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Themes & Variations is committed to bringing
schools quality materials at affordable prices. We
are pleased
to offer schools a selection of recorder packages that
are inexpensive and
include taxes and shipping costs on class sets. Teachers
can order recorders only, student
books, student books with CD or packages that include
the recorder, student book and CD.
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Handel
Economy Model:
Handel C soprano, 1 piece with case, cleaner and fingering chart. (This recorder
is manufactured by Angel.) It has good intonation, good sound, and is excellent
value!
Baroque Fingering only available (forked F) AR1B $3.00
CDN / USD |
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Handel
2 Piece:
Handel C soprano recorder (manufactured by Angel), 2 piece with case
and fingering chart. This
recorder is made of a thicker plastic material. It sounds the most like
a wooden recorder of any
plastic recorder I’ve ever played. It is almost impossible to overblow
in the low register. This is a
superb student recorder!
Baroque fingering (forked F) #AR7B $6.00CDN
/ USD
German fingering (simple F) #AR7G $6.00CDN / USD |
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Yamaha
YRS-24B and Yamaha YRS-23 3 Piece Records:
The Yamaha 3 piece recorder has been popular
with schools for many years. Intonation
is
excellent and the sound is really good.
YamB Yamaha Baroque YRS-24B $7
CDN (Not
available in US)
YamG Yamaha German YRS-23 $7
CDN (Not
available in US) |
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 New! Alto ~ Tenor ~ Bass Recorders:
Play our new SATB ensembles on a full recorder consort! Handel bass, tenor and
alto recorders (made by Angel) are easy to play, nicely in tune and have
great sound.
Alto recorder (2 piece) #alto $15.00
CDN / USD
Tenor recorder (3 piece) #tenor $40.00
CDN / USD
Bass recorder (3 piece) #bass $195.00
CDN / USD
FREE SATB Ensemble Book with every order for a bass
and tenor recorder.
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 The recorder packages have been very popular with schools
in the US and Canada. Choose
the recorder that you like, and combine it with a student
book/CD for exceptional savings and
quality. When a minimum 10 packages are ordered, the
price includes tax and shipping. The
packages are available with both the Student Book 1 for
beginning recorder players and with
the Student Book 2 for more advanced players. |
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If your students already have recorders,
or if you use school recorders you can order just the
student book and CDs. |
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Other combinations of Book /
CD / Recorders are available - please refer to our
Recorder
Order for details.
Canadian
Recorder Order form US
Recorder Order form |
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 Recorder Resource Kit 1 PowerPoint Edition - New!
The Recorder Resource Kit is a highly successful first year recorder program. The program includes 35 songs, sequenced carefully so that students become successful sight-readers and recorder players. We have just completed a PowerPoint edition of the songs and theory in the Recorder Resource Kit 1. There are 5 PowerPoints included:
- All the songs and composer biographies that are in the Recorder Resource Kit 1
(all re-formatted to fit the screen)
- Theory - 1 The mad minutes and answer keys from the Recorder Resource Kit 1
- Theory - 2 Recorder theory quiz
- Theory - 3 All About the Recorder, How to Name Notes, Counting Music, How to Care for the Recorder
- All the songs are given using Kids Notes notation (all re-formatted to fit the screen)
The PowerPoints are indexed so you can easily jump to any song that you want to practice or to any theory worksheet. We’re including the audio accompanment tracks in the song PowerPoints.
The Recorder Resource Kit 1 PowerPoint Edition is the perfect complement to the Recorder Resource Kit for the thousands of teachers that already have and use the Recorder Resource Kit 1. If you don’t have the kit, the PPT can be used as the teacher resource in conjunction with student books for your students. Or you can order the Recorder Resource Kit with the PowerPoints.
Order #R1PPT Recorder Kit 1 PowerPoints with audio $25
Special - Order the Recorder Resource Kit 1 with Powerpoints #116PPT $50
Click here to view a sample of the Recorder Kit 1 PowerPoint. |
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 Recorder Resource Kit 2 PowerPoint Edition - New!
This sequential resource is intended for second year recorder students, but reviews the notes in the event that you have students in your class that have never played recorder. There are 24 songs for two-part soprano recorders. Your students will enjoy playing recorder duets! There is an optional alto recorder part, giving your students the option of playing easy three part ensembles. There are 4 PowerPoints included on the disk:
- Recorder Kit 2- 2 Pt Soprano.ppt
- Recorder Kit 2- 2 Pt Soprano KIDNOTES.ppt
- Recorder Kit 2 Theory.ppt
- Recorder Kit 2 Full Score
The Recorder Resource Kit 1 PowerPoint Edition is the perfect complement to the Recorder Resource Kit for the thousands of teachers that already have and use the Recorder Resource Kit 1. If you don’t have the kit, the PPT can be used as the teacher resource in conjunction with student books for your students. Or you can order the Recorder Resource Kit 2 with the PowerPoints.
Order #R2PPT Recorder Kit 2 PowerPoints with audio $25
Special - Order the Recorder Resource Kit 2 with Powerpoints #119PPT $50
Click here to view a sample of the Recorder Kit 2 PowerPoint. |
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The following resources are also available in a PowerPoint Edition:
- Jazz Cat Recorder Collection
- Big
Bag Book
- Favorite
Folk Songs Vol. 1
- SATB Recorder Ensembles Vol. 1
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$40.00
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Complete
Recorder Resource Kit 1:
This kit contains everything you need for teaching a first year recorder program:
teachers guide, listening activities, games, practise bugs, note name mad minutes,
assessment rubrics, piano/guitar chord symbols, tone bar accompaniments, composition,
recorder care and recorder note name flashcards!
Includes 42 student pages in standard notation
AND kids note notation for you to copy. The Kit
also contains all the songs in the Recorder Resource
Student book so that you can make overheads and
extra booklets. The same songs are given again
using “Kid Notes” - the letter name
is imprinted directly on the note head. This helps
weak readers to progress.
This Kit is also available with PowerPoints for $50.00
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 Kit
Preview
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Complete
Recorder Resource Kit 2:
Two part arrangements for soprano recorders, or soprano and alto recorders. This
sequential resource is intended for second year recorder students, but reviews
the notes in the event that you have students in your class that have never played
recorder. 75 Photocopy pages allow you to use the entire program, or to choose
repertoire to supplement your existing music curriculum. Includes regular and
kids notes notation.
his Kit is also available with PowerPoints for $50.00
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$20.00
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Holiday
Songs for the Recorder:
14 traditional and multicultural songs for
unison, 2 part and 3 part soprano recorder.
Includes 30 reproducible student pages in
regular and "kid note"notation.
This is an excellent way for you to incorporate recorders into your Christmas
or Winter Concert. This kit now comes with a perf/accomp CD! We recorded the
accompaniments 3 times - first with recorder, then at 2 speeds - slow for an
easier playalong and faster for your class or choir to sing with. |
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$15.00
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Jazz
Cats Recorder Collection
By Bonnie Rossa and Brad Keller
This illustrated collection of 6 easy-medium jazz
pieces for beginning and intermediate recorder
players will teach your students about various
jazz styles by playing jazzy pieces on the recorder.
The kit includes reproducible song sheets, coloring
pages for each song, and a performance/accompaniment
CD.
This Kit is also available with PowerPoints for $20.00
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Jazz
Cats Recorder Collection
Preview
61
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Big
Bag Book
This collection of 19 songs for recorder using just BAG will be useful for your
beginning recorder students, or as a review for your older students. Each of
the songs in the collection is in a different style and is named after a different
kind of bag: Shopping Bag Shuffle, Tea Bag Tango, Lunch Bag Lullaby, Golf Bag
Boogie etc. Reproducible!
This Kit is also available with PowerPoints for $25.00
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Big
Bag Book
Preview
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Favorite
Folk Songs Vol. 1
11 favorite folk songs for recorder solo or duet is a reproducible collection
to use as a supplement to your recorder program, a concert program or
to give you additional material for students who have advanced more quickly
than the class. Piano accompaniments and perf/acc CD are included.
Reproducible!
This Kit is also available with PowerPoints for $25.00 |
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$15.00
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SATB
Recorder Ensembles Vol. 1
This is a reproducible collection of ensemble music for elementary school
recorder groups. It includes 18 pieces arranged for soprano, alto (transposed
and actual alto), tenor and bass (transposed and actual bass) recorder.
This Kit is also available with PowerPoints for $20.00 |
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J’apprends la flûte a bec 1 is the same sequential recorder program as the Recorder Resource 1, but is translated into French by Françoise Grenier for French Immersion or Francophone classes. The notes BAG ED C’D’ F and C are introduced. Includes 38 songs for soprano recorder. |
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J’apprends la flûte a bec 2 is the same sequential recorder program as the Recorder Resource 2, but is translated into French by Françoise Grenier for French Immersion or Francophone classes. J’apprends 2 includes 24 two-part selections for soprano recorder with an optional alto part. |
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