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10/28/2024 - 11/18/2024
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM EST

ARS introduces our next Free Online Beginners' Course for Soprano/Tenor! If you have never played recorder before, or if it has been eons ago since you have played, this is the course for you! Build a solid foundation for learning soprano/tenor through this 4-part beginners’ course starting on October 28, 2024. Professional recorder player and teacher, Emily O'Brien, will cover basics such as hand and finger position, tonguing, and tone, and instill good habits for continuing to learn on your own or with a teacher. All ages are welcome, but children should be joined by an adult during the classes.

Dates:
Monday, October 28th at 8PM ET (7PM CT, 6PM MT, 5PM PT)
Monday, November 4th at 8PM ET (7PM CT, 6PM MT, 5PM PT)
Monday, November 11th at 8PM ET (7PM CT, 6PM MT, 5PM PT)
Monday, November 18th at 8PM ET (7PM CT, 6PM MT, 5PM PT)

You will need a copy of the Sweet Pipes Method Book, Volume 1 for Soprano recorder (blue cover) for this class. Links are provided below.

Do you need to purchase an instrument? You cannot go wrong with a good plastic recorder—they can actually sound better than a poor wooden one! Yamaha and Aulos make very good plastic sopranos. For tenors: Yamaha provides an exceptional tone, while Aulos is lighter-weight with a smaller reach. Consider purchasing an instrument from one of our business partners:

Honeysuckle Music: 651-644-8545 
Von Huene Workshop (The Early Music Shop of New England): (617) 277-8690
Lazar’s Early Music: (770) 366-8596
Recorder Forge: (503) 206-6212

Yamaha “Rottenburgh” and Aulos “Haka”plastic sopranos:
https://www.recorderforge.com/Shop-by-brand/Aulos/?order=name-asc&p=1&properties=178283053f904129bb4aa8e3e9bd9fd8
http://www.honeysucklemusic.com/show3.php?cat=Soprano
https://www.vonhuene.com/p-114-yamaha-rottenburgh-plastic-soprano.aspx
https://www.vonhuene.com/p-125-aulos-plastic-haka-soprano.aspx
https://lazarsearlymusic.com/collections/beginners-collection?constraint=soprano

Yamaha and Aulos plastic tenors:
https://www.recorderforge.com/Yamaha-Tenor-in-c-baroque-double-hole-with-double-key-plastic/YRT-304BII-YAM
http://www.honeysucklemusic.com/show3.php?cat=Tenor
https://www.vonhuene.com/p-116-yamaha-rottenburgh-plastic-tenor.aspx
https://lazarsearlymusic.com/collections/beginners-collection/products/yamaha-abs-resin-recorder-tenor?variant=38071881367749

Sweet Pipes Books:
From the Von Huene workshop: https://www.vonhuene.com/p-3684-burakoff-gerald-hettrick-sweet-pipes-recorder-book-book-1-adults-and-older-beginners.aspx
From Honeysuckle Music: https://www.honeysucklemusic.com/showf.php?item=5288