the Tenor has an awesome deep sound and would be so fun to play!) Many people eventually learn Alto as well.
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(I'm thinking of having keys added to my instrument to see if that helps. I have small-ish hands and unfortunately can't play a Tenor comfortably. After you learn Soprano, you can pick up a Tenor and play it exactly the same way, IF your fingers can reach the holes. If you're like most people, once you learn one recorder you get hooked and want to learn them all. Ideally you really want to be working with a good teacher in this scenario though. Your best bets for materials are probably the Orr Alto method (Volume 1 and Volume 2), with Suzuki added in (Volume 1, Volume 2, CD) for some great listening models. But if your heart is set on an Alto, and you want to take the most direct path to that Baroque fantasticalness, by all means go for it. So basically, your task will be easier if you start with Soprano, and that is what most teach yourselfers do. It's bigger, just looks cooler, and makes you different from all those Soprano noobs :-).(But as I mentioned above, most of this is at a very high level of difficulty, so as a beginner you won't be playing it for quite a while anyway.) The (arguably) "best" recorder music - the Baroque classics: Bach, Telemann, Handel, etc.The Alto has a deeper, mellow tone that many find irresistibly compelling, especially as compared to the Soprano's shrill high notes, which when played by a beginner can lack.
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Plus that's just the way it's always been done! Soprano goes first, because it just does! :-).The "authentic" traditional repertoire of the Soprano recorder - basically Medieval and Renaissance music - is for the most part technically much easier than the (mostly very advanced crazy virtuoso Baroque) Alto repertoire.Lots of beginner/intermediate level music is available scored for Soprano, in a VERY wide variety of musical styles (classical, jazz, pop, folk, Celtic, Christmas carols, Harry Potter, Disney, Star Wars, you name it.).There are more beginner-level instruction books available for Soprano than Alto, especially with a teach yourself focus.They are smaller, with more closely-spaced holes, and thus potentially easier to finger, especially for children and people with small hands.The price difference is even more pronounced with wooden instruments: you can get a decent starter wooden Soprano for under $100, but an Alto of similar quality will run you closer to $300. They are cheaper: about $25-35 for a good plastic soprano, as opposed to about $50 for an Alto.Sopranos are more widely available to purchase.
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Tenor is played exactly like Soprano (both instruments' range ends at C), and Bass exactly like Alto (range ends in F), so most people learn to play one of the smaller instruments first, then expand to Tenor or Bass, if physiology allows. Tenor and especially Bass are large instruments that require large hands. Most beginners start with a Soprano, although some people go with Alto right away instead. Soprano is the highest pitched of these, with each successive size being about a half-octave lower. Soprano (aka "Descant"), Alto (aka "Treble"), Tenor, and Bass are the most commonly used sizes. Recorders come in a variety of different sizes, which play in different pitch ranges.
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Once you have been playing for a while, you may want to upgrade to an entry-level wooden recorder.įor ideas on where to purchase a recorder, see Resources. Both Yamaha (300 series) and Aulos (500 or 700 series) produce excellent recorders which are a great value at about $25-35. Choosing a Recorder Short answer: If you are just starting out on the recorder, I'd recommend purchasing a high-quality Baroque-style plastic resin soprano recorder.