instrument
It can be a daunting task finding a suitable recorder, whether for beginners or for more advanced players. I think one of the most exciting aspects of my instrument is the sheer variety of sizes and shapes and sounds to explore. But to start with, you need to get a reliable instrument which is...
Music Festivals and Competitions
Most pupils are used to entering exams, doing their GCSEs or A Levels, and playing in an orchestra or band, but I wonder how many enter and take part in music festivals and competitions? Well I know from experience that the majority of young musicians have never entered any. This is such a shame...
The Revival of Early Music and the Recorder
The recorder was one of the most prominent instruments from Pre- Medieval through to Baroque. Treated like Classical and Modern Flutes, composers would regularly allocate it the principal parts. However, in their pieces, towards the end of the Baroque Era (1650 - 1750) the flute took precedence,...
How I Started!
When I was young I definitely did not want to teach! I loved playing, and the first professional recorder player who inspired me was Frans Bruggen when I was about 7. But during my post-grad year training to be a teacher, I found that I really enjoyed teaching small groups and individuals. This...