Boosey & Hawkes WASTALL PETER - OLD MACDONALD'S RECORDER BOOK VOL. 1 - SOPRANO RECORDER

Designed for complete beginners, this 48-page method gradually covers posture, breath control, articulation, and the first fingerings on the soprano recorder. Notes B, A, and then G are introduced from the earliest stages.

Created with the school context in mind, the book uses Old MacDonald’s world and his animals through games and activities. Ensemble pieces enable organizing group practice and preparing small performances in class.

The progression covers 4/4 and 3/4 time signatures, rests, quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes, and eighth notes. Dotted rhythms, pickups, and ties are also among the concepts covered.

The course starts with B, A, and G, then introduces sharp F, low E, and low D in particular. Key signatures and accidentals are among the elements developed throughout the 48 pages.

Peter Wastall’s book is written in English.