Note Patterns by Hans Ulrich Staeps continues on from the excercises provided in his well-known The Daily Lesson for treble (alto) recorder. Further technical advances can be made in the field of rhythmic structures, note and fingering combinations and in exploring the complete chromatic compass of the instrument. Developing these high-level skills enables the student to play and enjoy traditional as well as present day recorder repertoire.

• Oktaven / Octaves
• Die Gabel der linken / Left hand fork
• Akkordentfaltung / Chordal development
• Die tiefe Lage / The low position
• Barockfloskeln I / Baroque clichés I
• Tonales Zentrum F / Tonal centre F
• Wechselnoten / Changing notes
• Durchmessung der Dreiklangsintervalle / Triadic intervals with connecting notes
• Mollakkorde in Halbtonrückung / Minor chords with semitone shifts
• Umspielte Sextakkorde / Sixth chords with alternating notes
• Gezerrtes...