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Category: Features

Merry Christmas to All!

December 25, 2020December 23, 2020 Edward WolfeFeatures

I wish all of my readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.  For insights into what the actual birth of Jesus probably was like, see this article.  He probably wasn’t born in a barn, relegated to a cave,…

What is a Recorder?

July 6, 2018July 6, 2018 Edward WolfeFeatures

It’s a real musical instrument, it’s ancient (dating from the 15th century or before), it’s inexpensive (some stores sell them for about $10), and it’s not too hard to learn.  My books have pictures of recorders on the covers. Do…

Learn music theory and performance–at the same time!

July 6, 2018July 27, 2018 Edward WolfeFeatures

Play – Analyze – Play some more Students use their experiences playing the recorder to deepen their understanding of music.  They then apply those understandings to learn to play better. “IRMT delivers music theory without the terror that anything called…

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Features of the Recorder Books

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Seamless integration of theory and performance

Six recorder skills

  1. Playing by Ear
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  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

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