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Recorder Fun Book Play-Along Tracks

Free recorder MP3 play-alongs for beginning students using The Recorder Fun Book for Young Students or The Best Beginning Recorder Book for Kids.

Practice with the book

The same MP3 tracks work with both books.
What this page includes

Everything students need for easier recorder practice

Students can stream each recorder play-along for free, practice with melody and accompaniment, or download the complete audio set for offline use.

Free MP3 play-alongs

Click any track below to hear the recorder melody with full accompaniment. The tracks help students build rhythm, tone, and confidence.

Use with either book

The songs match both The Recorder Fun Book for Young Students and The Best Beginning Recorder Book for Kids.

Teacher-friendly practice

Great for classroom recorder units, home practice, private lessons, homeschool music, and beginning elementary music programs.

Free recorder MP3s

Play the recorder tracks

Click a title below to stream the matching play-along. Tracks include recorder melody and accompaniment. To practice with accompaniment only, play the right channel.

The complete set includes 80 recorder audio tracks. You can stream them free here or purchase the full ZIP download to keep the tracks on a phone, iPad, or computer for offline practice.

How to use the audio tracks

These recordings are designed to help young recorder players practice between lessons and feel successful at home.

  • Start by listening to the full recording before playing.
  • Play along slowly and keep a steady beat.
  • Use the right channel when students are ready to try accompaniment-only practice.
  • Pair the tracks with the book pages for note reading, fingering, and rhythm support.
1

Listen

Hear the recorder part and accompaniment together so students know how the song should sound.

2

Play

Students play along with the recording while following the matching page in the book.

3

Repeat

Short, repeated practice helps beginners build tone, finger coordination, and confidence.

More recorder books

Explore additional recorder books for young students

Families and teachers who use the Recorder Fun Book can continue with beginning methods, song collections, duets, holiday music, patriotic songs, classical themes, and solos with piano accompaniment.

The Recorder Fun Book Beginning recorder method for young students with innovative teaching ideas, friendly notation, and online audio support.
Best Beginning Recorder Book for Kids A complete kid-friendly recorder method and follow-up book with songs, scales, duets, trios, illustrations, and play-along MP3s.
The Recorder Fun Book’s Big Song Book More than seventy beginning recorder songs using six basic notes, with lettered and non-lettered versions.
Really Easy Recorder Tunes A fun, easy follow-up song collection for young recorder players who are ready for more familiar tunes.
Book of Easy Duets for the Recorder More than thirty easy to medium-level duets that help recorder students listen, count, and play together.
Christmas Duet Fun Book for Recorder Easy Christmas and Hanukkah duets for a festive holiday season, school programs, and private lessons.
Thirty Famous Patriotic Songs for Recorder Patriotic recorder music for classroom performance, holiday events, and seasonal programs, with online MP3 accompaniments.
Easy Beginner Recorder Solos with Piano Accompaniment Traditional beginner recorder solos with simple piano accompaniments for recitals, lessons, and practice.
Fifty Famous Classical Themes for Recorder Fifty well-known classical themes arranged for recorder, with chord changes for teacher-provided accompaniments.
Recorder Song and Coloring Fun Book Easy recorder songs paired with coloring pages, with each selection shown with and without letters inside the notes.
The Politically Correct Book of Holiday Songs for Recorder Inclusive holiday songs for Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanzaa, Bodhi Day, Winter Solstice, Eid al-Fitr, New Year’s, and more.
See All Recorder Books Browse the complete recorder category, including solos, duets, coloring books, holiday books, patriotic songs, and classical themes.
Recorder practice FAQ

Common questions about the recorder tracks

Are the recorder play-along tracks free?

Yes. Students can stream the MP3 play-alongs directly on this page at no cost. A complete ZIP download is also available for families who want offline access.

Do the tracks work with both recorder books?

Yes. The tracks match both The Recorder Fun Book for Young Students and The Best Beginning Recorder Book for Kids because the books use the same core songs.

Can students practice with accompaniment only?

Yes. The tracks include recorder melody and accompaniment. To reduce the recorder melody and practice with accompaniment only, play the right channel.

What fingering system do the books use?

The books use standard Baroque fingering, which is the system most commonly taught in elementary recorder programs.

Can teachers use these tracks in the classroom?

Absolutely. The tracks are classroom-ready and designed for first-year recorder students, making them useful for group lessons, centers, projection, and home-practice assignments.

Ready to practice with the Recorder Fun Book?

Play the free tracks, download the full audio set, or choose the recorder book that best fits your student or classroom.

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