Songs library

The repertoire is the curriculum. Lessons teach you the technique; the music teaches you the rest.

Browsing rather than working in order? Start with Hot Cross Buns (beginner), Telemann TWV 40:102 (intermediate), or Handel HWV 362 (advanced).

The four books

Book 1 · Beginning alto recorder

Sixty pieces, grades 1–2. B·A·G through a full octave: folk songs, classical themes, Renaissance dances.

Book 2 · Early intermediate

Sixty pieces, grades 3–4. High E, F♯, B♭: first Telemann, Handel, Bach, and Vivaldi alongside Playford dances and world folk.

Book 3 · Late intermediate

Fifty pieces, grades 5–6. Two-octave range and ornamentation: complete Telemann sonatas, extended Handel and Vivaldi movements, Loeillet, Van Eyck.

Book 4 · Advanced

Fifty-five pieces, grades 7–8 and beyond. Full chromatic range, all keys: Telemann fantasias, complete Handel sonatas, Bach masterworks, Vivaldi concerti, Ortiz recercadas.