The leading recorder course for 7 year olds and up, carefully graded with clear explanations and teaching points, encouraging the development of musical skills and sound recorder technique. The Teacher s Books include simple piano accompaniments, guitar chord symbols, chime bar charts and lots of ideas for classroom music-making. 40 printed pages. Music For Schools:…
This recorder course by John Pitts is written for 7-11 year olds – no previous knowledge of music or recorders is necessary. It is carefully graded with clear explanations at every stage, enouraging children to develop musicalskils as well as recorder techniques. The teacher s books include simple piano accompaniments, guitar chord symbols and performance…
Book 3 in the highly popular recorder course in three stages designed for children aged 7-11 years. Book 3 introduces the remaining eight notes plus seven new notes with familiar fingerings (enharmonics). The suggestions for each tune are helpful for non-specialists. 48 printed pages. Printed Music:- currently OUT OF PRINT. Original Classic Edition.Â
Supplementary material, carefully graded to correspond with the course books. Provides extra solo and duet material. Ideal for children who need more practice and for fast learners who need extra material to hold their interest. Â
Containing 17 Christmas carols, this book enables beginner Recorder players to perform simplified arrangements of popular festive repertoire either on their own, using the various accompaniment options to provide the full original melody, or alongside singers and more advanced players.As well as the main melody line, there are also two optional parts, the first of…
By John Pitts and Jan Holdstock, this collection is perfect for all Christmas concerts, a unique collection of carols arranged for voices and recorders to perform together with piano accompaniment. Featuring a selection of favourite carols plus exciting new christmas songs. The recorder parts are graded and will be suitable for players who have reached…
A great collection of favourite pop and show tunes, from The Lion King to Evita, Phil Collins to Bryan Adams, plus three irresistible new tunes by John Pitts – all superbly arranged and graded to be ideal for recorder players of any age.Designed to be used alongside the author s best-selling Recorder From The Beginning teaching scheme,…
Recorder Magic Descant Tutor Books take the beginner Recorder player through the earliest stages of Recorder playing and reading music. The books progress steadily, and by the end the Recorder player will be able to read and play the notes E, G, A, B and high C. There is plenty of reinforcement throughout, particularly for the…
A unique collection of trios for different combinations of recorders: 2 descants and treble, descant and 2 trebles, descant, treble and tenor. This selection features a wide range of well-known arrangements including spirituals, Latin American dances, classical favourites and a Christmas medley, plus original pieces by John Pitts. The Pupil s Book contains the recorder…
Recorder World is a place where you will experience many adventures with the recorder. A 3 book series… By David Purfleet, Gavin Hope and Anne Montgomery. Recorder World is a new and colourful introduction to recorder playing, particularly suitable for very young children. The Great Wizard and his owl act as guides through the book….
Playing the recorder has never been so much fun! RecorderWorld is an exciting and creative way to learn the recorder. It is a step-by-step teaching method with over forty pieces in this second book, following on from the notes learnt in Book 1. Concert pieces provide opportunities for performance straight away and there is plenty…
Red Hot Recorder Duets are an excellent introduction to ensemble playing. The pieces are very easy, using only the first octave and simple rhythms, with both parts being of a similar standard. Also includes jazzy Piano accompaniments and a free CD to help learn the pieces and to play along with them. Suitable for Grade…
This book is an excellent way to introduce young children to music. Laid out in a clear, simple way, it introduces the notes and the basics of music theory in digestible stages. With the free accompanying CD the children can play along and quickly make progress. They can clap along to the rhythm sessions, and…