Learning the recorder - recorder - Music Center Prima

The recorder is a musical instrument from the woodwind family. Its relatives were known already thousands of years ago - for example, the whistle from the Divji babs, made of bone. Later versions of the flute were made of wood, such as shepherd's pipes made of hazel and willow. It is interesting that the flute is known in various forms almost everywhere in the world, and individuals still have universal ways of making and playing the instrument

ONCE UPON A TIME...

The recorder was gradually technically perfected and it established itself as a solo and ensemble instrument, especially in the periods from the Middle Ages to the Baroque. In recent times, it has re-established itself as a concert instrument for the performance of old and modern music, it also plays a large role in the upbringing of children, as it is usually one of the first musical instruments that a child learns and tries to play. We also know several types of recorders, with the common one - the soprano flute - we distinguish two more (according to the arrangement of the holes), one is said to have a "baroque touch", and the other is said to be "German". Like most others, we also start with the soprano flute with German grip and learn grips using this method.



... AND TODAY

Today, it is one of the more widespread and popular musical instruments, it is also suitable for very young students, enabling them to enter the world of music, learning music and tones. It is also used as a transitional instrument for anyone who wants to play, for example, the clarinet, saxophone or flute, but is still too small to do so. The recorder is an excellent basis, because while playing we learn the correct breathing and posture of the instrument, which is of great help to us later, if we decide to switch to another instrument.

RECORD FLUTE LESSONS

In the Recorder program, we get to know the instrument, its history and its extended family (other representatives of the woodwind family). We learn the correct body posture (back, hands), lip attachment and blowing - shaping the tone. We train musical listening, learn the basics of musical notation, read and write notes, encourage children's creativity - writing compositions. Children develop a sense of rhythm, melody and musicianship, get to know compositions by different authors and periods, get to know and play Slovenian folk songs, compositions by Slovenian authors, world music and compositions written by themselves. We practice playing in a duo, listen to each other and prepare for possible cooperation in a chamber group, and at the end of the year, everyone presents themselves at the final performance.