Beginning the "Epic Adventure”

It was such a pleasure to meet my first recorder student today! He was very comfortable over zoom and wasn’t shy about sharing during the check in. When I asked him about his the music he likes, he had many favourites, but decided that the through line between all of them was music that sounds “epic”. The recorder isn’t often thought of as the most “epic” instrument, but that just leaves room for exploration and learning! I explained to him that the decidedly epic theme song of The Mandalorian uses a bass recorder, which he was very excited about. We spent some time getting comfortable with the parts of the recorder and proper posture and technique, and by the end of the class he was making long sustained notes. Looking forward to seeing more of his musical curiosity!