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 run on the first weekend of the month from September through May. Annette Bauer’s 4-week original notation classes and other continuing classes are also available. 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 February-March 2025
1. Next Level Bass: Solos and Duos on Tuesdays in February and March 2025 February 11 and 18, March 4 and 11 at 10:00 am – 11:15 am PT/11:00 am – 12:15 pm MT/12:00 pm – 1:15 pm CT/1:00 pm – 2:15 pm ET (no class February 25)
Start each session with a short warm up to work on tone, fingers, and tongue, then work on Renaissance duos from Eric Haas’ Duos for Basses, Volume I, and solos from Baroque repertoire. For bass recorder players who read bass clef fluently, and can play a two-octave chromatic 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. Duos for Basses can be ordered from the Von Huene Early Music Shop here: https://www.vonhuene.com/p-5579-duets-for-basses-volume-1-music-of-the-renaissance.aspx. Baroque solo repertoire will be provided as PDFs.
2. An All-Zoom Practice Challenge on Tuesdays in February and March 2025 February 11 and 18, March 4 and 11 at 1:30 pm – 2:45 PT/2:30 – 3:45 pm MT/3:30 – 4:45 pm CT/4:30 – 5:45 pm ET (no class February 250
In this 4-session class you’ll practice technique exercises for 30 minutes with me, then spend 20 minutes on a Renaissance duo and 20 minutes on a Handel sonata, focusing on effective practice methods for both pieces. For intermediate and up players of alto and tenor recorders. Pitch: a=440. Students are welcome to request that we work on repertoire they are practicing. $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
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. This workshop is full.
March 7-8, 2025 Central Coast Recorder Society workshop, Goleta CA
Join us for a one-day workshop on Saturday March 8, exploring music of Italy. Private lessons on Friday March 7 may be arranged. Click here for more information.
April 26-28, 2025
Winds and Waves Recorder Workshop with Tish, Frances, and Cléa Galhano in Lincoln City on the beautiful Oregon coast! Click here for flyer/application.
June 29 – July 13, 2025
Amherst Early Music Festival: Music of the German Lands. Classes for a wide variety of instruments and for singers. Visit here for more information and to register.
August 17 – 22, 2025
Next Level Recorder Retreat Southeast, Shrinemont Conference Center, Orkney Springs, Virginia. Faculty: Tish Berlin and Frances Blaker. Stay tuned for flyer.
October 26-November 1, and November 2-November 8, 2025
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 Wouter Verschuren 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: Wouter Verschuren
Concerts
Concerts and Community Outreach Events with North Carolina Baroque Orchestra February and March, 2025
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Farallon Recorder Quartet events in April 2025
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