William Bay and Mike Buerk teach you, in a step-by-step manner, how to play the soprano or descant recorder. Time signatures, sharps and flats and all of the basic notes are taught. In addition, you will be able to play along with many great recorder songs, ranging in style from classic to Irish ballads to ragtime to jazz to blues! Learn over 70 recorder solos!
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William Bay is president of Mel Bay Publications, Inc. He is an accomplished guitarist and trumpet player and has performed on both instruments in a wide variety of professional settings. He is experienced as a performer and composer of music ranging from jazz and rock to the classics and sacred. He received his bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis and his master's from the University of Missouri. Bill has received international acclaim for his innovative teaching methods, and he has authored over 200 books with sales in the millions. Mike Buerk is a skilled woodwind performer and teacher. He currently is principal woodwind in the St. Louis Municipal Opera Orchestra. He has also been a features soloist on alto saxophone and clarinet with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Equally adept in the recording studio and in the show orchestra, Mike Buerk has accompanied such greats as Doc Severinson, Linda Ronstadt, Nancy Wilson, Jack Jones, Connie Stevens, Dionne Warwick, and many more. Mr. Buerk has established the Michael Buerk School of Music in Kirkwood, Missouri.
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By Celeste (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mel Bay's You Can Teach Yourself Recorder (Paperback)
Just started playing recorder four weeks ago. Bay's book is good in that it teaches you to read music while you learn to play your instrument, and it gives you a CD featuring several of the pieces in the book - a huge benefit. The oversights I've noticed are a)there's barely any instruction on breathing method and b)"tongueing" (a very basic must-know skill) isn't explained at all. I found myself spending time on the internet to supplement these oversights, and even had to re-train myself on how to produce clear notes.
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A plastic recorder is an ideal instrument on which to begin. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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A plastic recorder is an ideal instrument on which to begin. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Irish Ballad New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Magic Flute (The Black Dog Opera Library) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart on page 36, and page 37
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