Your First ALTO/TREBLE Recorder Lesson! | Team Recorder for Beginners

[@peteringerslev6654]

I am 76 and am starting to learn the alto recorder that I lat played at school. Your video very easy to follow. Your positivity particularly encouraging rather than the dire tone of some tutors. Thanks. I will be following on after this first lesson. It feels like I can do this.

[@rob_cd]

This is so cool! Please keep us posted on your progress!

[@jhan168]

Omaygash! This is such a great timing! I just impulsively bought a 2nd hand Alto recorders a few hours ago! Without knowing anything about the instrument. Thank you!!

[@Jules-zw7iu]

Wow! My husband's and my treble recorders just arrived in the post today! We'll be going through this lesson together tomorrow ❤

[@onemanfran]

That's just adorable. I tried to teach my partner recorder and he just blew into it so loud that my hearing disappeared. I told him if he was my student he would go to detention for doing something so dangerous and we have never approached the subject of learning recorder again.

[@DredgeUp]

Thanks for your clear & easy to follow introduction including how best to hold the alto, posture & breathing plus the notation, this will be very helpful & was just the guide I was looking for. Thanks again & have a great day!

[@evahelenehagavik8346]

Bought the alto recorder (my first ever recorder) a month ago and haven't actually taken the time to learn the notes haha, just been using a yt vid to learn the pirates of the caribbean theme instead. When I saw you had posted this I clicked very fast!

[@AF-mw8gy]

You’re twisting my arm here Sarah. I suppose I’ll have to get an alto recorder now

[@Team_Recorder]

I regret to inform you that yes, you must

[@cjkagdis]

Yes, her videos can inspire such things. I didn't have an alto or tin whistles before watching her videos (or decent wooden recorders). Then she showed us the double recorder - and that seems cost prohibitive at the moment, but I love when she plays that and now I'm looking at traverso flutes after her most recent videos. @Team_Recorder - I'm not complaining in any way - I love music and learning different instruments. I can stop buying instruments any time I want to.

[@soheilaparvin1367]

Thank you so much for your lovely and helpful teaching. I have recently tried to learn Alto. I am a fan of your videos! Please, please, please teach more lessons of Alto. I can not find notes of some music that is able to play by Alto. Thanks again for all your energy and effort. Xxxx

[@corinnedrollette6107]

Buy an alto if you want, or just play along on a soprano in parallel fifths. It sounds cool 😎

[@christinashelby6083]

You're a good teacher, Sarah.

[@soheilaparvin1367]

Hi Sarah, Please add some videos of Alto, some notes for songs. Thank you.

[@nataliagameson2424]

You should do first lessons for tenor, bass etc too :-) great to see this

[@Team_Recorder]

Ahh I’ll get on it!

[@bolaakintoye7365]

No pressure 😂! ​@@Team_Recorder

[@sainttnias5940]

I just got my first alto recorder as birthday gift. Today is my birthday and Im so glad that I will be practicing my first lesson ever on my birthday what an unexpected birthday Im having im loving it. Thank you for sharing your talento with us we cant pay you enough for all your effort Sarah. I hope you can continue with this series. Wish you the Best. Im watching you from Panama fyi you have fans on this side of our tiny planet.

[@jordang7479]

I've been wanting to take alto recorder lessons. I completely forgot about KZbin university! Thank you! I took some lessons with the American Recorder association but that was over a year ago now.

[@Team_Recorder]

Hurrah welcome, you’re in the right place!

[@reddwytch]

Thank you so much for this! I do hope you will upload more? Practicing my first instrument with you has been so helpful 🎉

[@BouncyMissSally]

My school had a recorder marching band when I was little, we were good enough that we stood in for the army playing the national anthem at a remembrance event once. Anyway, we had drums and soprano recorders mostly, plus five tenors. Then one day I found a treble recorder while rummaging through my sister's stuff, there was a booklet with it so I taught myself the fingering and turned up with it to practice one day. I still love the treble recorder's tone, it's my favourite of them all.

[@---_277]

Thank you. 😊❤

[@LindaVolpatti]

I have had an alto for a year and have out off staring. So happy to see this. Lease keep them coming. Thankyou

[@kathleenrosenberg-m2m]

I’ve had the Mollenhauer pearwood alto for several years and it still gives me goosebumps Ahhhhh the tone of baroque recorders Thank you Sarah for presenting it

[@Team_Recorder]

You're very welcome!

[@funkykoval2099]

Gracias Proffesora !!!

[@michaelcerkez3895]

We've had them around the house since the 1970's. This is going to sound strange, but I saw them playing recorders on Last of the Summer Wine. They, four of the actors, were playing Green Sleeves to be exact and it shoulder great.

[@MajorIsoor]

I recently bought a pair of recorders (alto+sopranino) in order to play with friends, to accompany/alternate with my hurdy-gurdy. (Since well, I hate to admit it, but not EVERYTHING is suited for the HG! 😜 ) I didn't know about your videos until a friend sent me a link to one, but I found that they're very helpful! Sadly, I haven't played a recorder since my school soprano days, so I'm quite rusty - but after going through your lesson, the alto sounds great already! I'm still waiting for the sopranino to arrive sadly, however I'm looking forward to its arrival!

[@Fuzzycuffsqt]

Cool! I found a plastic Aulos Alto of in an old cabinet, and this has helped me clean up my self-taught technique a lot

[@liessas]

Fun! Thank you 😄 I've played a few instruments among which soprano recorder, but alto and baroque fingering are new to me. Because I tend to enjoy lower sounds more (always wanted to move on to viola from violin too!), I had purchased a plastic aulos alto a while ago but hadn't wrapped my head around the notes in F. I'm taking this as my cue to figure it out ❤

[@Irmatu]

I bought an alto recorder years ago based upon your videos but never got around to playing. Looks like I have a reason to dust it off again! 😊

[@BigBearBloo]

Thank you Sarah! With your help I just did my first lesson on my new Yamaha YRA-312B III. (Your other videos helped me choose this recorder and the Sweet Pipes Alto method book!) I’m thrilled with the tone! 😊

[@Team_Recorder]

Oh brilliant!

[@PhilipJohnson-z9y]

Wonderful lesson!!

[@Rakkitt]

I prefer the alto so this is great news for me

[@joegroves2517]

I just started a couple weeks ago after watching a ton of your videos. Not a first or second lesson type thing, but how to gracefully end a note or make an attractive sustain would be great topics too. I'm used to oboe and my usual tricks don't apply. Leaning the different fingerings is breaking my brain but in a fun way!

[@jalsiddharth]

Lets gooooo! I will supplement my Aldo Bova book with your lessons. :D

[@nenakring5495]

I thought the same thing!

[@saxrendell]

For people that are already experienced on soprano/other wind instruments in C, do you have any tips on how to practice getting the knack of re-learning all the finger positions? I have a variety of recorders that I love playing, and I play flute and sax as well, but the fingering in F is really tripping me up and making playing F recorders really frustrating! I really want to do it properly but so far I've been resorting to transposing the music instead of re-learning the notes lmao

[@gabrielvieira9832]

This song was great to practice sheet music with the alto recorder

[@DBH1962]

HiSarah. Ive been watching your whistle tutorials. My you are adorable!.

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

Great stuff! 🎉

[@bolaakintoye7365]

Spookily perfect timing! Thank you so much! I have been practising the soprano in secret....but might be willing to unleash the alto on my poor household. ( Or they might be willing to listen) Keep going Sarah....I know this is going to be fab instruction!

[@smuecke]

Alto should be easier on your household than soprano 😂

[@bolaakintoye7365]

@@smuecke too right!

[@D3DBATZ]

Lol I just got my alto as well. Perfect timing 😅😂 ❤. Thank you. Your videos are amazing!

[@carudatta]

I should definitely have had a lesson like this as a kid. Mind you, I'd still have hated it, as I hated any adult attempts to teach me anything. But at least this is clearly put and factually correct information, coming from someone who can actually PLAY the damn recorder and has explored a few worlds beyond the clair de la lune and the cross buns.

[@Team_Recorder]

Thanks! And I chose really simple recognisable tunes as that helps people to find a way in and follow their ears too. Glad to have you here!

[@gabyf001]

Perfect timing! I have an alto recorder in my amazon cart, ready to buy, but I'm so scared that my brain will exlpode trying to learn a new fingering system than the soprano i used to play.

[@Team_Recorder]

Oh you will be fine! You’ll love the sound!

[@gabyf001]

​@@Team_RecorderI bought it! Can't wait to start practicing. Thank you for the encouragement!

[@thearm95]

Which make did you buy?

[@gabyf001]

​@thearm95 Yamaha YRA 402B Ecodear. Sarah recommended it as a beginner recorder in one of her videos.

[@bolaakintoye7365]

@@gabyf001 Good choice! I have the same...and for soprano also...🙂 Enjoy!

[@AshArAis]

I thought it'd be a dose to learn a new set of notes, but!! Alto recorder is the same as the low register of clarinet, and soprano recorder is the same as the higher register of clarinet. So I have already done that hard work!

[@Team_Recorder]

Yes, clarinettists have an advantage here! (or a disadvantage, maybe it's confusing..!)

[@TenorCantusFirmus]

First times I picked my alto, I mostly just improvised on simple chord progression; but it was a good thing to learn fingering patterns (I used to think like it was a soprano or tenor, just shifted by tonality: thus, if I had to improvise i.e. in G major, I thought it was like doing it in D major on an instrument in C). Now I can also read music with no problems on both C- and F-recorders (and also on the cornett, which has a pattern in G), but I don't know if it can work for everyone: for me it made it, just try various strategies and stick with the one best for each person.

[@Team_Recorder]

These are all great tips!

[@wmr4463]

This is so helpful! Can you recommend a good Alto Recorder lesson book?

[@mantistoboggan2676]

Neighbors can deal with it by taking up their own instruments and joining in on the practice.

[@AlexandreOliveira1974]

You are so lovely, Sarah! Greetings from São Paulo, Brazil

[@Team_Recorder]

Greetings back!

[@lemotsilence]

Wonderful. Could you recommend an affordable but good brand of alto recorder please.?

[@PanteRan]

I wish you will teach full songs...cause no one does

[@bbbdco]

So, where do I go from here? What should be the next step in learning the alto recorder? I already know how to read music. I used to play the clarinet in high school 50 years ago. And I currently play piano and pipe organ. I mainly want to be able to play the melody of hymns. We have a small group of people that worship together, and I am trying to use the recorder as an instrument to lead the group in singing hymn melodies. Any suggestions that you have for me would be greatly appreciated. Is there a certain book or plan that you would recommend. Thanks for any help you have to offer. I greatly appreciate your positive attitude and encouragement on KZbin. I just purchased the Yamaha YRA-302B III from Amazon.

[@MrPedalpaddle]

I hope this means the Alto version of your book of favourite pieces will be out soon!

[@Team_Recorder]

Ohhh we’re working hard on it as we speak!

[@jamesgossweiler1349]

@@Team_Recorder Can we preorder?

[@angkortraditionalmusic945]

I hoppy your sounds flute so much..

[@VesselofandforGod]

Please do you have a video for soprano recorders?

[@Team_Recorder]

Oh YES kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5WZpomgfqqeg7s

[@tugbanur9037]

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[@jamesgossweiler1349]

Oddly, I play much better if I twist the body slightly such that the head (head and labium part) and the holes are not in a straight line. This angles the body holes closer to my right hand and farther from my left. I don't know if this is "kosher" but it works.

[@armorall4566]

My right hand shall forever hold the first three holes

[@gaminggator4249]

NO

[@oldenglishandlyre]

I promise you I can play one of those without learning to read in a different key ! Firstly I mostly know what I'm playing, so I don't need to read, and if I do a couple of clicks and the music is transposed so my fingerings come out right. Just like many other instruments do it. There's no need to pretend you are forced to learn two ways to read fir recorder.

[@Team_Recorder]

That's all absolutely fine - until you want to play with other people! If you are ever looking to play with accompaniment, or backing track, or in an ensemble, then you'll need to be able to play the correct pitches. So much of recorder repertoire is for consort/ensemble setting, and I wouldn't want anyone to miss out on that joy. But by all means, play in any transposition you like! (meant seriously and encouragingly, not sarcastically)

[@oldenglishandlyre]

@Team_Recorder I do play at the correct pitches! If I need the sheet music, then it's easy to transpose it. Many instruments do it that way. I don't think there is an authority to stop me doing it that way. Thanks for the brilliant videos and excellent channel by the way !

[@giawelch1181]

My mind was blown ages ago when I realized that alto recorder fingerings were so similar to the bassoon (my primary instrument). Is there a German version of the alto, that might be even more similar? Just curious, though. I really have no desire to confuse myself with more alternatives in recorder fingerings.

[@aaronlim2321]

Hi Sarah, I have a question. For years, I played my recorder with my thumb sliding to the side horizontally instead of vertically for upper register notes and I recently noticed this now that I am playing challenging pieces like Vivaldi concerto or csardas. Do I need to relearn the instrument with proper thumb technique or can I get by with sliding my thumb horizontally? I would really appreciate your advice! Thank you!

[@picante28]

hi! it doesn't have anything to do with this video, but as it is your most recent one, i'm asking you this question here: what do you think about the Aulos 311E tenor recorder? i found it on a secondhand site for 20€ and i was wondering if it was worth it or not. it's got the key. do you think i could find a tenor even cheaper or this already a really low price? because i'm a student and 20€ is already kind of a lot for me, that's why. thank you^^

[@mr_moss205]

Are you planning to do this for every other size of the recorder (like tenor or garklein)?

[@Team_Recorder]

I… will if people want me to! Lemme know? 😁

[@mr_moss205]

@@Team_Recorder A lot of knowledge can be transferred to all the different sizes of recorders so I was a bit surprised to see you've made a dedicated beginner lesson video for the alto recorder knowing you've already made introduction videos about all of them. One thing I'm probably neglecting though is the correct way to read sheet music for each size of recorder.

[@20Hikecdt23]

Is an Alto recorder a step up from a Soprano recorder? It seems like I just noticed you using an Alto more than a Soprano? Or am I just imagining this? Is an Alto more prettier in its music? I’ve been trying to learn soprano and no matter what I do this Yamaha Soprano still sounds plasticky and toyish. Are Altos any better?(probably and offensive question. I don’t mean it like that).

[@shawnholbrook7278]

😊

[@saralouiseboettcher]

I come from the tenor and soprano. What is the best strategi for training the new fingerings? I have bought an alto book i follow but i find it so difficult and frustrating, and I keep falling back to soprano fingerings mid song. should I only train alto for a while or?

[@Team_Recorder]

I would spend some time in just the also fingerings, really giving youreelf time to get used to it. I also have a video called ‘How to transpose’ that covers going from soprano to alto- it’s an oldie but a goodie!

[@saralouiseboettcher]

@@Team_Recorder thanks a lot, will try that.

[@onemanfran]

I moved over from the descant to the treble recently, I consider myself to be an intermediate/advanced player with descant, but I learned in the 80s and 90s and then stopped for a long time. I notice in your video you use slightly different fingering to the ones I was taught as a child. For example the e flat , you put two fingers on the right hand. I do tend to vary my fingerings depending on how warm the room or my recorder is, as it seems some of them can get pitchy on some days and not others (b flat and e flat are notable for this I find) but is there a definitive guide for this? Some of the fingering charts I've found aeem to vary too. I am worried I'm learning bad habits by playing the wrong fingerings.

[@Team_Recorder]

You're doing fine! Some of the notes have various versions - the Eb, for example, can be 0134 or 01356. It has a tiny difference in tuning which won't matter most of the time. I personally prefer 01356 and make an executive decision for this video!

[@onemanfran]

​@@Team_Recorder thank you 😊

[@gk...]

I was surprised that with the countless flutes and recorders you have, you obviously don't have a cornetto.

[@rubyrowallan8743]

Sorry to be flippant but, the lipstick is...? 😀

[@gillchatfield3231]

She did a whole video on lipstick quite a while ago 🎶 💄👄

[@Team_Recorder]

Yep I love wearing lipstick. I did do a whole video on it 😄

[@rubyrowallan8743]

@@Team_Recorder Can you share what brand and colour this particular one is? I've been looking for something similar for ages!

[@minglorex]

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