From Plank Road Publishing

Subscribe now to Volume 2 of this exciting new magazine from Plank Road Publishing!

Sound clips for all issues to date are available on RecorderClassroom.com A sampling of sound clips from our first year are below.

Recorders are a special part of a well-rounded music education. They are wonderful instruments with a long and rich history, and they provide students with an ideal way to experience the joy of instrumental performance.

This exciting magazine is published four times per school year: September/October, November/December, January/February/March, and April/May.

As you would expect, it includes new music in a variety of styles from top composers and arrangers, including many of the writers you may know through Music K-8.

Here are just a few details on this great magazine:

STATE OF THE ART RECORDINGS - Every subscription comes with a Performance/Accompaniment CD or, in the case of a Downloadable Subscription, with P/A MP3s. The recordings are first class, with the same excellence you have always gotten from Plank Road.

MORE ALL-NEW RECORDER MUSIC - In addition to the variety of recorded tunes, you also get Orff arrangements, exercises, warm-ups, technique builders and lessons designed to encourage creativity. And we help you plan your lesson objectives with National Standards in mind.

LEGALLY REPRODUCIBLE RECORDER PARTS - You may legally reproduce all print materials for all of your students. And with the Downloadable Subscription, you won't have to photocopy - you can simply print the PDFs!

EXPERT CONTRIBUTORS - Read master teacher Artie Almeida's regular column Fun Foundations For Recorders and take tips from renowned recorder guru Norm Sands. Also, a special section allows you to share ideas and lesson resources with other teachers.

ADD SPECIAL EXCITEMENT TO METHODS - A regular feature called Recorder Method Energizer presents intriguing new settings of tunes that are common to many methods, as well as techniques to enhance the learning experience. And many of our pieces follow the difficulty contour of most methods, so that they get more challenging as the school year continues.

CONTENT FOR ALL OF YOUR PLAYERS - While much of the content is tied to first year players, we also offer other things you have asked for - alto recorder features and pieces that combine players of various skill levels.

AMAZING ONLINE CONTENT - Your Recorder Classroom subscription allows you and your students full access to our innovative new online motivator, Recorder Rock Star, as well as interactive fingering charts and a game that tests recorder fingering. These features alone may be worth the subscription price!

SPECIAL SUBSCRIPTION RATES - We are offering a special Charter Subscription for just $49.95.

We are also pleased to present another innovation: a unique Downloadable Subscription available at just $45.95. For Downloadable Subscriptions, an account is created for you automatically at the time of purchase, and important account information is sent to your billing e-mail address, so watch for an e-mail confirmation. You access your downloads on RecorderClassroom.com, as they become available.

For those who want the best of both worlds, we offer a combination subscription which includes the print and downloadable version.

We invite you to join us on the new adventure that is Recorder Classroom!