Another new menber - old man

[Ro3bert]

Just received my Yamaha recorder today. I had a couple of wood recorders in the past and got to the point I could play with other people, if just barely. I gave it up for some reason I cannot remember but found out my grandson wanted to learn so sent him both instruments. Eventually I wanted them back so I could continue playing but my daughter never sent them back. I pretty much forgot about playing an instrument until lately.

I have starting to go to a Unitarian Universalist church and volunteered to sing in the chior and that made me think about the recorder. So now I have one again.

This recorder is a plastic Yamaha soprano baroque for relearning fingering. Eventually I want to go back to wood instruments but considering the cost of a decent one I thought a plastic recorder of good sound quality would have to suffice for the present. Since I do not have access to a player or teacher I have to assume Yamaha knows what it is talking about.

I do have one or two questions. The fingering chart that came with the recorder shows two things I am not familiar with; Soprano Tenor and/or Soprano Alto. I have no idea what the difference is or how to tell which my recorder is. I am at a complete loss. Any help would be appreciated.

Robert

 

[Krummhorn]

Welcome aboard, Robert :wave:

I absolutely enjoy hearing the recorder as solo or as a group instrumental.

I may be wrong but I think the fingering for the Soprano & Tenor recorder are the same. The Alto recorder is an "F" instrument meaning it plays a fifth lower than the Soprano. Often times the Alto notes appear on a score an octave lower than they sound.

Please if anyone else has more info, and/or corrections, please chime in. I may be swimming here.

 

[wljmrbill]

Welcome Robert to the forums. Many areas of interests here to explore.

 

[John Watt]

oh no, I used to own a recorder, back in the late 60's,
more about tweedling away when we were camping out,
even if I'd sooner use my canteen as a bongo.

I'm here to actually talk organ, as in mouth organ.
If I was an adult, even a senior, a mouth organ is better than a recorder.
Better because, so many bands, from folk to blues, have some basic harmonica playing.
Neil Young, Bob Dylan, yes, are basic harmonica players.
Now, if you remember the Harmonicats, seeing them on Ed Sullivan a lot,
you'll know why a mouth organ is called an organ.
The bassist even had a custom bass harmonica built for him.

And you can carry a harmonica around with you a lot easier,
playing when you feel like it, playing along with any music around you.

Yeah! the mouth organ, the wee Wurlitzer.
The lead harmonica player looks and plays like Django Reinhart.
I just came back to add,
that a slide harmonica the same size as played here, the lead instrument,
is $219 here in the Niagara Peninsula, Hohner.
I'd be throwing in some Stevie Wonder for sure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjhDpiu4ais

 

[Ella Beck]

Just received my Yamaha recorder today. I had a couple of wood recorders in the past and got to the point I could play with other people, if just barely. I gave it up for some reason I cannot remember but found out my grandson wanted to learn so sent him both instruments. Eventually I wanted them back so I could continue playing but my daughter never sent them back. I pretty much forgot about playing an instrument until lately.

I have starting to go to a Unitarian Universalist church and volunteered to sing in the chior and that made me think about the recorder. So now I have one again.

This recorder is a plastic Yamaha soprano baroque for relearning fingering. Eventually I want to go back to wood instruments but considering the cost of a decent one I thought a plastic recorder of good sound quality would have to suffice for the present. Since I do not have access to a player or teacher I have to assume Yamaha knows what it is talking about.

I do have one or two questions. The fingering chart that came with the recorder shows two things I am not familiar with; Soprano Tenor and/or Soprano Alto. I have no idea what the difference is or how to tell which my recorder is. I am at a complete loss. Any help would be appreciated.

Robert

Hi, Robert - I hope you're still enjoying playing your recorder and singing in the choir. Also that your grandson is loving his chance to make music.