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FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Jody Miller
1/5/2021 - 1/14/2021

Event Description
ARS introduces a Free Online Beginners’ Course! 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 recorder through the American Recorder Society’s 4-part beginners’ course for soprano recorder starting on January 5, 2021. Professional recorder teacher and performer Jody Miller will lead you through this course and help you build good recorder technique from the start.

Jody’s background includes working with middle school through senior adults; his patient approach will help you gain the skills in tone production, articulation, and technique needed to advance to the next level. All materials will be provided except for the recorder. Participants are strongly encouraged to obtain one of the recorders listed below.
 
Dates:
Tuesday, January 5, 7 p.m. EST (6 p.m. CST, 5 p.m. MST, 4 p.m. PST)
Thursday, January 7, 7 p.m. EST (6 p.m. CST, 5 p.m. MST, 4 p.m. PST)
Tuesday, January 12, 7 p.m. EST (6 p.m. CST, 5 p.m. MST, 4 p.m. PST)
Thursday, January 14, 7 p.m. EST (6 p.m. CST, 5 p.m. MST, 4 p.m. PST)
 
Do you need to purchase a soprano recorder? You cannot go wrong with a good plastic recorder. Yamaha, Aulos, and Zen-On all make good plastic recorders. Consider purchasing an instrument from one of our business partners:
 
Von Huene Workshop (The Early Music Shop of New England), Boston, MA: (617) 277-8690
Honeysuckle Music, St. Paul, MN: (651) 644-8545
Lazar's Early Music, Social Circle, GA: (770) 366-8596
 
Yamaha “Rottenburgh” model YRS-302B plastic soprano: https://www.vonhuene.com/p-114-yamaha-rottenburgh-plastic-soprano.aspx
 
Aulos “Haka” model A703B plastic soprano: https://www.vonhuene.com/p-125-aulos-plastic-haka-soprano.aspx
 
Zen-On “Stanesby, Jr. model ZE-501B plastic soprano (and other recommended models included here):  http://www.honeysucklemusic.com/show3.php?cat=Soprano