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New Small Group Short Course Recorder Reset!
 
Tuesdays 1/17, 1/24, 1/31, 2/7, 2/13, and 2/21 at 4 PM, CST
 
Do you feel stuck in your recorder playing? Are you wondering why your music-making feels tense and effortful? Would you like to play the recorder with more ease and joy? 
Join me for a live, six-week small group short course. We’ll be undertaking a New Year’s reset, re-examining fundamental aspects of our technique like posture, movement patterns, and breathing, and progressing through a series of exercises designed to get you playing with more freedom and confidence.
 
Cost: $133, which includes all six live sessions, weekly homework, and opportunities for between-session support for the duration of the course. 
 
To register, visit my website.
more info...		1/17/2023
-2/21/2023		4:00pm to 5:00pm

 3 Opportunities: Tuesday, February 7, 7 PM, CST; Wednesday, February 8, 10 AM, CST, and Friday, February 10, 7 PM, CST. Different tunes will be played at each session. 
 
Each participant will receive a copy of our “Bach Family Album Tunes for Two” book, arranged for the instrument of their choice. 
 
Just as in all of the collections in the Tunes for Two series these books contain the same tunes in the same keys making it easy for you to play with a friend playing another instrument.
 
During the Workshop, we will read, play, and discuss various survival skills for these kinds of pieces. A treble clef version of the sheet music for the tunes being played will be displayed on the screen during the workshop. 
 
There is limited enrollment, and pre-registration is required. The fee for each “Bach Family Album for Two Workshop” is $25.
 
For more information, and to register: 
 
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/workshops_bach_family.shtml
more info...		2/8/2023Varies

Weekly Monday and Thursday mornings: 9:30 - 10 AM, ET
 
Add structure to your life and practice routine! Each half-hour technique class will feature 15 minutes of breathing, tone, tonguing, or coordination warm ups for all levels; followed by 15 minutes of advanced technique taken from excerpts in baroque repertoire.
 
This is a rolling enrollment, so you can sign up at any time. You can purchase 5 classes for $100.
 
Contact Sarah Cantor at cantornote@icloud.com to register; or visit cantornote.com for more information.
more info...		2/9/20239:30am to 10:00amSarah Cantor

 3 Opportunities: Tuesday, February 7, 7 PM, CST; Wednesday, February 8, 10 AM, CST, and Friday, February 10, 7 PM, CST. Different tunes will be played at each session. 
 
Each participant will receive a copy of our “Bach Family Album Tunes for Two” book, arranged for the instrument of their choice. 
 
Just as in all of the collections in the Tunes for Two series these books contain the same tunes in the same keys making it easy for you to play with a friend playing another instrument.
 
During the Workshop, we will read, play, and discuss various survival skills for these kinds of pieces. A treble clef version of the sheet music for the tunes being played will be displayed on the screen during the workshop. 
 
There is limited enrollment, and pre-registration is required. The fee for each “Bach Family Album for Two Workshop” is $25.
 
For more information, and to register: 
 
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/workshops_bach_family.shtml
more info...		2/10/2023Varies

Friday, February 10, 2023 @ 7:30 pm,
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Durham

Forgotten Clefs presents the soundscape of Renaissance England by exploring musical gems from the Tudor court and common street festivities.

$20 Donation at the door

Christopher Armijo, Keith Collins, Adam Dillon, Kelsey Schilling, Sarah Schilling – Renaissance Winds
https://forgottenclefs.org/events/music-of-renaissance-england
 
more info...		2/10/20237:30pm to 9:00pm

Instrument families from the Renaissance
aturday, February 11, 2023 @ 1: 00 pm, Kirby Horton Hall, Duke Gardens, Durham

Mallarmé presents the Forgotten Clefs in fun melodies from Renaissance England! Learn about cool Renaissance instruments like sackbuts, crumhorns, and recorders! 


FREE
Christopher Armijo, Keith Collins, Adam Dillon, Kelsey Schilling, Sarah Schilling

https://forgottenclefs.org/events/family-concert-duke-university-gardens
more info...		2/11/20231:00pm to 2:00pm

In this class geared towards high intermediate to advanced players, we will explore how the ‘original’ “In Nomine” from Tavernier became a rite of passage for any respectable English composer of the 16th and 17th century.  Composers include Tye, Byrd, Purcell, and others. Open to: recorders, upper intermediate and advanced. Pitch: A=440
more info...		2/12/20233:00pm to 4:30pmMarilyn Boenau, Executive Director

Weekly Monday and Thursday mornings: 9:30 - 10 AM, ET
 
Add structure to your life and practice routine! Each half-hour technique class will feature 15 minutes of breathing, tone, tonguing, or coordination warm ups for all levels; followed by 15 minutes of advanced technique taken from excerpts in baroque repertoire.
 
This is a rolling enrollment, so you can sign up at any time. You can purchase 5 classes for $100.
 
Contact Sarah Cantor at cantornote@icloud.com to register; or visit cantornote.com for more information.
more info...		2/13/20239:30am to 10:00amSarah Cantor

The Recorder in Bach’s Cantatas 
 
January 24, 31, February 7, 14: 10 - 11:30 AM, PST. Take all four or as many as you like. Each individual class is $25. 
 
This class will focus on two of Bach’s cantatas that use the recorder. We’ll work on the recorder parts and learn about the context and history of each cantata. We’ll play along with parts of recordings. 
January 24 and 31: BWV 161 - Komm, du süße Todesstunde
 
February 7 and 14: BWV 46 - Schauet doch und sehet 
 
For upper intermediate to advanced recorders. Alto recorder. Pitch: a=440, but let me know if you have an alto at a415. There may be some opportunities to play along with recordings at a415.

Electronic payment is preferred, but if paying by check please inquire for the address. Venmo, Zelle, ApplePay, or PayPal. If using PayPal, please add $2.00 to your payment (per class), unless you have a bank account linked to your PayPal account and can use the “sending to a friend” option. 
Use this email address for all electronic payments: 
tishberlin@sbcglobal.net.
 
In addition, please email me at 
tishberlin@sbcglobal.net. 
Please write “January/February 2023 class registration” at the beginning of your subject line.
1. Name: 
2. Email address:
3. Mobile phone #:
4. Classes you want to take – please list by title and date: 
5. How you intend to pay:
6. Recorder sizes you play:
7. Do you play alto up an octave?
8. For the Bach class, do you have an a415 alto? 
more info...		2/14/202310:00am to 11:30amTish Berlin

No one knows who collected the 104 country dances in Playford's 1651 publication, or where he found them. And yet, they have become the core of a living repertoire that's still being played and danced to today.
 
Each week we'll look at 7 tunes from the original edition; tracing their origins, analyzing their structure, creating harmonies, improvising ornaments, devising counter melodies and descants, and designing bass lines. 40% discussion, 60% playing.
 
$20 per class. Other class times are possible.
CONTACT tinachancey@cs.com to reserve a space, to pay, and for Zoom coords.
 
TO REGISTER: Send an email to tinachancey@cs.com
more info...		2/14/202312:00pm to 1:30pmTina Chancey

January 24, 31, February 7, 14: 1:30 - 2:15 PM, PST. Take all four or many as you like. Each individual class is $15. 
 
This class is meant to help low intermediate players learn to play in an ensemble. Each 45-minute class will move from very easy pieces to an intermediate level of difficulty. You’ll get music in advance and in class you’ll play along with me or my recordings. I’ll give tips on how to keep going but we’ll keep the talking to a minimum so we can play. Never fear, there will be time for your questions during the class. 
 
For low intermediate players of instruments at A440. Play-along recordings will be on soprano, alto, tenor, and bass recorders, at an octave above written pitch.

Electronic payment is preferred, but if paying by check please inquire for the address. Venmo, Zelle, ApplePay, or PayPal. If using PayPal, please add $2.00 to your payment (per class), unless you have a bank account linked to your PayPal account and can use the “sending to a friend” option. 
Use this email address for all electronic payments: 
tishberlin@sbcglobal.net.
 
In addition, please email me at 
tishberlin@sbcglobal.net. 
Please write “January/February 2023 class registration” at the beginning of your subject line.
1. Name: 
2. Email address:
3. Mobile phone #:
4. Classes you want to take – please list by title and date: 
5. How you intend to pay:
6. Recorder sizes you play:
7. Do you play alto up an octave?
8. For the Bach class, do you have an a415 alto? 
more info...		2/14/20231:30pm to 2:15pmTish Berlin

January 24, 31, February 7, 14; 2:30 - 3:15 PM, PST. Take all four or many as you like. Each individual class is $15. 
 
This class will help intermediate players rise to the next level in technical skills such as breathing and blowing, finger facility and tongue dexterity. With a combination of exercises, etudes, and multi-part music you will gain tools to let your inner voice sing! For intermediate to upper intermediate recorders.

Electronic payment is preferred, but if paying by check please inquire for the address. Venmo, Zelle, ApplePay, or PayPal. If using PayPal, please add $2.00 to your payment (per class), unless you have a bank account linked to your PayPal account and can use the “sending to a friend” option. 
Use this email address for all electronic payments: 
tishberlin@sbcglobal.net.
 
In addition, please email me at 
tishberlin@sbcglobal.net. 
Please write “January/February 2023 class registration” at the beginning of your subject line.
1. Name: 
2. Email address:
3. Mobile phone #:
4. Classes you want to take – please list by title and date: 
5. How you intend to pay:
6. Recorder sizes you play:
7. Do you play alto up an octave?
8. For the Bach class, do you have an a415 alto? 
more info...		2/14/20232:30pm to 3:15pmTish Berlin

Weekly Monday and Thursday mornings: 9:30 - 10 AM, ET
 
Add structure to your life and practice routine! Each half-hour technique class will feature 15 minutes of breathing, tone, tonguing, or coordination warm ups for all levels; followed by 15 minutes of advanced technique taken from excerpts in baroque repertoire.
 
This is a rolling enrollment, so you can sign up at any time. You can purchase 5 classes for $100.
 
Contact Sarah Cantor at cantornote@icloud.com to register; or visit cantornote.com for more information.
more info...		2/16/20239:30am to 10:00amSarah Cantor

I’m excited to announce a great 90-minute Online Course on Italian 17th-Century ornamentation and its application to the musical pieces of the time: our Online Course on Sunday February 19! Even if you haven’t participated yet in the courses on Renaissance diminution, this course is a stand-alone course without any problem!

 

The course will provide an in-depth exploration of the ornamentation techniques used in 17th-century Italian music, with an emphasis on how to apply them to the musical pieces of the time. We will cover a variety of topics, including: 
 

 
  • the types of ornamentation, 
  • why and how they changed in relation to 16th-century diminutions, 
  • the genres of instrumental solo music with basso continuo (sonata, canzona) as well as the free genre of the Ricercata, 
  • and finally how to apply the “new” ornamentation to the musical pieces. 

 

I will offer guidance on how to best use the ornamentation techniques in practice and performance. 

Since 17th-century music can reach high levels of virtuosity, this time there will be two different levels: intermediate and advanced/professional. For each class, the participants choose a piece they’d like to work on or are already working on.

 

The intermediate class will focus on works by Riccio, Cima, Cecchino, Kapsberger, Frescobaldi, as well as one Ricercata by Bassano. These are pieces that can be performed from an intermediate level on. You will receive these materials on purchase so that you can practise at least one of the pieces before the class if you have never played 17th-century music. If you have, you can either work on one you already have in your repertoire or choose a new one.

 

The advanced/professional class will focus on virtuosic works by Castello, Fontana, Selma, Frescobaldi, Virgiliano, or any other piece the participants are working on. There is also a folder with several pieces to choose from for this class, sent to you on purchase.


more info...		2/19/20237:00pm to 10:00pmLobke Sprenkeling

Highland Park Recorder Society presents their Seminar Series in Early Music Performance 2022-2023

Click HERE for more info.

February 20, 2023 – Hidden Messages, Symbolism, Gematria and Numerology in the Music of Bach – Art of the Fugue, portions of Bach’s Cantata 4, St. Matthew’s Passion, Goldberg Variations. Alexei will lecture on the Numerology and Gematria that originated in the Kabbala, and the Theory of Affects that developed from the early Baroque to the time and music of Bach. He will discuss the Theory of Proportions, giving examples from math ( = 3.14), architecture, the construction of an arch and of musical canons. He will give, as an example of perfect proportions in music, the Goldberg Variations of Bach. We will examine Bach’s famous portrait of 1748 by Hartman, for its details related to Bach’s beliefs in the mystical equivalent between letters and numbers. We will play along on Bach’s Badinerie for SATB, and hear a pre-recorded or live performance by Alexei of Bach’s Chaconne for Violin solo.
more info...		2/20/2023TBD

Weekly Monday and Thursday mornings: 9:30 - 10 AM, ET
 
Add structure to your life and practice routine! Each half-hour technique class will feature 15 minutes of breathing, tone, tonguing, or coordination warm ups for all levels; followed by 15 minutes of advanced technique taken from excerpts in baroque repertoire.
 
This is a rolling enrollment, so you can sign up at any time. You can purchase 5 classes for $100.
 
Contact Sarah Cantor at cantornote@icloud.com to register; or visit cantornote.com for more information.
more info...		2/20/20239:30am to 10:00amSarah Cantor

No one knows who collected the 104 country dances in Playford's 1651 publication, or where he found them. And yet, they have become the core of a living repertoire that's still being played and danced to today.
 
Each week we'll look at 7 tunes from the original edition; tracing their origins, analyzing their structure, creating harmonies, improvising ornaments, devising counter melodies and descants, and designing bass lines. 40% discussion, 60% playing.
 
$20 per class. Other class times are possible.
CONTACT tinachancey@cs.com to reserve a space, to pay, and for Zoom coords.
 
TO REGISTER: Send an email to tinachancey@cs.com
more info...		2/21/202312:00pm to 1:30pmTina Chancey

Weekly Monday and Thursday mornings: 9:30 - 10 AM, ET
 
Add structure to your life and practice routine! Each half-hour technique class will feature 15 minutes of breathing, tone, tonguing, or coordination warm ups for all levels; followed by 15 minutes of advanced technique taken from excerpts in baroque repertoire.
 
This is a rolling enrollment, so you can sign up at any time. You can purchase 5 classes for $100.
 
Contact Sarah Cantor at cantornote@icloud.com to register; or visit cantornote.com for more information.
more info...		2/23/20239:30am to 10:00amSarah Cantor

The North American Virtual Recorder Society (NAVRS) presents their February Playing Meeting with Rachel Begley
 
Saturday, February 25 at 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET
 
For more information and to register, visit the NAVRS website.
more info...		2/25/20231:30pm to 3:30pm

From multiple 15th and 16th-century settings of the popular liturgical hymns Ave Maris Stella (Hail, O Star of the Sea) and Stella Caeli (Star of Heaven), to celestial bodies celebrated in music by Purcell and Handel, we’ll experience the divine beauty in music that honors the heavens.  Open to: intermediate through advanced recorder players (other instruments are welcome!) Pitch: A=440
more info...		2/26/20233:00pm to 4:30pmMarilyn Boenau, Executive Director

Weekly Monday and Thursday mornings: 9:30 - 10 AM, ET
 
Add structure to your life and practice routine! Each half-hour technique class will feature 15 minutes of breathing, tone, tonguing, or coordination warm ups for all levels; followed by 15 minutes of advanced technique taken from excerpts in baroque repertoire.
 
This is a rolling enrollment, so you can sign up at any time. You can purchase 5 classes for $100.
 
Contact Sarah Cantor at cantornote@icloud.com to register; or visit cantornote.com for more information.
more info...		2/27/20239:30am to 10:00amSarah Cantor

No one knows who collected the 104 country dances in Playford's 1651 publication, or where he found them. And yet, they have become the core of a living repertoire that's still being played and danced to today.
 
Each week we'll look at 7 tunes from the original edition; tracing their origins, analyzing their structure, creating harmonies, improvising ornaments, devising counter melodies and descants, and designing bass lines. 40% discussion, 60% playing.
 
$20 per class. Other class times are possible.
CONTACT tinachancey@cs.com to reserve a space, to pay, and for Zoom coords.
 
TO REGISTER: Send an email to tinachancey@cs.com
more info...		2/28/202312:00pm to 1:30pmTina Chancey

No matter where you are in your recorder playing journey, Recorder Players West (RPW) is the right place for you! Are you looking to improve your skills (fingers, tongue, breath, rhythm, etc.) or to have the chance to play with others? Whatever your goal might be, our classes cater to different skill levels, ranging from pre-intermediate to advanced, and you will surely fit right in.

This session will be a blended on-line and in-person experience for the intermediate and advanced classes! Yes, local people will be able to come to St. Bede’s Episcopal Church for in-person classes, and on-line people will be able to join via Zoom! (The pre-intermediate class will remain on-line only.) St. Bede’s Episcopal Church is at 3590 Grand View Blvd., West Los Angeles, two blocks west of the 405 freeway and one block north of Venice Blvd. at the corner of Grand View and Charnock. There is plenty of free parking.

Our wonderful instructor is a professional recorder player (Inga Funck) – guaranteeing a gratifying musical experience! She always manages to make classes fun while helping each student to grow as musician. She exposes students to a rich body of repertoire from different centuries, styles, and countries. Inga has played with members of the LA Phil at the Disney Hall and is an experienced teacher. Outside of Recorder Players West, she is offering private lessons as well as other classes independent of RPW.

Schedule and cost: Newcomers who have not yet been to an RPW class with Inga will be given one free class before they have to decide whether or not to join. Please note that the class times have changed from last semester.
Pre-Intermediate Class Thursdays, 12 noon to 1:00 pm PDT (class dates: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, April 12, 19, and 26) online only (Note: this class 60 minutes)
Intermediate Class Wednesdays, 12 noon to 1:30 pm PST (class dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, April 12 and 19) at St. Bede’s or on-line (Note: this class is 90 minutes)
Advanced Class Wednesdays, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm PDT (class dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, April 12, 19, and 26) at St. Bede’s or on-line (Note: this class is 90 minutes)

The tuition for the Spring 2023 classes is $180 for the intermediate and advanced classes (or $157.50 if you are brand-new to Recorder Players West and are making use of the first free class). For the pre-intermediate class, the tuition is $150 (or $131.25 for brand-new players making use of the first free class).

Registration: To register you must contact Suellen Eslinger by phone, text, or email before the start of the class. Please make sure to include your best email address so that we can send you the Zoom link and the music before the classes begin. Suellen’s home phone: (310) 542-0817, cell phone: (310) 872-6901 and email: suellenesl@verizon.net [If you are new to RPW, please fill out and mail back the questionnaire included at the end of this document so we may place you into the right class.]

To pay, mail a check made out to Recorder Players West to Suellen at the following address: Suellen Eslinger, 2801 Barkley Ln., Redondo Beach, CA 90278. You may also pay via Zelle. The account is under Suellen’s email.

Scholarships and Donations to the Scholarship Fund: A limited number of tuition scholarships are available. To apply, please contact Suellen Eslinger. To donate to our tuition scholarship fund, please add the donation to your tuition check or pay by separate check.

Call Suellen if you have any questions! (310) 872-6901
more info...		3/1/2023
-4/19/2023		12:00pm to 1:30pmSuellen Eslinger

No matter where you are in your recorder playing journey, Recorder Players West (RPW) is the right place for you! Are you looking to improve your skills (fingers, tongue, breath, rhythm, etc.) or to have the chance to play with others? Whatever your goal might be, our classes cater to different skill levels, ranging from pre-intermediate to advanced, and you will surely fit right in.

This session will be a blended on-line and in-person experience for the intermediate and advanced classes! Yes, local people will be able to come to St. Bede’s Episcopal Church for in-person classes, and on-line people will be able to join via Zoom! (The pre-intermediate class will remain on-line only.) St. Bede’s Episcopal Church is at 3590 Grand View Blvd., West Los Angeles, two blocks west of the 405 freeway and one block north of Venice Blvd. at the corner of Grand View and Charnock. There is plenty of free parking.

Our wonderful instructor is a professional recorder player (Inga Funck) – guaranteeing a gratifying musical experience! She always manages to make classes fun while helping each student to grow as musician. She exposes students to a rich body of repertoire from different centuries, styles, and countries. Inga has played with members of the LA Phil at the Disney Hall and is an experienced teacher. Outside of Recorder Players West, she is offering private lessons as well as other classes independent of RPW.

Schedule and cost: Newcomers who have not yet been to an RPW class with Inga will be given one free class before they have to decide whether or not to join. Please note that the class times have changed from last semester.
Pre-Intermediate Class Thursdays, 12 noon to 1:00 pm PDT (class dates: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, April 12, 19, and 26) online only (Note: this class 60 minutes)
Intermediate Class Wednesdays, 12 noon to 1:30 pm PST (class dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, April 12 and 19) at St. Bede’s or on-line (Note: this class is 90 minutes)
Advanced Class Wednesdays, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm PDT (class dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, April 12, 19, and 26) at St. Bede’s or on-line (Note: this class is 90 minutes)

The tuition for the Spring 2023 classes is $180 for the intermediate and advanced classes (or $157.50 if you are brand-new to Recorder Players West and are making use of the first free class). For the pre-intermediate class, the tuition is $150 (or $131.25 for brand-new players making use of the first free class).

Registration: To register you must contact Suellen Eslinger by phone, text, or email before the start of the class. Please make sure to include your best email address so that we can send you the Zoom link and the music before the classes begin. Suellen’s home phone: (310) 542-0817, cell phone: (310) 872-6901 and email: suellenesl@verizon.net [If you are new to RPW, please fill out and mail back the questionnaire included at the end of this document so we may place you into the right class.]

To pay, mail a check made out to Recorder Players West to Suellen at the following address: Suellen Eslinger, 2801 Barkley Ln., Redondo Beach, CA 90278. You may also pay via Zelle. The account is under Suellen’s email.

Scholarships and Donations to the Scholarship Fund: A limited number of tuition scholarships are available. To apply, please contact Suellen Eslinger. To donate to our tuition scholarship fund, please add the donation to your tuition check or pay by separate check.

Call Suellen if you have any questions! (310) 872-6901
more info...		3/1/2023
-4/26/2023		2:00pm to 3:30pmSuellen Eslinger

No matter where you are in your recorder playing journey, Recorder Players West (RPW) is the right place for you! Are you looking to improve your skills (fingers, tongue, breath, rhythm, etc.) or to have the chance to play with others? Whatever your goal might be, our classes cater to different skill levels, ranging from pre-intermediate to advanced, and you will surely fit right in.

This session will be a blended on-line and in-person experience for the intermediate and advanced classes! Yes, local people will be able to come to St. Bede’s Episcopal Church for in-person classes, and on-line people will be able to join via Zoom! (The pre-intermediate class will remain on-line only.) St. Bede’s Episcopal Church is at 3590 Grand View Blvd., West Los Angeles, two blocks west of the 405 freeway and one block north of Venice Blvd. at the corner of Grand View and Charnock. There is plenty of free parking.

Our wonderful instructor is a professional recorder player (Inga Funck) – guaranteeing a gratifying musical experience! She always manages to make classes fun while helping each student to grow as musician. She exposes students to a rich body of repertoire from different centuries, styles, and countries. Inga has played with members of the LA Phil at the Disney Hall and is an experienced teacher. Outside of Recorder Players West, she is offering private lessons as well as other classes independent of RPW.

Schedule and cost: Newcomers who have not yet been to an RPW class with Inga will be given one free class before they have to decide whether or not to join. Please note that the class times have changed from last semester.
Pre-Intermediate Class Thursdays, 12 noon to 1:00 pm PDT (class dates: March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, April 12, 19, and 26) online only (Note: this class 60 minutes)
Intermediate Class Wednesdays, 12 noon to 1:30 pm PST (class dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, April 12 and 19) at St. Bede’s or on-line (Note: this class is 90 minutes)
Advanced Class Wednesdays, 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm PDT (class dates: March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, April 12, 19, and 26) at St. Bede’s or on-line (Note: this class is 90 minutes)

The tuition for the Spring 2023 classes is $180 for the intermediate and advanced classes (or $157.50 if you are brand-new to Recorder Players West and are making use of the first free class). For the pre-intermediate class, the tuition is $150 (or $131.25 for brand-new players making use of the first free class).

Registration: To register you must contact Suellen Eslinger by phone, text, or email before the start of the class. Please make sure to include your best email address so that we can send you the Zoom link and the music before the classes begin. Suellen’s home phone: (310) 542-0817, cell phone: (310) 872-6901 and email: suellenesl@verizon.net [If you are new to RPW, please fill out and mail back the questionnaire included at the end of this document so we may place you into the right class.]

To pay, mail a check made out to Recorder Players West to Suellen at the following address: Suellen Eslinger, 2801 Barkley Ln., Redondo Beach, CA 90278. You may also pay via Zelle. The account is under Suellen’s email.

Scholarships and Donations to the Scholarship Fund: A limited number of tuition scholarships are available. To apply, please contact Suellen Eslinger. To donate to our tuition scholarship fund, please add the donation to your tuition check or pay by separate check.

Call Suellen if you have any questions! (310) 872-6901
more info...		3/2/2023
-4/26/2023		12:00pm to 1:00pmSuellen Eslinger

Join Carolina Mountains Recorder Society's March hybrid meeting as we learn with member-presenter Sharen Hafner
more info...		3/4/20231:00pm to 3:00pmSharen Hafner

The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three on line 
“O’Carolan Fiddle Tunes for Two Workshops” for soprano recorder players, fiddlers, violists, cellists, bassists, and mandolinists.  
 
The Workshops will be on Tuesday, March 7, 7 PM, Central Time, Wednesday, March 8, 10 AM, Central Time, and Friday, March 10, 7 PM, Central Time.  Different tunes will be played at each session. 
 
Each participant will receive a copy of our  “O’Carolan Fiddle Tunes for Two” book, arranged for the instrument of their choice. 
 
Just as in all of the collections in the Tunes for Two series these books contain the same tunes in the same keys making it easy for you to play with a friend playing another instrument.
 
During the Workshop, we will read, play, and discuss various survival skills for these kinds of pieces.  A treble clef version of the sheet music for the tunes being played will be displayed on the screen during the workshop. 
 
There is limited enrollment, and pre-registration is required.  The fee for each “O’Carolan Fiddle Tunes for Two Workshop” is $25.00.
 
For more information, and to register: 
 
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/workshops_ocarolan.shtml
 
more info...		3/7/2023varies

Tuesdays March 7, 14, 21, 28 at 4 PM, CT
 
Playing in tune on the recorder can feel like a tightrope act! The recorder is an exquisitely sensitive instrument, and learning to play it in tune is among its most challenging and frustrating aspects. In this live, four-week small group short course, we’ll do a deep dive into recorder tuning, learning and practicing strategies for improving our tuning and supporting one another as we do so. Gain confidence in your ability to play in tune while receiving personalized, timely feedback.
 
To register, please visit my website and complete the purchase process.
 
The cost of the complete course is $96, which includes all four live sessions, weekly practice programs, and chat support as needed for the duration of the course.
more info...		3/7/20234:00pm to 5:00pm

The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three on line 
“O’Carolan Fiddle Tunes for Two Workshops” for soprano recorder players, fiddlers, violists, cellists, bassists, and mandolinists.  
 
The Workshops will be on Tuesday, March 7, 7 PM, Central Time, Wednesday, March 8, 10 AM, Central Time, and Friday, March 10, 7 PM, Central Time.  Different tunes will be played at each session. 
 
Each participant will receive a copy of our  “O’Carolan Fiddle Tunes for Two” book, arranged for the instrument of their choice. 
 
Just as in all of the collections in the Tunes for Two series these books contain the same tunes in the same keys making it easy for you to play with a friend playing another instrument.
 
During the Workshop, we will read, play, and discuss various survival skills for these kinds of pieces.  A treble clef version of the sheet music for the tunes being played will be displayed on the screen during the workshop. 
 
There is limited enrollment, and pre-registration is required.  The fee for each “O’Carolan Fiddle Tunes for Two Workshop” is $25.00.
 
For more information, and to register: 
 
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/workshops_ocarolan.shtml
 
more info...		3/8/2023varies

Attend all six (one more than last season!!) of this season’s Wednesday Webinars at a special price! Includes automatic access to webinars on August 31, October 5, November 16, January 25, March 8, and May 17.

All webinars take place via Zoom on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM US CT (8:00 PM ET, 6:00 PM MT, 5:00 PM PT).

Upon purchase, you’ll receive a link to download a PDF containing Zoom invites for all six webinars. Save money on the single ticket price! All webinars include limited streaming access to the replay.

https://www.annetimberlake.com/webinars/wednesday-webinar-season-pass-2021-2022 

Questions? Prefer to pay offline? Contact me at anne@annetimberlake.com

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8/31/22: Terrific Tenors: Improving Your Tenor Recorder Skills

10/5/22: When in France: Demystifying Inégale

11/16/22: Secret Skills: The Musical Essentials You Didn’t Know You Needed- and How to Practice Them.

1/25/23: Help! I’m Lost: Getting Lost Less…and Finding Your Way When You Do

3/8/23: Tools of the Trade: Musical Must-Haves and How to Use Them.

5/17/23: Improve Your Sight Reading: An Action Plan


more info...		3/8/20237:00pm to 8:00pmAnne Timberlake

3/8/23 at 7 PM US CT
 
To play recorder, the only true necessity is a recorder. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t other tools that can benefit you! In this. Live, one-hour Zoom webinar, we’ll discuss some of my favorite musical tools–and how you can get the most mileage from each of them.
 
To register, please visit my website and complete the purchase process.
 
The registration fee is $18. 
more info...		3/8/20237:00pm to 8:00pm

The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three on line 
“O’Carolan Fiddle Tunes for Two Workshops” for soprano recorder players, fiddlers, violists, cellists, bassists, and mandolinists.  
 
The Workshops will be on Tuesday, March 7, 7 PM, Central Time, Wednesday, March 8, 10 AM, Central Time, and Friday, March 10, 7 PM, Central Time.  Different tunes will be played at each session. 
 
Each participant will receive a copy of our  “O’Carolan Fiddle Tunes for Two” book, arranged for the instrument of their choice. 
 
Just as in all of the collections in the Tunes for Two series these books contain the same tunes in the same keys making it easy for you to play with a friend playing another instrument.
 
During the Workshop, we will read, play, and discuss various survival skills for these kinds of pieces.  A treble clef version of the sheet music for the tunes being played will be displayed on the screen during the workshop. 
 
There is limited enrollment, and pre-registration is required.  The fee for each “O’Carolan Fiddle Tunes for Two Workshop” is $25.00.
 
For more information, and to register: 
 
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/workshops_ocarolan.shtml
 
more info...		3/10/2023varies

Mark your calendars for the annual SBRS workshop with Frances Blaker on Saturday, March 11.

We’ll play music from the late 1400’s up to early 1600’s by anonymous (Glogauer Liederbuch), Ludwig Senfl, Robert Cooper and Thomas Campian. These pieces are varied in their style, character and complexity so there will be something for everyone. All the while I’ll throw in bits of advice for better tone, fleeter fingers, getting enough air, varied articulation, etc. We’ll cap it all off with Bach’s Prelude no. 4 from the Clavierbüchlein. 

The zoom meeting will open at 10:30, with the workshop beginning at 10:45. Lunch will be from 12:00 to 12:45, with the afternoon session running from 12:45 to 2:00 PM. For information about the SBRS chapter or workshop, contact Kraig Williams at kraigwillliams@alumni.stanford.ed or visit the SBRS website at southbayrecorders.com

Fee for the workshop is $50. Music will be available about two weeks before the workshop. A link to access it will be sent then to those who have registered. Make check payable to SBRS and mail to Anne Ng, Treasurer, 6031 Bollinger Road, Cupertino, CA 95014 Questions? Contact Anne Ng, (408) 257-6506, or anneng@aol.com.

For more info, click HERE.
more info...		3/11/202310:45am to 2:00pmKraig Williams

Tuesdays March 7, 14, 21, 28 at 4 PM, CT
 
Playing in tune on the recorder can feel like a tightrope act! The recorder is an exquisitely sensitive instrument, and learning to play it in tune is among its most challenging and frustrating aspects. In this live, four-week small group short course, we’ll do a deep dive into recorder tuning, learning and practicing strategies for improving our tuning and supporting one another as we do so. Gain confidence in your ability to play in tune while receiving personalized, timely feedback.
 
To register, please visit my website and complete the purchase process.
 
The cost of the complete course is $96, which includes all four live sessions, weekly practice programs, and chat support as needed for the duration of the course.
more info...		3/14/20234:00pm to 5:00pm

Recorder players from across North America celebrate March as Play-the-Recorder Month (PtRM). 2023 marks 31 years of celebrating Play-the-Recorder Month. Join the many ARS chapters, consorts and recorder orchestras who are being creative to plan ways to illustrate the versatility and beauty of this wonderful instrument.

More information to come!

 
more info...		3/18/2023 

Celebrate the American Recorder Society's Play-the-Recorder Day with a special Webinar interview with Victor Eijkhout, composer of the 2023 Play-the-Recorder Month commissioned piece, "Quo Vadis?".

Sign up here to receive a Zoom invitation and link to join us on Saturday, March 18th (Play-the-Recorder Day), at 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (1:00 CDT; 12:00 noon MDT; 11:00 a.m. PDT).  Use the link above to download the music and rehearse any of the parts, along with a video for the opportunity to play along with recorder professional Emily O'Brien.

Tune in to this event to enjoy a 30-minute previously recorded interview between Victor and ARS President, Carol Mishler, hosted by ARS board member, Phil Hollar. Then, we go "live" to a Q & A session with Victor and ARS board host, Greta Haug-Hricyw, followed by a play-along of "Quo Vadis?", along with the PtRM video.

Registration is limited to 100.
The Event is open to ARS Members and non-members, with prior registration.

The webinar will be recorded in its entirety, and posted to the ARS YouTube channel for future viewing.  
more info...		3/18/20232:00pm

Highland Park Recorder Society presents their Seminar Series in Early Music Performance 2022-2023

Click HERE for more info.

March 20, 2023 – A History of the Instruments – Bowed strings – violin, viola, cello. Lecture and string trio demonstrating Bach’s Goldberg Variations, String Trio by Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (1743 –1805), and selections of Scott Joplin, Astor Piazzolla, and others. Play along with dance music of Praetorius’ Terpsichore and Telemann Canonic sonatas.
more info...		3/20/2023TBD

Tuesdays March 7, 14, 21, 28 at 4 PM, CT
 
Playing in tune on the recorder can feel like a tightrope act! The recorder is an exquisitely sensitive instrument, and learning to play it in tune is among its most challenging and frustrating aspects. In this live, four-week small group short course, we’ll do a deep dive into recorder tuning, learning and practicing strategies for improving our tuning and supporting one another as we do so. Gain confidence in your ability to play in tune while receiving personalized, timely feedback.
 
To register, please visit my website and complete the purchase process.
 
The cost of the complete course is $96, which includes all four live sessions, weekly practice programs, and chat support as needed for the duration of the course.
more info...		3/21/20234:00pm to 5:00pm

Tuesdays March 7, 14, 21, 28 at 4 PM, CT
 
Playing in tune on the recorder can feel like a tightrope act! The recorder is an exquisitely sensitive instrument, and learning to play it in tune is among its most challenging and frustrating aspects. In this live, four-week small group short course, we’ll do a deep dive into recorder tuning, learning and practicing strategies for improving our tuning and supporting one another as we do so. Gain confidence in your ability to play in tune while receiving personalized, timely feedback.
 
To register, please visit my website and complete the purchase process.
 
The cost of the complete course is $96, which includes all four live sessions, weekly practice programs, and chat support as needed for the duration of the course.
more info...		3/28/20234:00pm to 5:00pm

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