The Recorder Guide: An Instruction Guide Record

The recorder, a type of wooden flute, seems to date from the 1400s. Played during the Middle Ages, its use declined in the 18th century but enjoyed a revival around the turn of the turn of the 20th century, with interest in so-called early music. In this album, adapted from the instructional book The Recorder Guide by Johanna E. Kulbach and Arthur Nitka, musicians Martha Bixler and Eric Leber demonstrate the playing of the descant (soprano) and treble (alto) recorders. Bixler and Leber augment the instructional material with musical examples drawn from German, French, English, and American sources. Detailed instructions in the playing of the recorder are included in the liner notes.

Track Listing

101	Soprano Lesson 1 (1)	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:46
102	Soprano Lesson 1 (2)	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	02:06
103	Soprano Lesson 1 (3)	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	02:14
104	Indian Lullaby - Soprano	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	00:44
105	Soprano Lesson 2	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:56
106	A Paris - Soprano	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	02:09
107	Soprano Lesson 3	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:48
108	Soprano Exercise	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	02:06
109	Alto Lesson 1 (1)	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	02:14
110	Alto Lesson 1 (2)	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	00:44
111	Alto Lesson 1 (3)	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:51
112	Indian Lullaby - Alto	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	02:05
113	Alto Lesson 2	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:20
114	A Paris - Alto	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:04
115	Alto Lesson 3	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	00:48
116	Alto Exercise	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	00:50
117	Duets for Soprano and Alto: First Duet, Theme and Variation	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	00:48
118	Duets for Soprano and Alto: Waltz, Swinging, Juba	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	00:38
119	Duets for Soprano and Alto: Silent, Silent / X-mas Song	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	00:50
120	Duets for Soprano and Alto: Sleep, Baby, Sleep	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:08
121	Duets for Soprano and Alto: Theme and Variations	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:25
122	Duets for Soprano and Alto: Sheperd's Hey	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:54
123	Lesson 4	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:50
124	Excercise	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	00:21
125	German's Children's Song / Swapping Song	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	00:32
126	Slavonic Tune	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:02
127	Folk Dance	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:24
128	Spring Dance	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:10
129	Lesson 5	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:20
130	French Dance Tune	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:06
131	Pretty Saro	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	00:56
132	When Johnny Comes Marching Home	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:33
133	May Song	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:38
134	Lesson 6	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	00:30
135	The Touchstone / The Tailor and the Mouse	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	01:51
136	Theme and Variations in 6/8	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	00:45
137	Father Grumble / The Old Mole	Johanna E. Kulbach, Arthur Nitka, Martha Bixler, Eric Leber	00:32