Evaluate Your Level
Beginner
Novice
Intermediate
Upper Intermediate
Advanced
This Guide was adapted from the San Francisco Early Music Society’s, and is gratefully used with their permission.
- No previous recorder experience
Novice
- Know the basic fingerings of at least one type of recorder (in C or F)
- Able to read simple rhythms and notes
Intermediate
- Comfortable over the whole range of the recorder, and able to:
- Sight read simple music without hesitation or prior practice
- Play at least two different sizes of recorder
- Carry a simple part alone without getting lost
Upper Intermediate
- Fairly fluent with SATB recorders, and able to:
- Sight read moderately difficult music (with runs, leaps, rhythmic complexities)
- Carry part alone without getting lost, even if some notes are missed
- Identify and use a variety of articulations and stylistic devices
Advanced
- Fluent with all or almost all sizes of recorder, and able to:
- Sight read all but the most virtuosic music
- Play most ensemble repertoire without getting lost
- Apply appropriate articulations and stylistic devices
This Guide was adapted from the San Francisco Early Music Society’s, and is gratefully used with their permission.