Recorder Grade 3 Vlog: Featuring 'Rondo' from The Fairy Queen, Purcell.

Hi, I'm Lauren, I'm learning to play the recorder as an adult with no prior knowledge of music. I'm working my way through the music grade exams from Trinity College London, and filming these vlogs as I go!
I'm currently working towards my grade 3 exam.
There are so many skilled musicians on KZbin- it's easy to fall into the trap of believing that great musicians just spring into being, somehow. Of course we don't get to see the hours and hours of dedicated learning and practice that goes on behind the scenes. I hope my series of vlogs about working through the grades will show what it takes to learn an instrument, and that it's ok to not be instantly brilliant! (I'm a long way from that!)
As well as these vlogs, I make videos about recorders and other instruments every week, so do check out the channel :)
The Music: 'Rondo' from The Fairy Queen, Henry Purcell.
The Recorder: Mollenhauer Denner Soprano in pear wood.
Trinity College Digital Grade Exams page, if you want to find out more about the grades:
www.trinitycollege.com/qualif...
Here you can find the book/ CD I'm using for this exam piece- it includes lots of other pieces that I am enjoying playing, too!
amzn.to/372oRQ3
(the above is an Amazon Affiliate link, if you decide to purchase the book, I may earn a small commission. It all helps the channel, cheers!)

[@Malin01Borg]

Today I saw all 17 videos in this playlist, and now I am very interested in hearing how it is going with your recorder playing!

[@davidm1922]

This is great, thank you for sharing your experiences.

[@FrankDudgeon]

Nice to see the progress you're making. Well done.

[@rickymullins3844]

Sounds great !

[@philrab-wm7xy]

Hi Lauren Enjoying your content, I have a question for you. When you first started can you remember how you got over the obstacle of reading the notes fast enough and keeping up with the fingerings. I can read music very slowly so have to play slowly. Any tips?

[@bridgettemiller3552]

Your getting there pet, im still learning my notes 🤣

[@ClaythorpeMusic]

Haha, I’m sure you’re getting there! 🎶

[@Jim-iw1yd]

Snazzy intro, cheerleading girl and well played human girl. Is "waggling" a technical term ? If not it should be. Good luck with your exam.

[@ClaythorpeMusic]

I should throw my recorders around more often… maybe I’ll start my exam off with it 🤔 And thanks 😊