Book 1 · Beginning alto recorder
Foundations and first steps — sixty pieces, mostly grades 1–2.
Twelve chapters build from three-note tunes down to low C and well into the second octave, drawing on folk, classical, spiritual, holiday and Renaissance traditions. Start with Mary Had a Little Lamb after Lesson 3; Hot Cross Buns follows Lesson 6’s quavers.
Petzold’s complete Minuet is upper-intermediate; begin with its first strain after Lesson 31. The complete Canon first-violin adaptation, Nachtmusik I–III and Alla turca upper-line arrangements require advanced technique. Spring gives the complete opening A section. Gently Sleep’s Crane variant follows the 6/8 lesson.
Chapter 1 · Nursery melodies with source-specific rhythm preparation — 5 songs
Chapter 2 · Adding low D, E and F♯ — 5 songs
Chapter 3 · Expanding the range (low C to high D) — 5 songs
Chapter 4 · English and Celtic melodies — 7 songs
- Barbara Allen — complete Hadow vocal reading (after Lesson 25)
- Early One Morning — complete Hadow melody
- Country Gardens — complete traditional air, AABCC (after Lesson 25)
- Greensleeves — complete Chappell verse and older refrain (after Lesson 34)
- London Bridge — complete Sarrazin melody (intermediate)
- Scarborough Fair — complete Kidson Whitby air (after Lesson 14)
- The Mulberry Bush — complete Sarrazin melody (intermediate)
Chapter 5 · American folk songs — 5 songs
Chapter 6 · Classical themes — 5 songs
- Pachelbel: Canon in D — complete first violin (advanced)
- Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik — I–III upper line (advanced)
- Petzold: Minuet in G, BWV Anh. 114 — complete melody (upper-intermediate)
- Vivaldi: Spring — complete opening A section (upper-intermediate)
- Mozart: Turkish March — complete upper line (advanced)
Chapter 7 · International folk songs — 5 songs
Chapter 8 · Spirituals and gospel — 5 songs
Chapter 9 · Holiday songs — 5 songs
Chapter 10 · Renaissance and Baroque — 5 songs
Chapter 11 · Celtic and Irish — 5 songs
- Carrickfergus — complete 8notes/Digital Tradition verse
- Londonderry Air (Danny Boy) — complete Petrie 1855 upper melody (after Lesson 49)
- Molly Malone — complete McGill 1885 verse and upper chorus (after Lesson 25)
- The Irish Washerwoman — complete O’Neill 1907 strains (after Lesson 50)
- The Minstrel Boy — complete Hadow melody and repeat