I would like to know and speak with the Waldorf teachers with whom this was
designed. ANAWME would be insterested in having a discussion about this!
Let's use our web resource to carry on this discussion.....
A recorder is a recorder, The bore is conical and does not create the same
tone color as a flute with a cylindrical bore. The recorder produces a tone
very rich in overtones, which is NOT healthful to young ears. The Choroir
instruments were designed very specifically for the way the children hear
and listen! This was done with great study and consideration according to
Steiner's indications of the physiology and spiritual nature of the child in
the light of Anthroposophy. There are those who keep trying to change or
even negate these instruments either out of pure economic reasons or out of
their own resistance to live into and learn something new. The Kunath
recorders are great as RECORDERS, but not as a substitute for the Choroi
flutes and their special and INTENTIONAL sound. You will, of course, hear
all the pro arguments for them and for other instruments, but it is only
fair to hear the pro arguments for the Choroi flutes, as well. After
studying with Par Ahlbom, one of the creators of the Choroi flutes and a
long time Waldorf teacher, I feel that the Choroi flutes are the most
appropriate insturments for the children (until they switch to recorder in
Grade 6 or so).
There is my own 2 cents worth - and as you can probably tell, I am a purist
and an advocate for what I feel is the BEST for the children after my many
years of studying and teaching. I choose NOT to give in to purely economic
or other reasons when it comes to bringing quality musical experiences to
the children - nothing is worth giving them less than they deserve!!!
Andrea

On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 9:49 AM, jim_cathy_shea <arshea@...>wrote:

> One of my parents sells these flutes and I'm wondering about people's
> opinions.
> Thanks, Cathy
>
>
> Combi.-Recorder
>
> Logo Combinations recorder - www.kunath.comIt is called the
> Combination-Recorder because of a special feature which was first
> developed for these particular models:
>
> In some countries it is called also "Star-Recorder".
>
> The Combination-Recorder was the first recorder-series in the world in
> which the idea of combinating all of it's parts was perfectly realized .
>
> There are two special features in this series:
>
> * All the different recorder bodies and foot joints can be
> combined with a single head joint.
> * Soft sound because of the removable sound-strip built in the
> pentatonic instruments.
>
> pentatonic Combination Recorder
> pentatonic Combination Recorder
> The Combi Recorders
> …..from Penta to soprano
>
> In co-operation with Waldorf teachers we have developed a totally new
> instrument system.
> The particular advantages of this instrument are:
> It is probably one of the quietest recorders - especially suitable for
> class music lessons!
>
> Made out of pearwood.
> Range: d" ,e" ,g" ,a" ,b", d"', e"'.
> from 49,00 EUR
> incl. 19 % Tax excl.Shipping costs
> Soprano / Descant Combination-Recorder
> Soprano / Descant Combination-Recorder
> The Combi Recorders
> …..from Penta to soprano
>
> Made out of pearwood.
> Range: c" -c""
>
> In co-operation with Waldorf teachers we have developed a totally new
> instrument system.
>
> * practical design
> * It can be combined with any other recorder makes being used in a
> class
> * great savings help parents' school budget!
> * guarantee of 2 years.
>
> Playing this recorder can then be real fun!
> from 53,00 EUR
> incl. 19 % Tax excl.Shipping costs
> Body for soprano / descant Combination-Recorder
> Body for soprano / descant Combination-Recorder
>
> The Combi Recorders
> Supplementary body
> Made out of pearwood.
> Range: c" -c""
>
> In co-operation with Waldorf teachers we have developed a totally new
> instrument system.
>
> * practical design
> * It can be combined with any other recorder makes being used in a
> class
> * great savings help parents' school budget!
> * guarantee of 2 years.
>
> from 25,00 EUR
> incl. 19 % Tax excl.Shipping costs
> Body for pentatonic Combination-Recorder
> Body for pentatonic Combination-Recorder
>
> The Combi Recorders
> Supplementary pentatonic body
> Made out of pearwood.
> Range: d", e", g", a", b", d"', e"'
>
> In co-operation with Waldorf teachers we have developed a totally new
> instrument system.
>
> * practical design
> * it can be combined with any other recorder makes being used in a
> class
> * great savings help parents' school budget!
> * guarantee of 2 years.
>
> from 21,00 EUR
> incl. 19 % Tax excl.Shipping costs
> Headpiece for Combination-Recorder
> Headpiece for Combination-Recorder
>
> The headpiece could be used with every body of the "Combination
> Recorder" series.
> It is made out of pearwood.
> from 28,00 EUR
> incl. 19 % Tax excl.Shipping costs
>
>
>



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