Today I’m starting a new series, For the Sheer Beauty of It! I plan to show you links to some of my favorite recordings and videos that are just plain beautiful. Johann Strauss’s Emperor Waltz with elegant dancing in ……
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Merry Christmas to All!
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?
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!
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…