Play Recorder! (Book One)

Play Recorder! is for the complete beginner of any age - from five to sixty-five. Starting from scratch, this book guides you through new ideas and techniques in small steps, backed up with simple examples and exercises to provide an entertaining introduction to reading and playing music. Each new concept is illustrated by an exercise or carefully selected practice piece, while diagrams and fact boxes provide additional information to encourage the development of correct technique, allowing you to get the most out of your playing and practice. As well as giving a good grounding in the basices of reading music and playing the recorder, this book introduces you to a short repertoire of familiar tunes. By the end of the book you will have acquired the skils you need to play these tunes with confidence, as well as having gained an understading of the rudiments of music.