Artie Almeida's Easy Echoes & Excellent Ears

From Plank Road Publishing

by Artie Almeida/arr. Paul Jennings

Progressive, Fun-To-Play Warm-Ups For Young Players

Many, many teachers have told us how much they've used these well thought-out sets of warm-ups, originally found in issues of Recorder Classroom magazine. Artie tells us that in every classroom recorder lesson, as well as each ensemble recorder segment, she always starts with an echo-style warm-up sequence. They keep the students' ears working and their fingers moving, starting with easy sequences and gradually building in complexity.

These nine separate warm-up sequences, in two sets, are much like they were in the two issues they came from. The first six warm-ups, "Excellent Ears," are easier and moderately short. These six echoes are based on the notes B, A, G, BA, AG, and BAG. The last three warm-ups, "Easy Echoes," are longer, and spiral progressively. They feature the notes, respectively, BAG, BAGC'D', and low D low EBAG. Since these sets are more complex, three recordings are provided for each, at 84 bpm, 92 bpm, and 100 bpm.

We provide everything you will need to use these creatively with your classes. There are a variety of lesson plan strategies for you to consider, depending on your students' experience and abilities. The notation for each Warm-Up Sequence can be:

  • Displayed via a computer/projector
  • Made into a poster for display
  • Copied onto an overhead transparency
  • Or simply played or spoken for the children to echo by rote

In addition to the printed and downloadable versions of these warm-ups, we give you Artie's extensive notes on each sequence and options for ways to use and adapt them for your classes.

To make these warm-ups even more fun, the background recordings for each of them is arranged by Paul Jennings and professionally recorded by Plank Road Publishing's roster of top musicians. All versions come with the online extras.

About the Downloadable OptionThe downloadable version contains all the components the print version would, but in electronic format.

About the Convenience Combo Kit The Convenience Combo Kit includes both the Kit with CD and the Downloadable Kit.

About the Audio RecordingsAudio recordings contain full performance and accompaniment only (instrumental) tracks.

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EE-116
Artie Almeida's Easy Echoes & Excellent Ears - Kit with CD
Teacher's Handbook with Reproducible Student Parts and Performance/Accompaniment CD
In stock.
$19.95
EE-117
Artie Almeida's Easy Echoes & Excellent Ears - Downloadable Recorder Collection
(Downloadable PDFs and Performance/Accompaniment MP3s: 98.8MB)
Always available
$17.95
EE-119
Artie Almeida's Easy Echoes & Excellent Ears - Convenience Combo Kit (kit w/CD & download)
(both Print and Downloadable versions. Download is 98.8MB)
In stock.
$23.95
EE-113
Artie Almeida's Easy Echoes & Excellent Ears - Hard Copy Book/Downloadable Audio
Audio download is 81.9MB
In stock.
$19.95

Sound Samples

Song Title
Player
Excellent Ears! - B
Excellent Ears! - A
Excellent Ears! - G
Excellent Ears! - BA
Excellent Ears! - AG
Excellent Ears! - BAG
Artie's Easy Echoes - Sequence 1
Artie's Easy Echoes - Sequence 2
Artie's Easy Echoes - Sequence 3

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