Description: A vintage copy of The School Recorder Book – Part Two by Edmund Priestley and Fred Fowler, published by E. J. Arnold & Son Ltd.
Designed as a progressive recorder tuition book for school pupils, it contains musical exercises, fingering guidance, traditional tunes, hymns, carols, classical pieces and part-playing exercises.
The book includes period black-and-white photographs showing recorder teaching and recorder bands in schools, making it an interesting piece of British educational and musical history as well as a practical vintage music book.
Pieces shown include arrangements of various pieces alongside finger drills, scales, rounds and other exercises.
Also included are a few sheets of music and some hand written notes - pictures.
Book details:
Condition: Vintage/pre-owned condition with general age-related wear. The cover has some rubbing, creasing and marks, particularly along the spine and edges. There is a period 1/6 price stamp on the front cover. Internally the pages show some age toning and occasional small marks/spotting but remain clearly readable, with the musical notation and illustrations displaying well. Please study all photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.
A nice piece of vintage school music memorabilia, particularly suitable for collectors of old educational books, recorder players and anyone interested in the history of music teaching in British schools.
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