Kid-friendly auditory learning meets real Renaissance and Baroque music
ecorder from the Ground Up is a kid-friendly curriculum for learning
the recorder by ear, whether in private lessons or school
classrooms. It uses appealing melodies and harmonies from the
Renaissance and Baroque eras, the time when the recorder particularly
flourished. It takes a modular approach with many of the pieces, so
that different versions can be combined as students learn more
options. This repertoire naturally creates opportunities for students
to harmonize with each other from the beginning. The additive approach
also allows them to begin discovering ornamentation and improvisation,
some of the most rewarding skills of historical performance.
Read more about the method, listen to the recordings or buy the book.
