Nice to meet you! and 1 question
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2017 3:10 pm
Hello, hello everybody!
I just joined the forum, looking for some information about wind instruments, and it seems very interesting, I must say. I "normally" play the guitar, and I never was really interested in them. So, some days ago, I found an old wooden flute/recorder in a drawer and started experimenting with it, just for fun, and ended up liking it more than I thought. I tend to be overly anxious and it had an almost magical effect on me, trying to control my breath and focus on the tune was real meditation. I remember it was a souvenir from one of my grandpas trips, I don't know where. I don't even know if it was made to be playable or just decorative, but I can produce some melodies with it, though it mostly sounds off-tune.
Anyway, I read a couple websites and watched some videos on youtube and decided I want to learn to play the recorder. And that's where the question comes: what recorder? I like greek and balkan folk, medieval music, ambient music, but I'm really open to experiment with everything. I'll either go for a soprano or an alto, but which of the two? Soprano sounds too high for me but I think there are more resources for it and it seems easier to play fast on it. Alto sounds just perfect, I love it. What do you think would suit me better?
Thanks
I just joined the forum, looking for some information about wind instruments, and it seems very interesting, I must say. I "normally" play the guitar, and I never was really interested in them. So, some days ago, I found an old wooden flute/recorder in a drawer and started experimenting with it, just for fun, and ended up liking it more than I thought. I tend to be overly anxious and it had an almost magical effect on me, trying to control my breath and focus on the tune was real meditation. I remember it was a souvenir from one of my grandpas trips, I don't know where. I don't even know if it was made to be playable or just decorative, but I can produce some melodies with it, though it mostly sounds off-tune.
Anyway, I read a couple websites and watched some videos on youtube and decided I want to learn to play the recorder. And that's where the question comes: what recorder? I like greek and balkan folk, medieval music, ambient music, but I'm really open to experiment with everything. I'll either go for a soprano or an alto, but which of the two? Soprano sounds too high for me but I think there are more resources for it and it seems easier to play fast on it. Alto sounds just perfect, I love it. What do you think would suit me better?
Thanks