Basic Recorder Lessons: Omnibus Edition [Paperback]

Ralph Wm. Zeitlin (Author)

Book Description

Series: Recorder | Publication Date: January 1, 1996

An exceptionally clear and easy modular approach to playing the recorder and understanding music. Designed to be used either in a student/teacher situation or by students on their own. There are round, solos, duets; country dances, playing tips and more!

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Music Sales America (January 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0825615313
• ISBN-13: 978-0825615313
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #234,367 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book for adult players and teachers, July 9, 2002

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J. Turner "LovesToTeach" (Titusville, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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I am about to start teaching adult recorder classes and have looked through many instructions books. This is the best that I have found so far for the adult student. Actually, this omnibus edition is a compilation of the three books in the series (for C instruments), along with supplementary tunes--so it is especially useful for a teacher. (At least 2 levels of the student books can be purchased individually for less of an initial cost.)

Features that I especially appreciate are:
--the larger than typical music which makes for very easy reading (along with very clear and attractive layout)
--the duets for student and teacher at the beginning which allow the students to start right off making real music
--the very well-thought-out pedagogy that would be more attractive to adults than are many others
--the wide variety and high quality of the pieces selected.

I recommend this book highly and am only disappointed that there does not seem to be an equivalent book for the F instruments.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good instruction book with lots of great music!, January 8, 2006

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Kascadian - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Basic Recorder Lessons: Omnibus Edition (Paperback)

I'm teaching myself to play the recorder and this book has been extremely helpful! The lessons are easy to follow and hold my interest. It has fingering charts for each new note learned and teaches fundamentals of music, such as note-reading, measures, time signatures, note values, rhythm, etc. Each lesson uses short tunes to teach various concepts, so you're not just playing boring single notes and rhythms. The last chapter (Book 4) is packed with lots of great music! I highly recommend this book for anyone who would like to learn to play the recorder. It makes learning fun!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Soprano recorder instruction!, March 28, 2005

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C. Marchand (Baton Rouge, LA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basic Recorder Lessons: Omnibus Edition (Paperback)

As an adult picking up the recorder again after 15 years, I found this one of the best soprano recorder guides I've found. A great compilation, and perfect for either teacher/student lessons, or self-teaching for adults. It's both very easy to follow and very thorough, but paced sufficiently to be easily absorbed. It's a 4-volume compilation, so you can progress quite far if you'd like.

Like the other reviewer, I also think there really needs to be a f Alto recorder version of this omnibus as well. This guide is excellent for soprano, and it would be great if one of similar format and structure were available for the Alto recorder.