For many years it’s been the gateway instrument; cheap, portable, relatively easy to get started on – but perhaps, not the funkiest kid on the block.
Judith Bell is changing all that.
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With help from her son Michael and funding from MENZA (Music Education NZ, Aotearoa), she’s co-created Kiwicorder, a new teaching resource for the recorder.
It’s all free and available online, with New Zealand-flavoured tunes written specially by Judith and her son in a variety of styles from pop and rock to Celtic and beyond.
Judith spoke to Three to Seven host Bryan Crump about Kiwicorder, her mission to bring a bit more fun into the student recorder repertoire, and the origins of the instrument’s name.
You can track down the course here.
