... The Teacher's Manual is in a convenient ring binder format, allowing the teacher to add additional materials. This is especially useful in the Teaching Units section, where additional song materials may be filed with their Units.
... The Manual is divided into three separate Parts. Below is the Table of Contents. Please use the links below to examine these parts in greater details.
Part 1: The Teacher's Manual Itself
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: The Instrument
Chapter 3: Posture and Position
...Rest Position
...Balance Position
...Ready PositionChapter 4: Breath Control
Chapter 5: Fingering
... Recorder Tablature
... Right and Left Thumb TechniqueChapter 6: Articulation and Tonguing
Chapter 7: Developing Your Own Exercises
... 1. Air-Robics
... 2. Bird Calls
... 3. The Donkey Exercise
... 4. Anything You Can "Doo," I Can "Doo" Better
... 5. Pattern Practice
... 6. Re-group
... 7. Add-a-Note
... 8. Leaping Lizards!
... 9. Chutes and Ladders
... 10. WarmupsChapter 8: Ornamentation
... Hey Diddle-diddle, the Flautist Must Twiddle
... A Matter of Theory
... Italian Ornamentation in the Song Book
... You Can Get There from Here!
... Baroque Ornaments for Songs in the Song Book
Part 2: Twenty-two Teaching Units
Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: B1; Tablature
Unit 3: A1; Tonguing
Unit 4: G1; "Hot Cross Buns"
Unit 5: "Frog in the Meadow"; "Mary Had a Baby"
Unit 6: E1; "Closet Key"; "Old Mr. Rabbit"
Unit 7: "I Got a Letter"
Unit 8: Thumb Technique; Slurring
Unit 9: D1; "Dog and Cat"
Unit 10: Review
Unit 11: C2; "A Paris"; "Bransle de Champaigne"
Unit 12: D2; G Major Pentaton; "Orleans"; "Oats and Beans"; "God Bless All"
Unit 13: G Pentachord
Unit 14: F#1; :"Tallis Canon"
Unit 15: F1; "Edi Beo"
Unit 16: E2
Unit 17: Bb1
Unit 18: C1; C#1
Unit 19: C#2
Unit 20: G2; F2; F#2
Unit 21: G#/Ab1; D#/Eb1
Unit 22: A2; F#2; G#2; B2Postlude to the Teaching Units
Part 3: Reference Material Annotated Bibliography
Notes on the Songs
Index to the Songs by Unit
Alphabetical Index to the Songs
