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Edward Wolfe

Edward Wolfe

Music, Musings, and More

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For teachers who are musical, creative, and busy
Thanks for visiting WolfeMusicEd.com, the companion site for
  • Introducing the Recorder and Music Theory (Book 1)
  • Exploring the Recorder and Music Theory (Book 2)
  • Music Theory for Choral Singers (Book 3)
The site has resources for teachers and students. Click on the Downloads tab above to find audio files for songs and pieces. If you'd like to find out more about the books, click on their tabs above.  You can also see a few sample pages (PDF) from Introducing.  Download a corrected Page 68 of Exploring here.

"After three months, my 66 seventh graders were prepared to give an excellent performance of polyphonic and multipart harmonized pieces....  I found my students so well-prepared that [they] ... demonstrated a sound understanding of the principles of music theory and the way the composer-as-artist creates meaning in his music."  Lenore Wilkison, music educator

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Features of the Recorder Books

Features of the Books

Seamless integration of theory and performance

Six recorder skills

  1. Playing by Ear
  2. Sight-reading
  3. Improvising
  4. Transposing
  5. Technique
  6. Ensemble Performing

Scores of songs and pieces

Dozens of pages of theory worksheets

All musical elements explored from the beginning

Socratic and discovery questions

Teacher supplement

  1. Practical tips on how to teach the student materials
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