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8/2/2023 - 8/12/2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Eastern

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ARS introduces our next Free Online Beginners' Course! If you have never played recorder before, or if it has been eons since you last played, this is the course for you! Build a solid foundation for learning recorder through this 4-part beginners’ course for alto recorder starting on August 2nd, 2023. Professional recorder player and teacher Lisette Kielson will lead you through this course and help get you started on building good recorder technique that will take you to the next level, and beyond!

Dates:
Wednesday, August 2, 4:00 p.m. ET (3:00 CT, 2:00 MT, 1:00 PT)
Saturday, August 5, 4:00 p.m. ET (3:00 CT, 2:00 MT, 1:00 PT)
Wednesday, August 9, 4:00 p.m. ET (3:00 CT, 2:00 MT, 1:00 PT)
Saturday, August 12, 4:00 p.m. ET (3:00 CT, 2:00 MT, 1:00 PT)

For this course, you will need the Sweet Pipes Recorder Book and an alto recorder. Consider purchasing these from one of our business partners, and please allow ample time for mail delivery! If you have purchased the Sweet Pipes Recorder book online but are concerned that you may not receive it in time for your first class, we can provide you with a "temporary" copy for download. Instructions will be in your emailed registration confirmation notice.

The following method book provides excellent methodical exercises to practice new fingerings and wonderful musical selections to complement each unit. The Sweet Pipes Recorder Book: A method for adults and older beginners by Gerald Burakoff and William E. Hettrick. Alto, Book One (SP02318) is available for purchase at: 
Von Huene Workshop www.vonhuene.com/p-3689-burakoff-gerald-hettrick-sweet-pipes-recorder-book-book-1-adults-and-older-beginners.aspx
Honeysuckle Music www.honeysucklemusic.com/showf.php?item=5289
 
Do you need to purchase an alto recorder? You cannot go wrong with a good plastic recorder. Yamaha, Aulos, and Zen-On all make good plastic recorders. 
 
Von Huene Workshop (The Early Music Shop of New England), Boston, MA: (617) 277-8690 www.vonhuene.com/
Honeysuckle Music, St. Paul, MN: (651) 644-8545 www.honeysucklemusic.com/
Lazar's Early Music, Carson City, NV: (866) 511-2981 www.lazarsearlymusic.com/
Recorderforge.com, Happy Valley, OR: (503) 210-1643 www.recorderforge.com/
 
Yamaha “Rottenburgh” model YRA-302B plastic alto: https://www.vonhuene.com/p-115-yamaha-rottenburgh-plastic-alto.aspx
 
Aulos “Haka” model A709B plastic alto: https://www.vonhuene.com/p-126-aulos-plastic-haka-alto.aspx
 
Zen-On “Bressan” model G-1A plastic alto (and other recommended models included here):  https://honeysucklemusic.com/show3.php?cat=Alto ,  https://www.recorderforge.com/Shop-by-size/F-Alto/?order=name-asc&p=1&properties=151fe63ecadb49aebf3ed9923ead2718

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8/2/2023 - 8/12/2023

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