8/3/2025
Beg, Borrow, and Steal: Music NOT for the RecorderDo you love the recorder but wish it had a bigger repertoire? Join recorder player and teacher Teresa Deskur as we continue in the grand tradition of borrowing music from other instruments (and voices) and making it work for recorders! We’ll look at what instruments we most commonly “steal” from and explore how to approach this music in a way that respects the original character of the piece. Enjoy music for flute, viol, and voice like you’ve never seen it before, and come away with ideas for how to find music for your practice or consort!
For intermediate to advanced recorders at A=440
8/4/2025 - 8/25/2025
Second Level Beginners - Continuing Technique for Soprano with Lewis BaratzIn this series we will explore continuing technique for the recorder, following up from our Soprano Beginners lesson. Sessions will focus on reviewing basic concepts; fingers, tonguing and counting; expressive sound; and approaching more complex repertory.
Prerequisites:
ARS Intro Recorder class or equivalent experience
Basic ability to read music in treble (G-) clef
This class is available at no charge to ARS members, only. When registering, use the email address associated with your ARS membership. If you are not an ARS member, you may click HERE to join. These classes are limited in size to allow for more interaction between the teacher and students. If you have already taken two or more of our Second Level classes, please wait until one week prior to the start of class to sign up, in order to allow a larger number of people to take advantage of these opportunities.
Dates:
Monday, August 4, 2025 at 7PM ET (6PM CT, 5PM MT, 4PM PT)
Monday, August 11, 2025 at 7PM ET (6PM CT, 5PM MT, 4PM PT)
Monday, August 18, 2025 at 7PM ET (6PM CT, 5PM MT, 4PM PT)
Monday, August 25, 2025 at 7PM ET (6PM CT, 5PM MT, 4PM PT)
8/12/2025
The Old Avoca Schoolhouse in Avoca, Nebraska will be streaming three on line Ukrainian Tunes Workshops for violins, violas, cellos, basses, mandolins, soprano recorder, and alto recorder.The workshop will explore tunes from our “Ukrainian Tunes for Two”. This captivating collection of 35 traditional Ukrainian tunes includes marches, patriotic songs, polkas, waltzes, etc. These melodies will make you cry, and make you dance.
The Workshops will be on Tuesday, August 12, 7 PM, Central Time, Wednesday, August 13, 10 AM, Central Time, and Friday, August 15, 7 PM, Central Time.
8/16/2025
Ryan Foxley, recorder player, fiddler, guitar player and member of the Recorder Orchestra of Puget Sound has invited us to Littlefield Farm, a beautiful rural setting north of Seattle to play several choice Pavans, Almains, and Galliardes from Anthony Holborne's 1599 collection.8/23/2025
Are you a beginner recorder player eager to play more but unsure of your skills? Or an intermediate player feeling a little nervous about joining a group? Did you take the summer off from recorder and want to blow the dust off of your skills before fall workshops and playing meetings and rehearsals? If so, this workshop is for you!
Join Karen Epp for a supportive and engaging two-hour session focused on the fundamentals of recorder playing. The workshop will move at a relaxed pace, helping you build confidence and enjoy the music. You’ll learn how to warm up effectively, develop your technique, play comfortably in a group (without getting lost!), and most importantly—how to relax and enjoy making music on this beautiful instrument.
8/23/2025
"Amateur Hour"Most composers devoted their entire lives to music. For some, however, composition was a passionate secondary vocation, something undertaken around and alongside their day-to-day obligations. We’ll sample glorious music by tanners, judges, pig-catchers, cabinet makers, and more.
8/24/2025
MedievalFest is BACK! Join us at the Montclair Art Museum on Sunday, August 24th for this year's medieval extravaganza! This is our annual fundraiser in support of our mission: Providing free and low-cost music education and historically informed community performances.
The day will feature:
- Live performances
- Historical demonstrations
- Vendors
- Food & drink
- Free music lessons
- Other surprises!
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We hope to see you there!