The value of music programs and the important role of recorder have been highlighted by the events of this past school year. Recorder instruction was greatly missed and left a void. We have been contacted by many California music educators who have expressed their great disappointment at having to eliminate or greatly curtail their recorder […]
By Lynn Brooks Founder-Recorders without Borders In 2008, as my family prepared to travel to Tanzania, I discovered my son’s recorder collecting dust in his closet. I wondered if these plastic wind instruments would be of interest to Tanzanian children. With 200 recorders I collected from elementary students, I set to find out. Six […]
By Ed Sueta, Jr. When you hear “recorder,” what is your reaction? Some teachers smile with satisfaction knowing the success and fun they have had with their students. Others may be less certain, but we want you to become a member of that first group. Recorders are iconic. Almost everyone has memories of recorder in […]
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REQUEST A FREE TRIAL CODE ACCESS ONLINE VERSION OF BE A RECORDER STAR ONLINE RECORDER PACKAGES — The concept of digital content can be pretty daunting particularly because it is so all encompassing. Just about everyone is involved with some form of digital content if they access the internet or download music. Online content is […]
August 27, 1929 – May 20, 2019 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our father, Ed Sueta, Sr. Our family would greatly appreciate any personal stories you would like to share. Edward Sueta, Sr. passed away peacefully on May 20, 2019. A private, family service was held in accordance with […]
The children of Cuba attend official state schools where there is no music in the elementary curriculum. The best opportunity that children have to learn music is either through non-state conservatories fashioned after the Russian model or through evangelical churches. At the request of Sr. Elio Mora, Director of the Eastern Baptist Convention of Cuba, […]
Supplementing lessons with fun games and activities will maximize learning and optimize student interest. The songs in the Be A Recorder Star Method Book present many such opportunities. Here is one example: Fun with Improvisation based on “Songbird” (Page 25, Line 2). Try this with your students! “Songbird” is a very beautiful eight measure tune […]
Over the years, I have had the pleasure of visiting with thousands of recorder teachers by exhibiting at hundreds of music conferences and attending dozens of sessions presented by my Dad and our clinicians. If I had to pick one challenge that seems almost universal for every recorder teacher, it would be having students keep […]
