Recorder Teacher 98 and Easy Songwriter


Reading and writing music is childsplay. An animated recorder, clear speech and beautiful recordings provide stimulation both at home and at school.

Download Recorder Teacher 98 (1Mb) now for a free trial of the fully working program.

If you like the program there are easy instructions included to help you to buy it for just $39.95 (£24.95) - - much cheaper than paying for lessons!
And this includes FREE registration for Alto Recorder Teacher (1.2Mb)

(You will receive simple code numbers to type into each program).

RECENT ENHANCEMENTS: . . . New facility for Alto Recorder, 50% longer tunes, new screen designs, expanded tune library, new comprehensive help facility, easier registration, suitable also for Windows NT.

Full Description . (not yet updated for version 98)


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Requires PC with windows 3+ or windows 95, or Power mac with Soft windows

To Register

Register Recorder Teacher 98 (with Alto Teacher FREE)

Click to register version 9.2

Site license for version 9.2

Register Recorder Teacher 98 at special $14 price for class students
Please mention your teacher's name in the comments box. Important :- When you register please tell me the name of the student that you wish to appear on the screen as the "Approved Student" - - this may well be a child. If you use Regnet you can put the name in the "Comments to Author" box.

RegNet can also be reached by email or by calling 1 800 WWW2REG (1 800 999-2734) or (805) 288-1827.


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    • Reviews

    Leading publishers Ziff-Davis say:
    Best 1997 program in the
    "Family and Fun" category
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    ZD Review and how many downloads


    Emporia
    Emporia State University Kansas
    "Elementary Education Majors are required to learn to play the recorder. They use 'Recorder Teacher' and can use it when they go into schools to teach others."


  • Florida
    Florida Atlantic University
    "John: You have a real winner here. I teach recorder to 75 classroom teachers every semester and have wanted to find a better way especially for the more advanced and ambitious students. I have a feeling that you will be receiving a lot more orders. It would be nice to receive a site license so that I could set this up on several computers. I will be sharing this with my students beginning tomorrow. Happy Easter. Clark Bell. Florida Atlantic University Music Department."

    The Woodstock Centre are installing Recorder Teacher in school computers in England.

    Enquiries welcome from all education authorities for site licences.

    A personal message to the author from the Ziff-Davis reviewer :-

    to John Child:

    Just wanted to drop you a quick note to let you know how much I liked Recorder Teacher . . . I awarded it five stars.

    I am primarily a string player (bass) myself, although I had and played a wonderful baritone recorder for a period of time; I can no longer play wind instruments due to a physical limitation.

    I wade through many software programs each week and it is always a pleasure to encounter one that is both joyful and well-done.
    from Bob Gollihur, ZDNet Reviewer

    And from a very special teacher :-

    I have been practicing as a music teacher for some years in the norwegian primary school, teaching children aged 6-12 to play recorder, clarinet, guitar and piano. I find the recorder to be a very nice instrument, and also a most useful tool in developing childrens musical skills.

    I am sure the children will have great benefits from this program. It shows them how to play the recorder, but it also to gives them experience with music notation and an opportunity to compose and write down their own melodies. Many other music notation programs are too complicated for children.

    This program is so simple to use, it is not overloaded with too many choices and buttons. I really do like your "Tunes" window. Your selection of notation possibilities is very good. It prevents the children from being confused. At the same time they have sufficient tools to write melodies and to get a basic understanding of music notation.

    About bar lines: In my opinion, it is an advantage that the children do not have to struggle with getting the bars right until they are familiar with the note lengths. One of the challenges by teaching children is, as far as I have experienced, to make the task so simple that they want to go on with it. They should be surprised and impressed by themselves, what they are able to learn. This I think you have achieved by your program. Thank you for developing such an excellent program!

    Liv Mari

    Liv Mari went on to suggest many improvements all of which have been incorporated. She also provided many of the tune arrangements in the list below. We must all thank her for her industry and her generous encouragement........the author

    Extra tunes to play

    If you don't want to write your own tunes, download these into the directory/folder that contains Recorder Teacher. Then you can use them in the Tunes section.
    Soprano (Descant) Alto (Treble)

  • The Ash Grove

  • All the notes in the Alto range

  • Suggested order of learning

  • The Star Spangled Banner

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