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Second Level Beginners' Class with Marea Chernoff: Continuing Technique with a Focus on Articulation (Alto)
6/19/2023 - 6/29/2023
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST

Event Description
Have you taken one of our ARS Online Classes for Beginners?  Are you ready for the next step? Join professional recorder teacher and player, Marea Chernoff, for a Second Level class.  

Building upon the foundational techniques introduced in the beginners’ course, this 4-part series will focus on articulation while reinforcing the basics and help you further develop your technique on alto recorder.  The classes will cover different types of articulation and how they can bring music to life and assist with certain technical issues we encounter. The classes will be based in the Sweet Pipes Method Book One for Alto Recorder, supplemented with exercises from the teacher.

Requirements: 
Alto recorder
Basic ability to read music
Comfortable with basic fingerings

This course will use the following method book:
The Sweet Pipes Recorder Book: A method for adults and older beginners by Gerald Burakoff and William E. Hettrick. Alto, Book One. SP02318. RED COVER. (see purchase info below).
(It is recommended that you are comfortable with and can play through Unit 6).
Any supplementary material will be provided by the instructor.

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 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, June 19, 7:00pm ET (6:00pm CT, 5:00pm MT, 4:00pm PT)
Thursday, June 22, 7:00pm ET (6:00pm CT, 5:00pm MT, 4:00pm PT)
Monday, June 26, 7:00pm ET (6:00pm CT, 5:00pm MT, 4:00pm PT)
Thursday, June 29, 7:00pm ET (6:00pm CT, 5:00pm MT, 4:00pm PT)

For this course, you will need the Sweet Pipes Recorder Book. Consider purchasing this from one of our business partners, and please allow ample time for mail delivery! If you have purchased the Sweet Pipes Recorder book online but are concerned that you may not receive it in time for your first class, we can provide you with a "temporary" copy for download. Instructions will be in your emailed registration confirmation notice.
 
Von Huene Workshop (The Early Music Shop of New England), Boston, MA: (617) 277-8690
https://www.vonhuene.com/p-3689-burakoff-gerald-hettrick-sweet-pipes-recorder-book-book-1-adults-and-older-beginners.aspx
 
Honeysuckle Music, St. Paul, MN: (651) 644-8545
https://www.honeysucklemusic.com/showf.php?item=5289