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Full Color Edition
The revised edition includes eight additional pages with new tunes and rounds.

Independent shopping perspective
John Pitts’ Recorder from the Beginning: Book 1 is an introductory recorder course for children ages 7–11, including those starting without prior music or recorder experience. Its graded progression and step-by-step explanations let learners add skills in manageable stages. Book 1 brings in the first six notes through familiar and original tunes, then covers the basic rhythm patterns. This full-color revised edition also adds eight pages of tunes and rounds.

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Detail 01
The revised edition includes eight additional pages with new tunes and rounds.
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No. It is written for 7–11-year-olds with no previous knowledge of music or recorder.
It introduces the first six notes using a mix of well-known and original tunes.
It includes eight extra pages containing some new tunes and rounds.
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