You can't judge a book by its' cover. At least that's what my mom always told me. Last March, GFS of the ARS had a presentation on books and materials for the recorder player. The presentation included an annotated bibliography and a “show and tell” of all the materials. Heading off to a website and browsing through the dizzying array of titles doesn’t give one a very good idea of what is contained within the book.
Methods, Technique, and Exercises for a variety of levels...
1. Bonsor, Brian. Enjoy the Recorder: A Comprehensive Method for Group, Individual and Self Tuition, Treble Tutor, Book 1. New York, NY: Schott, 1987.
There are several volumes for both treble and descant recorders. Musically they move very slowly. However, all exercises have accompaniment. The book features a section of accompanied solos at the end. You can find the book here or here.
2. Duschenes, Mario. Studies in Recorder Playing. Toronto: Berandol Music, 1960.
This book contains basic finger exercises, scales and arpeggios for the recorder. The volume the membership examined was for alto, but descant is available. The C recorder version can be found here. The F recorder version can be found here.
3. Orr, Hugh. Basic Recorder Technique: Soprano Alto. Vol. 1. 2 vols. Scarborough, Ont.: Berandol Music, 1969.
This book moves slowly but makes excellent use of historic examples. The really useful technique is in vol. 2. Book 1 for soprano can be found here.
4. Thomas, Bernard, ed. The Baroque Solo Book: The Essential 18th-Century Unaccompanied Repertoire for Treble Recorder. Dolce.
This book is treasure trove of unaccompanied pieces taken from a variety of composers and encompassing many advanced techniques. Telemann Fantasia's, CPE Bach's unaccompanied Sonata, and the Hotteterre Preludes are included and transposed for recorder. You can find the book here or here.
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