FREE Online Recorder Classes for Beginners
The American Recorder Society is offering FREE Online Recorder Classes for Beginners! If you have never played recorder before, or if it has been eons since you have played, start here! Each class consists of four sessions offered via Zoom, taught by professional teaching members of the American Recorder Society.
NEW! Are you ready for the next level? Click HERE!You don't need to be an ARS member to take these classes! Anyone is welcome. This is a great opportunity to introduce your friends and family to the recorder.
Some classes offer instruction on soprano (or tenor) recorders, and others start on alto recorder. Check the class description to see which recorder you will need and whether you will need to purchase a method book or whether materials will be provided by the teacher. If the teacher is supplying instructional materials you'll receive a download link for these materials a few days before class. Each class is about 35 minutes in length, including a period for questions and answers.
Teachers will typically offer suggestions for materials you can use for further study on your own, or you may choose to arrange for individual lessons with your teacher, or any of our many
teaching professionals who offer online instruction.
Next FREE Online Recorder Classes for Beginners:
Learn to Play Alto Recorder with Tish BerlinLay a solid foundation for learning to play the alto recorder for your own enjoyment or for making music with others! In this four-session Zoom course beginning October 15, we'll cover fundamentals of recorder technique like finger technique, breathing, blowing, and tonguing, emphasizing knowledge that will help you continue to make progress after the course is over. Whether you've never played before or it's been forever since you've picked up an instrument, now is the time to develop good habits and begin to make music! Professional recorder teacher and performer Tish Berlin will lead you through this course and help you build good recorder technique from the start.
Dates:
Tuesday, October 15, 6:15 p.m. EDT (5:15 p.m. CDT, 4:15 p.m. MDT, 3:15 p.m. PDT)
Thursday, October 17, 6:15 p.m. EDT (5:15 p.m. CDT, 4:15 p.m. MDT, 3:15 p.m. PDT)
Tuesday, October 22, 6:15 p.m. EDT (5:15 p.m. CDT, 4:15 p.m. MDT, 3:15 p.m. PDT)
Thursday, October 24, 6:15 p.m. EDT (5:15 p.m. CDT, 4:15 p.m. MDT, 3:15 p.m. PDT)
Register Here!Watch this space for more classes to be offered! COMPLETED CLASSES:FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners - Alto with Jody Miller 8/6/24-8/15/24FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners - Soprano/Tenor with Teresa Deskur 6/11/24-6/20/24FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners - Alto with Susan Richter 4/2/24-4/11/24FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners - Soprano with Jennifer Carpenter 1/16/24-1/25/24FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners - Alto with Miyo Aoki 10/21/23-11/11/23FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners - Soprano/Tenor with Lewis Baratz 9/11/23-9/30/23FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners - Alto with Lisette Kielson 8/2/23-8/12/23FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners - Soprano/Tenor with Annette Bauer 5/2/23-5/23/23FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners - Alto Recorder with Lawrence (Larry) Zukof 3/23/23-4/2/23FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners - Alto Recorder with Jamie Allen 11/29/22-12/20/22FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners - Soprano/Tenor with Heloise Degrugillier10/18/22-11/8/22FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners - Alto Recorder with Anne Timberlake 9/20/22-10/11/22FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Marea Chernoff (alto recorder)6/21/22-6/30/22FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Miyo Aoki (soprano/tenor recorder)5/2/22-5/12/22FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners - Learn to Read Music with Lawrence Zukof (alto recorder)3/20/22 - 4/10/22FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Jody Miller (alto recorder)3/1/22 - 3/10/22FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Glen Shannon (soprano/tenor recorder)1/16/22 - 1/26/22FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Lawrence Zukof (alto recorder)10/24/21 - 11/3/21FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Jennifer Carpenter (soprano or tenor recorder)7/19/21 - 7/29/21FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Andrew Levy (alto recorder)6/19/21 - 6/27/21FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Annette Bauer (soprano recorder)5/4/21 - 5/25/21FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Heloise Degrugillier (alto recorder)4/8/21 - 4/29/21FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Vicki Boeckman (alto recorder)3/16/21 - 3/26/21FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Emily O'Brien (soprano/tenor recorder)3/4/21 - 3/25/21FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Jennifer Streeter (alto recorder) 2/3/21-2/13/21FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Miyo Aoki (alto recorder)1/12/21-1/23/21FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Jody Miller (soprano recorder)1/5/21 - 1/14/21FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Patrick O'Malley (alto recorder)12/1/20 - 12/11/20FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Sarah Cantor (soprano or tenor recorder)11/2/20 - 11/12/20FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Jennifer Carpenter (alto recorder)9/29/20 - 10/10/20FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Tish Berlin (soprano or tenor recorder)9/22/20 - 10/1/20FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Anne Timberlake (alto recorder)8/15/20 - 8/25/20FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Lisette Kielson (soprano or tenor recorder)8/8/20-8/29/207/21/2020 - 8/1/2020FREE Online Recorder Class for Beginners with Jennifer Carpenter (alto recorder) 7/12/2020 - 7/22/2020 
