The S’Cool Sounds Curriculum focuses on developing strong recorder technique together with ensemble skills, which are advanced through the addition of various percussion instruments. The method was developed by S’Cool Sounds Artistic Director and internationally acclaimed recorder virtuoso, Nina Stern. 

This beginning curriculum was designed as a 10-week program, with full Lesson Plans consisting of recorder and general music instruction for entire classrooms of children.  Students are taught B, A, and G as foundational notes on the recorder and progress to a full octave later in the program.  Sound production and articulation technique are introduced and then reviewed throughout the curriculum. 

Six original Three-Note Songs, inspired by musical cultures from around the globe, are provided as ensemble performance pieces. The introduction contains beginning percussion instruction as well as ideas for arranging ensemble pieces and for teaching improvisation.

The S’Cool Sounds Curriculum: Song Collection Book includes:

• 6 Three-Note Songs using notes B, A, and G inspired by musical cultures from around the world. These include a melody for recorder with lyrics and two percussion lines. Suggestions on how to arrange a Three-Note Song for performance can be found when purchasing the full S’Cool Sounds Methods or individual Lesson Plans.

Three-Note Songs:

• Three-Note Samba

• Three-Note Middle Eastern

• Three-Note Kenya

• Three-Note Calypso

• Three-Note Himalayan

• Three-Note Pavane

• The “S’Cool Rondo”- a rondo used to learn a full octave of notes on the recorder