Tutorial: Telemann Fantasia nr. 3 for recorder | Team Recorder

[@genuineyou]

What timing! I'm playing Fantasia 3 (on voice flute) for the Amherst Early Music open mic next weekend! Thanks for a great tutorial Sarah.

[@DavidWickes]

Good luck!

[@christophertsiliacos8958]

As William Shakespeare said in his 1599 play "The Tragedy of Julius Caesar," "Timing is everything." 😉

[@jeremybaroche2328]

I've learned this piece 2 years ago and it's still my favourite piece for solo recorder (with the Bach partita), Telemann is such a great composer and you Sarah a great teacher ! (love your videos)

[@mikeringham8653]

Hi Sarah, I love your videos as they are so instructive and lots of fun. I learned the recorder at school and I have taken up recorder again after and absenccccce of 70 years. Having been a flute player in between, I took to the tenor and love playing it. I stumbled on some pieces by James Hook for Tenor and Bass Guitar. How about giving all the other neglected tenor recorder players y intruducing them to some really fun playing . Keep up the good work. Mike Ringham

[@user-uz7gb7gb4v]

I was surprised you mentioned articulations only at the end of the video and so briefly, because I kept noticing how wonderful your articulations were throughout! So varied and playful, and they fit the piece so naturally. I played this on the Baroque flute about a decade ago. I really love this piece. Also, when I was a child and into my teens, my flute teacher often used that same metaphor with the duck! I don't think I've heard it since then. Until now, that is!

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

One of my favorite pieces! Nice to hear how you approach it! Btw: I liked the duck comparison!!! 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆

[@arlin411]

Excellent lesson. I’m working on the first Fantasia, but everything you said here applies there too.

[@donnahughes-barton9737]

Thank you so much Sarah! Great timing, this week I was given my first ever Fantasia to learn! I’m learning No. 1 and will apply your advice...

[@rorycbruce]

This is the second video that I have been the very first viewer, that you have uploaded, will definitely give this a go, I remember when you dd your first video on Telemann fanatasias, and the first fantasia was the first ever piece I played on recorder, so it's so cool to see this come-back.

[@michaelhoelscher2271]

Wasn’t hot cross buns the first song you played? And this is a PIECE!

[@rorycbruce]

@@michaelhoelscher2271 I called it a piece??? Ima a little confused

[@christophertsiliacos8958]

@@michaelhoelscher2271 For me it was a combination of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and "Hot Cross Buns" before advancing to the theme from the 1992 movie: "The Last of the Mohicans ." 😉 🎶

[@michaelhoelscher2271]

Rory Bruce definitely not edited...

[@rorycbruce]

@@michaelhoelscher2271 thats not the part i edited..

[@Orfmute]

Took up the piece after watching this video. Having a wonderful time with it here in Texas while sheltering from Covid. Didn't know "sanity" was spelled, T-E-L-E-M-A-N-N. Thank you!

[@hariboi8840]

Thank you a lot for your video! This is my absolute favourite fantasia! To me, it's the story of two people falling in love: It starts with the guy (cause it's the lower version of the theme) getting mesmerized, continues at bar 3 with him approaching her, causing visible confusion at bar 5, him continuing to go for her at bar 6, causing less confusion at bar 7, and from bar 8 on our dialogue is developping. At bar 10 it gets more tender, at bar 12 they find their proper tempo, and now it gets faster, as they become more and more excited, until at bar 15 it seems like the girl remembers that she should actually carry on, or maybe the guy wants to see her again and she isn't sure what's the right thing to answer. Anyway, she gets in the defensive. At bar 18, we have an introspection again, but now from the girl's point of view. Compared to the first largo movement it seems a bit more coyly, but not any less obviously like falling in love. At bar 22 they continue to flirt, so we have a reprise of our melodies. At bar 26 they are unisono and definitely a couple in their hearts,! At bar 29 they need to depart from each other, at bar 31 it's the dramatic climax where their hearts are shouting "No, don't leave!", but bar 32 does leave us merciless alone in a void.... In the Allegro it's him being alone and gettig completely crazy. Although he tries desperately to get his brain together at bar 14, he fails at bar 17, and realises he's lost to love at bar 20. At bar 23, we have the same story for the girl. She remembers at bar 26 how lively he approached her, she backed off first, but then they found their tempo. She continues with getting crazy at bar 31, and reflecting her feelings at bar 35. She as well realises she's lost from 38 on. I remember that I was trying to work this fantasia out when it happened to me that I fell in love myself, and from one day to the other my perspective on this piece changed completely! I had always struggeled with those long notes at bar 14 and 35, because they made no sense to me, but then it became all clear. By the way, I feel like I should add that I'm a heterosexual male myself, so if you feel different about the depicted role models, just do something else! After all, music is something absolutely subjective and very personal, so while I couldn't approach it any differently, it might well be that you can't approach it the same way - so just do your own! I hope this long text was interesting to some, and I wish you all fun and joy!

[@FritzSolms]

This is so useful for improving one's recorder playing in general - thanks.

[@rtmedipaed2011]

I start to love nr.3, thank you, I learned a lot! And I love your videos showing lively explanations, good sense of humour and enthusiasm for music.

[@PlayerClarinet]

Awesome tutorial - thanks. I've been watching Claire Grellier's set of tutorials on the Rose Etudes for Clarinet. A set of 12 tutorials covering each of the Teleman Fantasies would be a significant contribution to the genre. It would also allow you to show how you can 're-use' your decisions in interpretation from one Fantasy to the next, thus achieving a unified set of performances. There'd be a doctoral thesis in this, so no pressure. 😏

[@joopspeth6483]

Another brilliant tutorial. Beautiful music. And again you don't forget to outline basic principles for us. Very helpful again.

[@antonijasiczek6167]

My absolute favourite of the twelve fantasias!! And love the video!!

[@CesarMontejoVargas]

Sarah Jeffery, you are very fantastic! I love listening to what you just play through the recorder, it all sounds so melodical and I love it! You are a very talented and wonderful musical instrument player, I mean you play so confident that makes me feel very alive through what I listen from you! Thank you for sharing videos like this one and I wish you the best in your career as a musician! I feel very comfortable listening the notes of the melodies through a professional like you! Thank you!

[@siskaschmidt3609]

Hi Sarah, a lot of thanks for that video! I'm working on exactly this Fantasia rn but sadly I'm on 6 weeks holiday from lessons so I can't really get help and I didn't know anymore how to approach it and go on... This video seems really helpful to me! And as for the question of which Fantasia to approach next, I myself would wish for the 7th because this is with all probability the one I'll learn next! Thank you :)

[@TenorCantusFirmus]

Great video. The overall structure vaguely reminds me a "French-Style" Ouverture, with those arpeggiated chords followed by the fugato-like fast section; I also have liked much the way you have broken down the "simulated" polyphony.

[@tsbulmer]

Your teaching is very inspirational to me. I hope I can embody some of your qualities for my students.

[@larrybaby9377]

Wow, this is great! I have been watching many of your previous vlogs and you have already got me excited about the Telemann Fantasias. I saw your general introduction a couple of weeks ago. Can I tell you, I first found you through your comprehensive and amusing response to those cheeky Two Set Violin guys, and became a fan. I learn so much about music in general every time I tune in, and I appreciate your blend of lively intelligence, positivity and genuine relish in explaining all the details, especially the geeky stuff. You have inspired me. I do have a 2nd-hand plastic recorder I picked up cheaply just for a kind of alternate pitch reference and melody realisation tool (I do not have a piano handy, but do play with ukes - my first small step back into music since being a youngster), but I now actually have on order a quena - an Andean flute - being sent to me from Bolivia. They are also found in Peru, Argentina, Chile and Ecuador. Do you know it? It's end blown, but with an open labia, requiring a flute-style embouchure. Usually made from bamboo (but mine coming is jacaranda) they sound wonderful, and I marvel at their impressive range and tone. So much from something so elegantly simple. Some examples: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4HUiHmZdr6FmZo kzbin.info/www/bejne/earMeYOtf8lgaK8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bGrWe6qGoc50bNU Of course the 6+1 hole instrument is formally diatonic, but good players seem to have no problem getting the flats & sharps they need. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX_XqIJoZpV7e7s, kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3vLpWlra7uoj5I) There are variations one can build into them to formally allow chromatic play, although that seems to remains somewhat experimental (kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKDPhKd-p5lml6c) On that theme, I have come across a Ukrainian guy who has created a variation of the traditional Ukrainian sopilka, a fipple flute very similar to recorder, that has an open labia like the quena. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZWpoaCHfN9rjsk) There is an 8 tone/2 register hole configuration for modern sopilka (10 holes in all + end) which allows fully chromatic play, and he has made this work with the quena mouthpiece. That interests me enormously. I am inspired by what you share in Team Recorder, but I confess to wanting to try to engage more in the production of the raw sound and tone, so the simplicity and spectacular sound of the quena has currently caught my imagination. If you have any thoughts on these things, I would love to hear them. One day I intend to learn to play the Fantasias, or some of them, on one of these instruments. One day.

[@barthvapour]

I love how you make this piece so easy to understand and accessible :)

[@Team_Recorder]

Thank you 😊

[@453catfish]

Great video. Thank you Sarah, you are so inspiring! I’m studying this fantasia now, so this is wonderful.

[@lubiezniczek666]

I love these! They bring me a lot of satisfaction while exercising (though I can't play any in a decent way XD). And your hints are great, Sarah! Personally, I love the 8th one, transcribed into G minor. The last movement seems to suggest a fugue-like tonal relations between appeariences of the theme. How about a tutorial of this fantasia? :)

[@erichhall5078]

great insightful tutorial, really looking forward to tackling this after all those valuable tips and hints; to summarize: a fantastic Fantasia!

[@mattfangrecorderstudio8325]

this is my finals piece❤ thanks

[@dougarnold7955]

Thanks. I love this explanation. I like learning about the recorder, but these tips are great for lead guitar playing too.

[@curlyrecorder386]

Really enjoyed this. THANKS Sarah.

[@liliancurbeloboe]

I loved your video 💗 I would like to see a fine explanation just like this one but on Fantasia #10 and/or #11. Great work!!

[@Sagar-rg3ku]

So well explained each movement , ornamentation..❤️

[@filharmonix]

Wow! So beautiful. I've never tried Telemann. I think I will.

[@angelapianomusicstudio3816]

Love your playing and teaching as always. If you did #10, a minor, I wouldn’t be upset... probably my favorite to play.

[@jjf6257]

Hello, Sarah! I will remember this video if I start to play these some day. I think some of these tips are useful for all the baroque music. But actually I was going to ask about the other composers. You have introduced at least Handel's, Bach's and Telemann's music but have you played eg Vivaldi or Marcello so you could give us some tutorials to them, too?

[@warrencapon6442]

Fantastic, am actually going through the Fantasias, and no 3 is one of them, at the moment I am learning/playing no 7, and it would be great if you could do a similar show for that one please.

[@hannahzohrer4576]

Could you do fantasia no. 8? this was really helpful😍

[@someshsp]

your stellar sarah

[@Cysubtor_8vb]

I was actually looking into playing some Telemann Fantasia solos, but then found some Sousa marches that I'm familiar with from brass band and started giving the piccolo solos a shot. I like this one, though, and may try it out in B minor on euphonium.

[@norwaysofen]

Love it! I have played it, many years ago. Now I wonder if I still have the notes...

[@Felixicity]

I'd love if you could cover Fantasia 8! That one is my favorite to listen to, and I'd love some advice and tips for how to practice it.

[@jm-music557]

Thank you Sarah. You are Best :-) And next Fantasia? ... Maybe 10?

[@oneforall549]

You should do some Native American music! I dont even know if thats a thing lol. The recorder just reminds me of that sound! I dont play instruments but love your videos! Great job!!

[@christophertsiliacos8958]

👍 I agree. There are many Native American tunes that can be replicated on the recorder, especially on the soprano and alto recorders. In fact, it was the recorder that got me playing the Native American flute. BTW: The Native American flute is very easy to play. It requires very little, if any, embouchure; and you can make up tunes as you go along. Happy fluting! 😊 🎶

[@lynnrixson1094]

Amazing tutorial- thank you ! 😊

[@allihutt]

Hi Sarah, this is wonderful, is there any chance of you doing one on each of the other Telemann Fantasias as well? It would be absolutely amazing if you did No 5.

[@johnfenn3188]

Enjoyed that very much. Please could you do something on the f minor one (as transposed for Treble)?

[@carudatta]

Starting my Sunday with tea and a Telemann (grabs the Yamaha alto)

[@danielgonzalezjr8350]

I suggest you play the Venova, which is a single reed instrument based off the recorder.

[@Laura-gb1jv]

What I find really cool is that someone could make an almost identical video about the Bach cello suites. The way you get different articulations and dynamics is very different, of course, but Bach used a lot of the same polyphony-in-one-voice techniques.

[@ziomatthewmusic4205]

Hi Sarah what mic or recording devices do you use? I have a little piano channel and I also want to post some beginner recorder videos but my laptop has stopped recording properly. For the first 2 months I just used videopad as I had 0 budget for equipment and it worked fine then one day my recording came out all staccato and I have no idea what is going on. When I ask people or the internet for a fix everyone talks about midi cables but that doesn't really help me if I want to play acoustic instruments like upright/grand pianos or the recorder. So it would be good to know what you use or at least to hear some alternatives. I could go out and buy expensive microphones or recording devices but it is a shame to spend money when I was doing it all fine for free. Thanks a lot.

[@seancregomusic]

I simply use an H2n for recording for my own piano channel (acoustic piano), and it works with great success!! I spent a few weeks getting the mic positioning down, but that is it. Nothing further needed. (KZbin messes with audio anyway, so I don't worry TOO much about it.)

[@ziomatthewmusic4205]

@@seancregomusic Great thanks for that!

[@ziomatthewmusic4205]

Looks like a good option. I could easily use that on my keyboard at home, on uprights and grands when I find them like if I start lessons again, in hostels, train stations and students houses and also good to record my vlogs and English lessons. Shame I didn't start my channel 4 years ago because I have had a student with a grand piano at home all that time I was in Milan.

[@davidcoulombe2000]

Nice explanation! I am currently working on the Sonata 1. It will help me understand the composer and the original instrument xD. Pre-Question: I like your style of video and Iv'e learned a lot about the recorder. Not only that, but about woodwind in general too. The question: Would you make a video about what it's like to play with other instruments from the recorder point of view? Especially with a pan flute because I know you did play with some. I am a pan flute player and in my country there is not body to ask that question as the pan pipe is non-existent.. (Canada) Thanks! Keep up the good work!

[@ココドコ君]

It would be really nice if you made a similar tutorial for Telemann fantasia number 8......and thanks for this one as well!!

[@alancantor9437]

Which Telemann Fantasy should you next cover? My vote is for Number 12. Number 12 doesn't seem to get as much "airplay" as the other Fantasias. It's challenging to play on a recorder (five flats!!). And it's brilliant. (And my favourite!) I've wondered whether its final movement was inspired by the "rustic" music Telemann described in his autobiography, the tunes he heard when he visited Poland when he was young that profoundly influenced his musical imagination. Whatever, I think the boisterous last movement of Number 12 is a fitting finale to the set of twelve. I would enjoy hearing your take on it!

[@luckybarrel7829]

I just started practising Fantasia 10 cause rhythm-wise I think it's simple and boi o boi those jumps are hard. I was wondering which other Fantasia would catch my fan(ta)cy. I think I like the Largo of No. 3. very much. I think I've heard a version somewhere where that third long note (that you modulate with a vibrato) is modulated with a flattement but with a weird shape to it rather than just up and down. It made it more mysterious and creepy. I think, can't remember where whom how. But all these points are really useful even for No. 10 and I'll try and keep in mind when practising.

[@meljohnson6431]

So beautiful. A question: Is it transposed up a minor third for alto recorder in the recorder book - Dolce Music, in the 'Baroque Solo Book' or have you transposed it?

[@jonprudhomme7694]

I have always loved 5 and 10. Which edition do you use, The Baroque Solo Book, or something from imslp, or something else?

[@cadenreinhart3779]

I have to thank you and your channel for getting me into recorder playing first and foremost, but I do want to ask: what would a decent entry level tenor recorder be?

[@juananavalon8165]

Could you do the carmen fantasy for flute?

[@emredemir1880]

I love your accent a lot.

[@rileykittendorf]

The duck though ! 🤣🤣

[@acyutanandadas1326]

A master class!! (send this to 2set)

[@eduardodejesusreyesvega9936]

Hey Sarah, I have a question. If I live in a Caribbean country (Dominican Republic), do I need to warm up my recorder? In your past videos sometimes you mention warming it up but since it's a warm climate, is it necessary?

[@Clarionetist]

It's interesting that you use your thumb for the A in the 1st measure of Vivace, even though the thumb isn't required when going fast between A and G. Seems like extra work, but maybe you have a good reason, or maybe it's just as easy for you since you are a pro.

[@marylynward3186]

looool I've made this fantaisie 3 my goal for practicing transposing to Alto, wish me luck 😅😅🍀🤞

[@omeadpooladzandi9786]

Everyone smash the like button!

[@TenorCantusFirmus]

Davie504: SLAP! the like button. TwoSetViolins: Accent the like button! Team Recorder: double articulate the like button.

[@omeadpooladzandi9786]

@@TenorCantusFirmus double articulate the like button. I dig it.

[@IgneelS11]

Hi Sarah, can you play Through the Fire and Flames on recorder? :)

[@ramimadanat7512]

415 Hz completely threw me as I was playing along! Tried to play a semitone down, but gave up after about 4 seconds. Really helpful video though, I love the Telemann fantasias.

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

I know what you mean! And most of the time it is not enough to put the two upper parts of the recorder a bit further apart to tune the instrument down. (I suppose there is a more easy way to say this in english but I can't think of anything) I am so lucky to have a recorder in 415 now!

[@mrsenstitz]

Me too. I bought the fantasias especially for this but oh dear, 415 hz? Not fair.

[@gogotrololo]

7:48 any time I'm going to the kitchen for snacks...

[@giocosovelasco]

As a violinist, I feel like this piece is the partita no. 3 in e major for recorder and Telemann is the Bach of recorder (like Bach didn't write recorder concertos lol)

[@itsmevarnami]

11:42 Vladimir Cauchemar - AULOS

[@hbrhodes1s]

I like how at 9'30" she holds the recorder like a blunt force trauma weapon, prepared to smite any who challenge her seat position in the orchestra!

[@Sevenorora]

Which Fantasia you should do next? Well, since I am trying to learn Fantasia 10... Hint. Hint ;-)

[@cecilevastenburg3311]

Hey I just started the recorder. Reading notes is easy enough and songs I know go very well. But does anyone have a tip for counting? Songs that I don't know, and I only have the notes of, are difficult! En ook nog in het Nederlands aangezien er veel op internet zijn en Sara gestudeert heeft in Amsterdam : ) Noten tellen vind ik zo moeilijk! Heeft iemand een tip? Misschien gaat het beter als ik de handgrepen nog wat beter weet.

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

Het werkt misschien als je bij moeilijke stukjes de kleinste notenwaarde als teleenheid neemt en dan eerst hardop telt, terwijl je de maat tikt met je voet o.i.d. Dus zonder je blokfluit. Een metronoom mee laten tikken is nog beter als je die hebt (bijv. op je mobieltje). Daarna doe je hetzelfde maar dan met de blokfluit. Langzaam en bewust van wat je doet. Als je het ritme door hebt, kun je geleidelijk proberen om de maateenheid van het stuk weer als teleenheid te nemen. Kijk toch ook of je muziekstuk op internet staat en luister dan goed, zodat je de muziek leert kennen. Veel succes!

[@jjf6257]

The easiest way is to find the music from the internet. I use KZbin, Spotify and Naxos Music Library (for classical & jazz). The another way is to use metronome (download a phone app if you don't have a physical metronome) or count in your head. The second option takes more time because in the beginning you don't know what it should sound. But it is possible. You can split the piece in phrases, like Sarah has done in some of her tutorial videos. It helps you to understand what the piece is about. You know, the counting isn't everything because you are phrasing while you play and every 1/8 note is not equal when you represent the piece. That's where it helps if you split it in phrases and think the music more like phrases than individual notes or whole piece together.

[@boulylemoutonraye]

Good video :-) Thanks

[@noominenne7782]

Where can I find the sheet music? Transposed version.

[@godivagus3203]

hello! there is something that I don't understand. I'm trying to play this, I'm not a recorder player, I'm a flutist, and according to my knowledge the alto is in F, why is the score in C? In turn, I hear a whole semitone down, and that seems to be the fingering that the performer is using. Is there someone who can guide me?

[@kylemeyer4266]

You can always just run away a bit to make it sound softer!

[@jesusoliveira2]

You almost gave me a heart attack at 12:55!

[@o.l.6964]

please help me understand how this works...i really want to learn this piece..original fantasia is in b minor and cannot be played on alto recorder because it has low E..your score shows the piece starts with D, but you play it from C#. Im so confused..how to i find a score that i can just use directly and play the notes that are printed on the page?!

[@Narriz]

Baroque solo book (dolce) or imslp website. She plays with instrument a = 415hz so it sound d = c#

[@Mikhail-VV1]

Could you please share the notes of your favorite alto recorder tunes.

[@carlalexjayme9055]

Just Subbed!

[@george5120]

Living with Sarah means a housemate gets to listen to beautiful live recorder music, nonstop. Better than living with a drummer.

[@michaelcalder9089]

I play this lovely fantasia transposed to A minor on the tenor recorder. Much closer sound of the baroque flute.

[@elainehenderson3630]

Whose recordings of these Fantasias do you like best?

[@HenryPh_am]

#notificationSquad ❤️❤️❤️

[@cloudyjohn439]

Should b minor be c sharp and f sharp?

[@cloudyjohn439]

OK forgive me, I should listen until 1:50...

[@Michajeru]

I'm still struggling with simple folk tunes. Maybe in another 100 years I will attempt Telemann.

[@wapolo1974]

I’m a bit younger than you are, so perhaps it’ll only take me 75 years! ;)

[@thejewk386]

In answer to your question, a tutorial for all of the other Fantasias would be most helpful!

[@theanimatedguy-flipaclip4565]

Hi can you do a whole new word with your flute?

[@allengoodwin7043]

holy crap, 11:40, i just realized this is the repeating sample in aulos by Vladimir cauchemar!

[@allengoodwin7043]

this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqHNh2xsZ6l_jdU

[@IAm_Eric_ButYouCanCallMe_Eric]

How does that duck go again? 😂

[@jaspervandenherik5387]

Sarah: what does this remind you of. Me: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nqHNh2xsZ6l_jdU (Vladimir Cauchemar - aulos, comes in at 20 seconds)

[@itsmevarnami]

Yep lmao

[@gabrielkolim]

CHROMATICISMSss

[@jub8891]

Tutorial steps. Step 1. Buy recorder Step 2. Hit record

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

You forget: practice!

[@deafstratso]

You are so pretty

[@redcowcat8705]

Didn't you say you'll post the text notes too?

[@Team_Recorder]

That’s for next week, a tutorial where you can follow the notes on the screen but I wanted to provide an audio alternative 😊

[@juliodiego2997]

I hate you! Now I'll have to try and play this thing. As to which fantasia tackle on then... how about the easiest? =D (don't tell me this one was it)

[@laspoeygo]

It's second easiest after fantasia 1 imo

[@AmandaViolinGirl]

Have you seen twosetviolin's latest video? They are on your side and want the recorder gang to come after the judges they exposed.

[@pilo5000]

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