The recorder is often a child's first wind instrument, and for good reason: it is light, easy to find and sounds from the first breath, leaving room to focus on reading, listening and making music. But it is much more than a school instrument: it has a whole family (sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor and bass) and a Renaissance and Baroque repertoire enjoyed by teenagers and adults too.
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From age 6
As a rough guide, the recorder works very well from age 6, when the fingers can cover the holes accurately and the child is starting to read. It's an excellent first wind instrument and a natural preparation for the flute, clarinet or saxophone. For younger children, early childhood music lessons are an ideal starting point. It depends on each child, and adults can start at any age, for example on the alto recorder.
It's a friendly way into music: the first sounds come quickly, and that keeps motivation up.
It teaches you to read music and to coordinate fingers, tongue and air before moving on to more demanding instruments.
It has a very rich repertoire of its own, from the Renaissance and Baroque to contemporary music, which makes it a serious instrument for adults too.
Playing with recorders of different sizes develops your harmonic ear and your listening as part of a group.
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No. Although it's widely used in children's music education, it's an instrument with a broad, serious repertoire, especially Renaissance and Baroque music. Many adults enjoy it on the alto or tenor recorder, and in ensembles with other recorder players.
They're two systems that change some fingerings, especially the one for F. German fingering seems simpler at first, but Baroque fingering plays several sharps and flats more in tune and is the one used by most methods and by more advanced repertoire. If you already have a recorder, your teacher will check which kind it is before the first lesson.
Yes, with reading, basic fingering, articulation and air control. The flute also requires a different embouchure, because your lips direct the air toward the edge of the hole instead of a ready-made channel, so that part is learned from scratch. If your goal is the flute, talk with your teacher about when to make the switch.
They can work well if the lesson is short and dynamic, and if there's an adult nearby to help with the camera and the sheet music. For some children, having the teacher at home makes it easier to concentrate; in that case, lessons at home in and around Bogotá are a good alternative. Our guide to lessons at home or online can help you decide.
We give in-home lessons in and around Bogotá. Coverage depends on the neighborhood and each teacher’s availability, so send us your approximate address and we’ll confirm.
Yes, through live online lessons by video call, from any city in Colombia or abroad, with the same weekly follow-up. See how online music lessons work.
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