Edward Wolfe – Music, Musings, and More

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

Music, Art of the Prophets

Duke Ellington on Music

Plato on Music

Joplin on ragtime

Tchaikovsky’s Inspiration