[Ansteorra] buying recorders (was: iso dance)

[Cynthia Teague]

Then I think I will go with a soprano for my daughter and an alto for
myself.  Thanks, all, for the advice, and I hope to be playing with you in
the future!

Cynthia

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:18 PM, Jeffrey Clark <jmclark85 at gmail.com> wrote:

> As a point of comparison, during the course my studies I have bought one
> sopranino, 4 sopranos and 7 altos two tenors and one bass. I currently
> carry 3 sopranos and 5 altos, and I do 90% of my
> recitals/concerts/auditions on the alto.
>
> The tenor and bass recorders are better off being replaced by a buzzy or a
> string, and it takes a fine amount of skill to play a soprano in tune,
> whereas the alto is more forgiving and has a richer tone to begin with.
> Also, most SCA venues are just unkind to the lower recorders anyway.
>
> Alto recorders read in C. Don't try to think of them as being in F, just
> learn the alto as an alto and all will be fine. I routinely go between
> recorders in C, D, F, and G without a problem -- it's quite doable with a
> little practice and a little patience.
>
> --AS Zorzi
>
>
>
> On Feb 15, 2012, at 15:50, Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Several people have recommended a recorder other than a soprano, when
> being used in a group of people playing.
> >
> > But I've seldom seen more than one or two recorders being used at an SCA
> event. What about when you have a single recorder player and perhaps a
> singer, making the rounds of the bardic circles? Which type of recorder
> would you recommend for them?
> >
> > Thanks for the interesting thread.
> >  Stefan
> >
> >
> >
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