Thank you for all of your support so far. Check out the teaser for my new channel by clicking here! Your subscription to my channel is appreciated!
We are starting season one with recorder, so if you need to get one, I recommend the Yamaha YRS-24B. It has a smooth, consistent tone quality and is very easy to clean. At $4.55 (plus tax and shipping), it is a great deal for a high quality instrument. I will be using the Yamaha 400 Series YRS-402B. This one is a little more pricey at $23.50, but I personally appreciate that the recorder is made from plant-based materials. You can’t go wrong with either one!
You certainly do not have to buy the ones I recommend, but just be sure whatever recorder you get is a soprano recorder with baroque fingering. Check your local music store, or go to West Music, where there is a large variety of soprano baroque recorders at different price points. Rhythm Band Instruments is another online retailer with a great selection of recorders. While it may be tempting to pick up a recorder in the dollar section at Target, but please don’t! Those recorders are TOY instruments, which means they are meant to mimic the sound of a recorder, but they are not designed to create the tone quality we will be working on.
Once you have your recorder, I know it will be temping to play it, but WAIT until September 5th so we can establish good habits together. If you don’t have your recorder, go get one, and I will see you soon!
Miss Mari's Music 