The Really Big Descant Book

A mega-collection of descants to all the best-loved hymn tunes many set in two keys to match both older and newer books and all within the range of the parish singer.

Recorder Magic Descant Tutor Book 1 takes the beginner Recorder player through the earliest stages of recorder playing and reading music. The book progresses steadily and by the end the Recorder player will be able to read and play the notes E G A B and high C. There is plenty of reinforcement throughout particularly for the first three notes: B A and G. The melodies are a combination of popular traditional and new inspiring melodies written by the authors Jane Sebba and David Moses. The melodies are fun as are the illustrations in the book and both combine to make learning the Recorder a really enjoyable experience!

Recorder Magic Descant Tutor Book 3 provides inspiring pieces to develop the recorder playing skills of the intermediate level Recorder player. By the end of this tutor the Recorder player will be able to play the notes C D E F F# G A A#/Bb B high C high C# high D and high E in a range of styles of pieces. The melodies are a combination of popular traditional and new inspiring melodies written by the authors Jane Sebba and David Moses - in a broad range of styles including ragtime.The melodies are fun as are the illustrations in the book -it makes playing the Recorder really enjoyable!