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For RECORDER participants:

Please use this ARS guide to determine your skill level.

Level I:

_____ I play at least one recorder.

_____ I know all natural fingerings in the first octave and a half, as well as F # and B flat.

_____ I can play pieces in one sharp or flat in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, or 6/8 time.

_____ I have some experience in playing with at least one other person.

Level II:

_____ I play both C and F fingered instruments.

_____ I know all the natural fingerings and most sharps and flats in the first two octaves.

_____ I can read up an octave on the alto.

_____ I can play music in 2/2 and 6/4 time as well as syncopations in more common time signatures.

_____ I can provide simple percussion accompaniment to dance tunes.

Level III:

_____ I can play SATB recorders.

_____ I know all fingerings in the standard range of the recorder.

_____ I can read alto clef and play tenor recorder reading the bass clef.

_____ I can play music without bar lines.

_____ I can play complex rhythms in all time signatures.

For this workshop, choose the level for which you have at least 4 checks in the above guide

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