Lessons and Online Classes
We are teaching private lessons and classes via Zoom. Please contact us through our Contact page for more information. The Amherst Early Music Festival Online classes start up again on October 5, 2024. Annette Bauer’s original notation classes begin in mid-September. Please visit https://www.amherstearlymusic.org to register.
American Recorder Society members are invited to apply for scholarships to weekend and weeklong workshops. Scholarships are available to players of all ages and ability levels. Applicants may join the ARS at a special ½ price rate if not already a member. Visit americanrecorder.org/scholarships for more details and to apply.
Zoom classes with Tish in October and November
1. Be a Bass Boss: Bach and Blaker for Bass Recorder on Tuesdays and Thursdays in October
10/15, 1017, 10/22, 10/24 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am PT/11:00 am – 12:00 pm MT/12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT/1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
Start each session with a short warm up to work on tone, fingers, and tongue, then work on the bass parts for works from Bach’s Art of Fugue and duos by Frances Blaker. You’ll play along with my GarageBand recordings of the Bach. For bass recorder players who have been taking my classes over the last year, and for other bass recorder players who can play a chromatic two-octave scale from the low F. Pitch: a=440. $100 for all four classes. Classes will be recorded and available to stream for one month. To learn how to register, please write to Tish at tishberlin@sbcglobal.net
2. An All-Zoom Practice Challenge with Tish Berlin on Tuesdays and Thursdays in December
12/3, 12/5, 12/10, 12/12 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am PT/11:00 am – 12:00 pm MT/12:00 pm – 1:00 pm CT/1:00 pm – 2:00 pm ET
In this 4-session class packed into two weeks, you’ll practice technique exercises for 30 minutes with me, then spend 15 minutes on a medieval estampie and 15 minutes on a Telemann fantasia, focusing on effective practice methods for both pieces. For intermediate and up players of soprano and alto recorders. Pitch: a=440. $100 for all four classes. Classes will be recorded and available to stream for one month. To learn how to register, please write to Tish at tishberlin@sbcglobal.net
American Recorder Society classes:
ARS Beginners’ Class for Alto Recorderwith Tish Berlin
Mark your calendars! If you have never played recorder before, or if it has been eons ago since you have played, this is the course for you! Build a solid foundation for learning recorder through the American Recorder Society’s 4-part beginners’ course for alto recorder starting on October 15, 2024 with recorder professional Tish Berlin.
October 15th, 17th, 22nd, and 24th at 6:15 PM, ET*Beginners’ Level classes are free and open to everyone.
Registration will open very soon, so keep an eye on our website!
A second ARS class for bass players who took their beginning bass class will be offered in December.
IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS
February 2 – 7, 2025 Next Level Recorder Retreat, at The Bishop’s Ranch, Healdsburg CA
A retreat for intermediate to advanced recorder players interested in working intensively on technique and musical skills. Instructors: Letitia Berlin and Frances Blaker. Click Next Level Flyer 2025 for flyer/registration.
April 26-28, 2025
Winds and Waves Recorder Workshop with Tish, Frances, and Cléa Galhano in Lincoln City on the beautiful Oregon coast!
June 29 – July 13, 2025
Amherst Early Music Festival
August 17 – 22, 2025
Next Level Recorder Retreat Southeast, Shrinemont Conference Center, Orkney Springs, Virginia. Faculty: Tish Berlin and Frances Blaker.
October 27-November 2, and November 3-November 9, 2024
Hidden Valley Early Music Road Scholar, Carmel Valley, CA. Open to intermediate to advanced recorders and viols. Week 2 includes a special auditioned track for advanced dulcian and shawm players with Marilyn Boenau and Tish Berlin. Visit https://www.roadscholar.org/find-an-adventure/6254/national-road-scholar-recorder-early-music-workshop/dates/ to register. If you are told that enrollment is closed, write to hiddenvalleymusic.org to ask about openings.
Week 1 faculty: Recorder: Tish Berlin, Frances Blaker, Larry Lipnik; Viola da gamba: David Morris; Early strings: Shira Kammen
Week 2 faculty: Recorder: Tish Berlin, Frances Blaker, Larry Lipnik; Viola da gamba: Mary Springfels, Larry Lipnik; Dulcian/shawm: Marilyn Boenau
Concerts
Concerts and Community Outreach Events with North Carolina Baroque Orchestra this November
November 17 – 22, 2024
The Glorious Orchestral Music of J. S. Bach and his Contemporaries: Celebratory works by Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, Rameau, and Veracini. Please visit www.ncbaroqueorchestra.org for locations and times.