[Ansteorra] buying recorders (was: iso dance)

[Jeffrey Clark]

Stefan,

There is a lot of strange (outdated?) advice in the buying recorders thread. As a professional recorder player and teacher, I would say that the only recorder that an entry-level player should consider purchasing is a Yamaha 300 series. Most of my teachers have one or two knocking around and use them as practice instruments, and many, many other professionals have them.

Until you are ready to spend >$500 on an instrument, you cannot go wrong with the Yamaha 300.   I cannot tell you how many recorder players I've seen who had purchased an off-brand plastic or a cheap wooden recorder and had the inferior instrument hold them back or kill their enjoyment altogether.

Also, if anyone will be at Elfsea defender -- I will be there, and am willing to give lessons/classes/play for dancers. I'm usually very easy to spot.
--AS Zorzi

On Feb 14, 2012, at 22:29, Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com> wrote:

> There are music groups in various places, including Bryn Gwlad. I'm sure that a lot of these groups would love to have more players.
> 
> Do you already play an instrument?  While it is nice to have period instruments at SCA events, that doesn't mean more modern instruments wouldn't be welcome.
> 
> Recorders can be had reasonably priced and they are much easier to carry around than guitars or harps. :-)
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> recorders-msg     (37K)  1/28/00  Medieval recorders. playing, buying.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/PERFORMANCE-ARTS/recorders-msg.html
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> instruments-msg  (128K)  7/24/11  Musical instruments.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/PERFORMANCE-ARTS/instruments-msg.html
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> Stefan
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> On Feb 14, 2012, at 2:01 PM, Randy Shipp wrote:
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>> That is great news, Your Excellency!  We will look forward to it.
>> Also, if there are any plans to teach some non-musicians to play a few
>> things, I'd like to hear about that, too.  I'm sure a recorder or
>> something of the sort can be acquired on the cheap.
>> 
>> --Antoine
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