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Second Level Beginners' Class with Tish Berlin: Learning Bass Recorder
3/31/2021 - 4/21/2021

Event Description
If you have never played the bass recorder before or are just getting started, this is the course for you! Build a solid foundation for learning bass recorder and bass clef through this 4-part course starting on March 31st, 2021. Professional recorder player and teacher Tish Berlin 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. Tish will provide exercises to learn bass clef and bass fingerings, and simple tunes to satisfy the soul!

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.  There will be approximately 10 "Second Level" classes on a variety of topics offered from January through May, 2021. Teachers are paid thanks to donations to the Recorder Artist Relief Fund.  These classes are limited in size to allow for interaction between the teacher and students. ARS members are asked to please sign up for no more than two of these classes, in order to allow a larger number of people to take advantage of these opportunities.

Dates:
Wednesday, March 31, 9 a.m. PDT (12 noon EDT, 11 a.m. CDT, 10 a.m. MDT)
Wednesday, April 7, 9 a.m. PDT (12 noon EDT, 11 a.m. CDT, 10 a.m. MDT)
Wednesday, April 14, 9 a.m. PDT (12 noon EDT, 11 a.m. CDT, 10 a.m. MDT)
Wednesday, April 21, 9 a.m. PDT (12 noon EDT, 11 a.m. CDT, 10 a.m. MDT)

Do you need to purchase a bass recorder?  Tish recommends starting out with a good plastic recorder, rather than a cheap wooden one. Yamaha makes very good plastic recorders. Consider purchasing an instrument from one of our business partners:

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