Reach for a Star

Employing a fun-filled approach to recorder teaching, Marcelline Moody has written a Recorder Manual for teachers, Reach for a Star, with accompanying CD and reproducible student pages. It is a step-by-step introduction to the first five notes, B-A-G-E-D, which lay the foundation for good playing.

Not only are there clear lesson plans for these five notes, with enjoyable and interesting musical material and games, there is also an abundance of helpful tips for understanding how the recorder works, producing good tone, and for teaching the fundamentals of music education-- rhythm, traditional notation, melodic structure, form.

The students are led through their pages by a character called 'Reggie Recorder' who gives them gentle reminders about good playing and of the focus of each page.

The music on the accompanying CD encompasses styles from simple Orff accompaniment to jazzy arrangements played by professional musicians on real instruments.

'This book has been a labour of love into which I have tried to put all the ideas and reflections I have amassed over years of teaching.

My aim is to provide detailed lesson plans to inspire students and teachers to reach high levels of pedagogy, performance, and musicianship.'

Marcelline Moody

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