The Recorder Group

Leader:  Joan Gibson - recorder@ashbyu3a.co.uk -

The recorder group, meet twice a month, to make music in a relaxed, fun way. I would hope that we would be able to cater for a wide range of experience and skill. We usually meet each month on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 10am, but occasionally it varies. Check here for up to date information.

7th and 21st March

At both of our meetings on 7th and 21st March, we had 7 members, but not all the same. Some of us are starting to play different sizes of recorder, to widen our opportunities.

We played our usual mixture of styles of music, much of it the same as last month's, although we did play a Handel Gigue which was new to us. With that piece, we experimented with the dynamics, but playing recorders quietly is difficult to do well, without going flat. However, we gave it a good shot.

We are making steady progress with the theme music to "Wallace and Gromit", and its tricky rhythms. "The Planets' Feet" also has interesting rhythms, and we are working hard on that. We are getting to appreciate the music more, as we get more familiar with it.

It is good to play some better-known (to us) music as well. The Goroum and the "Cantique de Jean Racine" are favourites.

Squeaky and recorder