- Advanced Consort Class Online Summer 2026 term: The 10 week term begins Wednesday June 24th at 7:00pm PDT and Saturday June 27th at 10:00am PDT on Zoom. Cost: $100*. The 90-minute play along sessions, geared toward players of recorder, viol and other early instruments, include playing a mélange of renaissance, baroque, medieval and modern music with the ORB Trio (Gayle Neuman, Phil Neuman and Cindy Markham) in real time with performance advice, historical information and lively banter. Come join the fun! To register and pay, click here: Advanced Consort Class You can attend one or both weekly sessions.
Questions? Write to us at pneumantartold@gmail.com. - Intermediate Consort Class Online Summer 2026 term: The 10 week term begins Tuesday June 23rd at 7:00pm PDT and Saturday June 27th at 1:00pm PDT on Zoom. Cost: $100*. The 90-minute play along sessions, geared toward players of recorder, viol and other early instruments, include playing a mélange of intermediate level renaissance, baroque, medieval and modern music with the ORB Trio (Gayle Neuman, Phil Neuman and Cindy Markham) in real time with performance advice, historical information and lively banter. Technique and interpretation advice will be geared towards players of intermediate ability, with a bit more repetition than the advanced consort class. Join the fun! To register and pay, click here: Intermediate Consort Class You can attend one or both weekly sessions.
Questions? Write to us at pneumantartold@gmail.com.
* If you take both Advanced and Intermediate classes you get a $20 discount on the second class (the total is $180 for both.) To register and pay for both classes with the discount, click here: Both Advanced and Intermediate Consort Classes
ARS Online Beginners’ Classes for Alto Recorder with Lewis Baratz
ARS introduces our next Free Online Beginner’s course for alto recorder. An ideal instrument for people looking forward to the social experience of playing with others, the recorder is also a flexible instrument for playing music from the Middle Ages to the present day. Most people can learn the basics and start playing in a relatively short time.
Lewis Baratz’s classes will be held:
Thursday, August 13, 7:30 PM ET (6:30 CT, 5:30 MT, 4:30 PT)
Thursday, August 20, 7:30 PM ET (6:30 CT, 5:30 MT, 4:30 PT)
Thursday, August 27, 7:30 PM ET (6:30 CT, 5:30 MT, 4:30 PT)
Thursday, September 3, 7:30 PM ET (6:30 CT, 5:30 MT, 4:30 PT)
The course is geared to students of all ages, but children 12 and under should be joined by an adult during the class.
Duets are some of the best pedagogical tools for strengthening your recorder-playing skills! If you are new to playing with others, still shaky with keeping the beat, unfamiliar with counting the half note as getting the beat (hello, Renaissance music!), and still getting used to the sound of others playing around you, then this course is for you. Designed for advanced beginners/low intermediate players on soprano, alto, and tenor recorders (if you have taken the ARS Beginners’ Class and 2nd-Level Class, then you are ready for this course), this 3-part course will help you with developing your counting skills, your listening skills, and prepare you to play with your local ARS chapters and affable recorder-playing friends! All music/materials will be provided.
Course Fee: $75
Course Dates: Aug 17, 24, 31 at 8 - 9 PM, ET
You may register on my website
Week 1: Counting and listening to the other part.
Week 2: Music in imitation - and we’re still listening!
Week 3: Renaissance music - the half note gets the beat!
When: Saturday, August 22, 2026 9:00am - 4:30pm
Where: Mountain View United Methodist Church 355 Ponca Place, Boulder, CO 80303
Price: Early Bird (by July 31st): $45 / Regular (August 1 - August 21): $50 / Day of Workshop: $60
Register: https://tinyurl.com/croworkshop26
This playing session explores the development of harmony and counterpoint from the late Renaissance to the present day. We'll play dance music by 16th-century composers Giorgio Mainerio, Pierre Attaingnant, Gaumi, and Cabezon, then jump 200 years ahead to a trio sonata for three alto recorders by Johann Mattheson. We'll conclude the session with a new piece for ATTB by composer and wind player Owen G. Davitt.Mondays and Wednesdays ongoing, 9:30-10:00 AM EST
$100 for four classes
Start your day practicing with the supportive and fun warm-up class community! The first half of the class is appropriate for all levels, with special challenges for more advanced players. The second half of the class is devoted to playing and analyzing a baroque duet and letting it dictate places to work on tone, coordination, articulation and more. My approach is to figure out what we want to say musically and then find the technique needed to express that. Music-minus one videos provided. The class is ongoing, so you can join anytime
E-mail Cantornote@icloud.com to register
For more information visit: http://www.cantornote.com for more info
Duets are some of the best pedagogical tools for strengthening your recorder-playing skills! If you are new to playing with others, still shaky with keeping the beat, unfamiliar with counting the half note as getting the beat (hello, Renaissance music!), and still getting used to the sound of others playing around you, then this course is for you. Designed for advanced beginners/low intermediate players on soprano, alto, and tenor recorders (if you have taken the ARS Beginners’ Class and 2nd-Level Class, then you are ready for this course), this 3-part course will help you with developing your counting skills, your listening skills, and prepare you to play with your local ARS chapters and affable recorder-playing friends! All music/materials will be provided.
Course Fee: $75
Course Dates: Aug 17, 24, 31 at 8 - 9 PM, ET
You may register on my website
Week 1: Counting and listening to the other part.
Week 2: Music in imitation - and we’re still listening!
Week 3: Renaissance music - the half note gets the beat!
Mondays and Wednesdays ongoing, 9:30-10:00 AM EST
$100 for four classes
Start your day practicing with the supportive and fun warm-up class community! The first half of the class is appropriate for all levels, with special challenges for more advanced players. The second half of the class is devoted to playing and analyzing a baroque duet and letting it dictate places to work on tone, coordination, articulation and more. My approach is to figure out what we want to say musically and then find the technique needed to express that. Music-minus one videos provided. The class is ongoing, so you can join anytime
E-mail Cantornote@icloud.com to register
For more information visit: http://www.cantornote.com for more info
Mondays and Wednesdays ongoing, 9:30-10:00 AM EST
$100 for four classes
Start your day practicing with the supportive and fun warm-up class community! The first half of the class is appropriate for all levels, with special challenges for more advanced players. The second half of the class is devoted to playing and analyzing a baroque duet and letting it dictate places to work on tone, coordination, articulation and more. My approach is to figure out what we want to say musically and then find the technique needed to express that. Music-minus one videos provided. The class is ongoing, so you can join anytime
E-mail Cantornote@icloud.com to register
For more information visit: http://www.cantornote.com for more info
Mondays and Wednesdays ongoing, 9:30-10:00 AM EST
$100 for four classes
Start your day practicing with the supportive and fun warm-up class community! The first half of the class is appropriate for all levels, with special challenges for more advanced players. The second half of the class is devoted to playing and analyzing a baroque duet and letting it dictate places to work on tone, coordination, articulation and more. My approach is to figure out what we want to say musically and then find the technique needed to express that. Music-minus one videos provided. The class is ongoing, so you can join anytime
E-mail Cantornote@icloud.com to register
For more information visit: http://www.cantornote.com for more info
Mondays and Wednesdays ongoing, 9:30-10:00 AM EST
$100 for four classes
Start your day practicing with the supportive and fun warm-up class community! The first half of the class is appropriate for all levels, with special challenges for more advanced players. The second half of the class is devoted to playing and analyzing a baroque duet and letting it dictate places to work on tone, coordination, articulation and more. My approach is to figure out what we want to say musically and then find the technique needed to express that. Music-minus one videos provided. The class is ongoing, so you can join anytime
E-mail Cantornote@icloud.com to register
For more information visit: http://www.cantornote.com for more info
The workshop will explore tunes from our "Swedish Fiddle Tunes for Two" collection.
Review: "These tunes are largely dance-based, including the polka, march, waltz, schottische, and music for weddings...highly recommended as good repertoire for any studio and curriculum."...American String Teacher, February 2011
The Workshops will be on Tuesday, September 8, 7 PM, Central Time, Wednesday, September 9 10 AM, Central Time, and Friday, September 11, 7 PM, Central Time.
Different tunes will be played at each session. We will read, play, and discuss various survival skills for these tunes.
There is limited enrollment, and pre-registration is required. The cost for each workshop is $15.00. The cost of each optional book is $15.00 (includes shipping if ordered with workshop registration). To view a sample tune from the collection, and to see a list of the tunes, click on the following link:
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/book_42_swedish.shtml
For more information, and to register for the workshop:
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/workshops_swedish.shtml
The workshop will explore tunes from our “Swedish Fiddle Tunes for Two” collection.
Review: “These tunes are largely dance-based, including the polka, march, waltz, schottische, and music for weddings…highly recommended as good repertoire for any studo and curriculum.”…American String Teacher, February 2011
The Workshops will be on Tuesday, September 8, 7 PM, Central Time, Wednesday, September 9 10 AM, Central Time, and Friday, September 11, 7 PM, Central Time.
Different tunes will be played at each session. We will read, play, and discuss various survival skills for these tunes.
There is limited enrollment, and pre-registration is required. The cost for each workshop is $15.00. The cost of each optional book is $15.00 (includes shipping if ordered with workshop registration). To view a sample tune from the collection, and to see a list of the tunes, click on the following link:
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/book_42_swedish.shtml
For more information, and to register for the workshop:
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/workshops_swedish.shtml
The workshop will explore tunes from our "Swedish Fiddle Tunes for Two" collection.
Review: "These tunes are largely dance-based, including the polka, march, waltz, schottische, and music for weddings...highly recommended as good repertoire for any studio and curriculum."...American String Teacher, February 2011
The Workshops will be on Tuesday, September 8, 7 PM, Central Time, Wednesday, September 9 10 AM, Central Time, and Friday, September 11, 7 PM, Central Time.
Different tunes will be played at each session. We will read, play, and discuss various survival skills for these tunes.
There is limited enrollment, and pre-registration is required. The cost for each workshop is $15.00. The cost of each optional book is $15.00 (includes shipping if ordered with workshop registration). To view a sample tune from the collection, and to see a list of the tunes, click on the following link:
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/book_42_swedish.shtml
For more information, and to register for the workshop:
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/workshops_swedish.shtml
Mondays and Wednesdays ongoing, 9:30-10:00 AM EST
$100 for four classes
Start your day practicing with the supportive and fun warm-up class community! The first half of the class is appropriate for all levels, with special challenges for more advanced players. The second half of the class is devoted to playing and analyzing a baroque duet and letting it dictate places to work on tone, coordination, articulation and more. My approach is to figure out what we want to say musically and then find the technique needed to express that. Music-minus one videos provided. The class is ongoing, so you can join anytime
E-mail Cantornote@icloud.com to register
For more information visit: http://www.cantornote.com for more info
The workshop will explore tunes from our "Swedish Fiddle Tunes for Two" collection.
Review: "These tunes are largely dance-based, including the polka, march, waltz, schottische, and music for weddings...highly recommended as good repertoire for any studio and curriculum."...American String Teacher, February 2011
The Workshops will be on Tuesday, September 8, 7 PM, Central Time, Wednesday, September 9 10 AM, Central Time, and Friday, September 11, 7 PM, Central Time.
Different tunes will be played at each session. We will read, play, and discuss various survival skills for these tunes.
There is limited enrollment, and pre-registration is required. The cost for each workshop is $15.00. The cost of each optional book is $15.00 (includes shipping if ordered with workshop registration). To view a sample tune from the collection, and to see a list of the tunes, click on the following link:
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/book_42_swedish.shtml
For more information, and to register for the workshop:
https://www.greenblattandseay.com/workshops_swedish.shtml
Mondays and Wednesdays ongoing, 9:30-10:00 AM EST
$100 for four classes
Start your day practicing with the supportive and fun warm-up class community! The first half of the class is appropriate for all levels, with special challenges for more advanced players. The second half of the class is devoted to playing and analyzing a baroque duet and letting it dictate places to work on tone, coordination, articulation and more. My approach is to figure out what we want to say musically and then find the technique needed to express that. Music-minus one videos provided. The class is ongoing, so you can join anytime
E-mail Cantornote@icloud.com to register
For more information visit: http://www.cantornote.com for more info
Mondays and Wednesdays ongoing, 9:30-10:00 AM EST
$100 for four classes
Start your day practicing with the supportive and fun warm-up class community! The first half of the class is appropriate for all levels, with special challenges for more advanced players. The second half of the class is devoted to playing and analyzing a baroque duet and letting it dictate places to work on tone, coordination, articulation and more. My approach is to figure out what we want to say musically and then find the technique needed to express that. Music-minus one videos provided. The class is ongoing, so you can join anytime
E-mail Cantornote@icloud.com to register
For more information visit: http://www.cantornote.com for more info