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Event Registration - American Recorder Society

Second Level Beginners' Class with Annette Bauer: Continuing Technique (soprano/tenor recorder)
3/18/2025 - 4/8/2025
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EST


Location: Zoom online platform - a sign-in link will be sent to registrants


There are currently 9 spots remaining out of 28




Event Description
This class is sponsored by our friends at the North American Virtual Recorder Society, an online community of recorder players dedicated to promoting the recorder and providing a safe, inclusive space to play.

Have you taken one of our ARS Online Classes for Beginners?  Are you ready for the next step? Join professional recorder teacher and player, Annette Bauer, for a Second Level class. This Level II class will explore repertoire accessible for low intermediate players, and cover the next steps in acquiring a solid technique on C instruments (soprano/tenor). We will explore easily accessible models of improvisation using a limited tone set (pentatonic melodies), basic ideas of melodic ornamentation, and draw playing examples from medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and folk repertoire for recorder. We will also sample some of the ensemble pieces included at the end of Sweet Pipes vol. 1 (soprano). Sound files will be made available as reference recordings to play along with. Some of these examples will include ensemble compositions, giving you a first experience playing along in a pre-recorded, virtual ensemble setting.
This class pre-assumes your basic knowledge of the instrument - expected are basic sight-reading skills and being comfortable working with the lower octave including F#/Bb, and the higher octave including at least the high E. Materials will be provided to download a week prior to the start date. 




Requirements:
  • Soprano or tenor recorder
  • Sweet Pipes vol. 1 (soprano/blue cover) - we will use the ensemble section in the back. Additional class materials will be provided by the instructor. Consider buying from our business partners Von Huene Workshop or Honeysuckle Music.
  • Basic sight reading skills
  • Being comfortable working with the lower octave including F#/Bb, and the higher octave until at least the high E
Dates:
Tuesday, March 18th, 12-12:45 ET (11AM CT, 10AM MT, 9AM PT)
Tuesday, March 25th, 12-12:45 ET (11AM CT, 10AM MT, 9AM PT)
Tuesday, April 1st, 12-12:45 ET (11AM CT, 10AM MT, 9AM PT)
Tuesday, April 8th, 12-12:45 ET (11AM CT, 10AM MT, 9AM PT)