

Breath control enables them to achieve the good phrasing when playing the descant recorder. The recorder is a woodwind musical instrument of the family known as fipple. The alto is between the soprano and tenor in size, and is correspondingly intermediate in pitch. Tips for Beginners Playing the Recorder 1. Up until the 17th century the alto instrument was normally in G 4 instead of F 4. Posture correct poster will help in breathing deeply in order to get good sound out of the recorder. The alto recorder in F, also known as a treble (and, historically, as consort flute and common flute) is a member of the recorder family. The introduction of sharpened and flattened notes as encountered in the repertoire studied e.g. Western Musical Instrument Descant Recorder. Using the color-coded Recorder Fingering Chart in Popular 8 Note Songs, a new musician can see the finger placement of the eight notes in the C scale. These are pitched in C and has a variety of three and a half octaves starting from the musical note C 4.The consolidation of the notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C’, D’ with further expansion of the upper register of the recorder as required (E, F, G, A) The musical alphabet is made up of 12 notes labeled with the letters A through G, but begins with the letter C.This course is aimed at students who have undertaken the Beginner Recorder Course or who have had some previous experience on the descant recorder (or any recorder in C). Through this repertoire, students will encounter additional notes, rhythm patterns, key signatures and time signatures. Continue your musical studies and become part of this Descant/soprano recorder course where both solo and ensemble repertoire from a variety of styles and of a more extended nature will be used to further student learning.
