What's included
1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
Beginner Level
In this summer session, students will receive beginner recorder knowledge. Let's face it. Recorders are wonderful beginner instruments, but when students don't know how to play them, they use them for things we'd rather them not. Like making crazy loud noises! The fact remains that recorders are amazing educational instruments. They have been around for thousands of years, and persist as a great entry level instrument for young musicians. This class is for pure beginners. No prerequisite knowledge about music is required. Just a desire to learn and play! Here is the general flow of learning: Week of 7/1: Learning G; the G song, proper air and finger technique Week of 7/8: Learning A; the A song Week of 7/15: Switching between G and A; the G and A Song Week of 7/22: Learning B; BAG it! Week 7/29: Hot Cross Buns Week 8/5: Continuing with Hot Cross Buns Week 8/13: Hot Cross Buns Arrangements Week 8/20: Mary Had A Little Lamb
Other Details
Supply List
A soprano recorder with baroque fingering. Yamaha sells them very inexpensively on most websites.
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Teaching Certificates
Maine Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Massachusetts Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
2 Degrees
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from Berklee College of Music
Associate's Degree in Education from Bridgewater State University
Hello! I am a professional music educator and farmer living in Maine with my wife and three small children in the forest. After a long span of touring as a professional musician, I most recently spent several years as a music teacher in a diverse urban public school before transitioning my teaching online due to circumstances surrounding the pandemic. I now teach remote music classes exclusively, right here on Outschool! I am thrilled to serve students in a larger online network, through active and creative music education.
In nearly all of my general music classes, I help students cultivate or deepen fundamental musical skills that I believe we all need: perceiving and keeping the beat, moving meaningfully to music, and singing various song forms. Additionally, I expose my students to a wide range of culture through an authentic and diverse repertoire, including traditional, folk, and modern music from America and throughout the globe. Another critical component of my classes is active music-making with voice, percussion, and instrumentals. My classes range from learning construction vocabulary through song for preschoolers, to digital music production for savvy teenagers, to advanced improvisation for music scholars.
I am also an experienced composer and performer. I often take songs requested by students and transcribe the music so we can learn it together; I love a good transcription challenge. And, if I can't find a song that meets the needs or interests of my students, I'll write one for them! Classes, too!
I look forward to learning with you.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$15
weekly1x per week
40 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-10
2-6 learners per class
Financial Assistance
Tutoring
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