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Years 2+: Major Baroque sonatas, virtuoso technique, contemporary works

30 lessons in this level.

  1. 61. Handel Sonata in G minor, HWV 360 — First Movement The Larghetto from Handel's G minor sonata — the first movement of the most-played Baroque recorder sonata.
  2. 62. Handel Sonata in G minor, HWV 360 — Andante The second movement of Handel's G minor sonata — fast, contrapuntal, and the technical heart of the piece.
  3. 63. Handel Sonata in G minor, HWV 360 — Adagio and Presto The closing two movements of Handel's G minor sonata.
  4. 64. Telemann Sonata in F major, TWV 41:F2 — Vivace The opening Vivace of Telemann's F major sonata.
  5. 65. Telemann Sonata in F major, TWV 41:F2 — Largo The cantabile slow movement of Telemann's F major sonata.
  6. 66. Telemann Sonata in F major, TWV 41:F2 — Two Allegros and Whole-Work Assembly The two closing fast movements of Telemann's F major sonata, plus the whole-work assembly.
  7. 67. Triple Tonguing Three syllables in a row — t-k-t — for triplets and the fastest Baroque passages.
  8. 68. Vivaldi Concerti, Part 1 — RV 443 in C major Vivaldi's most-played recorder concerto.
  9. 69. Vivaldi Concerti, Part 2 — RV 441 in C minor and RV 445 in A minor Two minor-key Vivaldi recorder concerti.
  10. 70. Circular Breathing The mechanics of circular breathing on the recorder — sustaining a continuous tone while inhaling through the nose, using the cheeks as a reservoir.
  11. 71. Van Eyck Variations, Part 1 — Doen Daphne Jacob van Eyck's variations on Doen Daphne.
  12. 72. Van Eyck Variations, Part 2 — Engels Nachtegaeltje Van Eyck's birdsong piece.
  13. 73. Contemporary Work, Part 1 — Reading Modern Notation Reading the conventions of late-20th and early-21st-century recorder scores: proportional notation, graphic notation, extended-technique symbols, and time-bracket structures.
  14. 74. Contemporary Work, Part 2 — Interpretation Without Tradition How to make interpretive choices in repertoire that does not yet have a performance tradition.
  15. 75. Contemporary Work, Part 3 — Collaboration with Living Composers Working with a living composer on a new recorder piece — the rehearsal dialogue, the editorial questions that should be asked, and the etiquette of suggesting changes.
  16. 76. Handel Sonata in A minor, HWV 362 — Larghetto The opening Larghetto of Handel's A minor sonata.
  17. 77. Handel Sonata in A minor, HWV 362 — Allegro The Allegro of Handel's A minor sonata.
  18. 78. Handel Sonata in A minor, HWV 362 — Adagio, Allegro, and Whole-Work Assembly The closing two movements of Handel's A minor sonata and the whole-work assembly.
  19. 79. Advanced Ensemble, Part 1 — Renaissance Consort Four-or-more-part Renaissance recorder consort playing.
  20. 80. Advanced Ensemble, Part 2 — Baroque Ensemble and Bach's Fourth Brandenburg The recorder in mixed Baroque ensemble — Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No.
  21. 81. Virtuoso Studies, Part 1 — Finger Independence Targeted finger-independence exercises drawn from the Linde, Heyens, and van Hauwe etude traditions.
  22. 82. Virtuoso Studies, Part 2 — Articulation Patterns Mixed-articulation drills: tongue-slur combinations at speed.
  23. 83. Virtuoso Studies, Part 3 — Breath Control Long-line breath management.
  24. 84. Virtuoso Studies, Part 4 — Intonation The recorder's intonation problem and what to do about it.
  25. 85. Virtuoso Studies, Part 5 — Complex Rhythms Cross-rhythm, hemiola, irregular meters, and the metronome strategies that make them feel natural.
  26. 86. Performance Preparation, Part 1 — Program Building How to build a 45-minute recital program from the repertoire you have learned.
  27. 87. Performance Preparation, Part 2 — Stage Presence The non-musical part of performing: walking on, bowing, tuning, transitioning between pieces, leaving the stage.
  28. 88. Performance Preparation, Part 3 — Performance Psychology Nerves, focus, mental rehearsal, and what to do when something goes wrong on stage.
  29. 89. Performance Preparation, Part 4 — Recording Techniques How to record yourself well — microphone choice, placement, room treatment, takes.
  30. 90. Performance Preparation, Part 5 — Audition and Complete Recital The capstone: prepare and perform a complete solo recital.