Hal Leonard Recorder Method by Sarah Jeffery - Book with 200+ Audio Demo & Backing Tracks & 40+ Video Lessons Included

(Recorder Method). Winner of High Commendation at the 2026 Music and Drama Education Awards The Hal Leonard Recorder Method is a comprehensive, easy-to-use beginner's guide, designed for anyone just learning to play the recorder. Inside you'll find loads of techniques, tips, and famous popular songs to play. It also includes over 40 exclusive, online video lessons from author, and one of the world's most foremost promoters of the recorder, Sarah Jeffery, providing practical instruction, making learning more accessible than ever before. This book also includes access to online backing tracks and demonstration audio. Concepts include: * Holding and caring for your recorder * Breathing and blowing technique * Reading music: staff notation and symbols * Articulation and phrasing * Improvisation * Fingering charts * and much more! The Hal Leonard Recorder Method can be used with a soprano or tenor recorder in C. Songs include: Ain't No Sunshine * Can You Feel the Love Tonight * Do You Want to Build a Snowman? * Downton Abbey (Theme) * Edelweiss * Game of Thrones * I Knew You Were Trouble * Jolene * Le Onde * Moon River * My Heart Will Go on (Love Theme from 'Titanic') * Opus One * Rolling in the Deep * Take Me Home, Country Roads * We Are the Champions * We Don't Talk About Bruno * Yesterday * and many more! From the judges comments at the 2026 Music and Drama Education Awards: "The judges valued the Recorder Method's accessibility, clear layout, and practical usefulness for both specialist and non-specialist teachers. It revitalizes interest in a declining instrument and challenges misconceptions, making learning engaging and offering a resource that supports today's teachers, pupils and classrooms."