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The article announces that music director Peter Siebert will receive the "2012 ARS Presidential Special Honor Award (PSHA)" from American Recorder Society (ARS) on July 7, 2012.

The article offers information related to the "ARS is 75! Composition Competition," a music composition competition organized by the periodical on 75th anniversary of the periodical. Topics discussed include the categories of the competition such as quartet/quintet at the chapter reading level, duo/trio for low intermediate player and solo for advanced player. It further offers information on the winners of the competition including Peter Dixon, Robert Agnew and Marcelo Milchberg.

The article highlights the American Recorder Society (ARS) 2012 Festival in the U.S. wherein the author acknowledges several individuals who contributed to the success of the event. The author hopes that the ARS will continue to serve the recorder community by providing helpful resources and support. She mentions the ARS Board's fall meeting.

The article mentions deadline for submission of articles for several issues of the magazine including September 15, 2012 for Winters, December 15, 2012 for Spring and March 15, 2012 for Summer.

In this article the author talks about the need of emotional support for an individual to live a healthy and normal life. She mentions that her travels have led her to ponder on the similarities between an individual's need of support to that of the support required by an organization. She is thankful to the members of the American Recorder Society Inc. (ARS) for continuing their support over time.

In this article, the author discusses several music related events that are to be held in March 2012. She mentions that the month is going to be celebrated as Play-the-Recorder-Month (PtRM) and it includes ARS PtRM activities, a spring board meeting to be held in Saint Louis, Missouri from March 1-4, 2012 and the 2012 ARS Festival starting in Portland, Oregon from July 5-8, 2012. She also suggests to get registered for the event as soon as possible to receive early registration discount.

The article presents a message from the president of the American Recorder Society Inc. (ARS). She provides an update on the Board of Directors who works many hours to strengthen the organization. Some of the Board's activities include the revision of the ARS Chapter Handbook which made available a 2010 printed Membership Directory, the launch of a membership campaign and A Dollar a Day to the ARS fund drive. A ballot of candidates for the coming board election has also been compiled.

The article discusses a meeting on American Recorder Society 2011-12 budgets organized by American Recorder Society President that was held in Denver, Colorado on September 2011. It further discusses complex issues of cash flow, debt and increasing membership and income. It is suggested that for future growth a head start on the 2012-13 budget is needed.

The article discusses the developments within the American Recorder Society (ARS) in the U.S. It cites the changes in the structure of the association's committees such as Strategic Planning (SP) and Governance committees. Moreover, it also explores the important role of committee chairmen Matt Ross and Jeanne Lynch in the restructuring process as well as the direction of the ARS.

The article focuses on the collaboration of the American Recorder Society Inc. (ARS) with Knowlera Media (KM) in the U.S. for online video series. The ARS collaborates with the KM due to its capability of providing large scale exposure and visibility. Other aspects which help to seal the deal are the opportunity to work with a professional organization. The collaboration leads to the development of the video series "How to Play the Recorder" and "How to Play Simple Songs on the Recorder."

The article discusses various reports within the issue, including one by editor Glen Shannon on a great piece, one on the Presidential Special Honor Award for Louise Austin, and another on the Distinguished Achievement Award for musicologist David Lasocki.

The article offers information on the Board meeting of American Recorder Society Inc. (ARS) in Boston, Massachusetts on July 2010. Issues discussed in the meeting include restructuring the Board's standing committee, balance of income earned through membership appeals and grants, and endowment funds. It also notes that Margaret Moore of the Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston set up a workshop for board development.

The article discusses the significance of volunteers in keeping up with the financial challenges and important matters around American Recorder Society, Inc. (ARS). It notes the importance of financial support from volunteers to keep the organization going and of voting in insuring election of the right candidates and realization of organization's vision. It mentions the willingness of candidates to offer their time and effort to ARS and the appreciation of volunteer work for the organization.

The article offers information on several alterations that will happen in the American Recorder Society (ARS). It states that there is a new turn to the ARS traditional Play-the-Recorder Month (PtRM) coming up in March 2010. It mentions that the ARS joins forces with the Music Educators National Conference (MENC) to bring PtRM into the schools.

The article offers information on the 8th annual Montréal (QC) Recorder Festival held at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec in September 2009. A new requirement for the competition was that every contestant should prepare and perform a new work for solo alto recorder in the semi-finals by Canadian composer Patrick Matheiu. Participants were treated to a concert by Swiss virtuoso Maurice Steger, performs music by Venetian master.

The author reflects on the collaboration of American Recorder Society Inc. (ARS) with the Business Volunteers for the Arts (BVA). She states the idea coming from ARS past president Alan Karass and the actions done to attain the goal including the formation of a Marketing Committee, conference calls and strategic planning. She notes the things that their organization needs, including financial support and new members. She mentions her excitement and belief for the long-range project.

The article discusses the annual Festival and Conference event by the American Recorder Society in Saint Louis, Missouri. It notes that the event consecrated the recorder, the music it produces, and the musicians who make it come to life. It mentions that 2009 marks the organization's 70th anniversary, and the success of the year's Festival and Conference event will leave participants with memories that will be useful in formulating ideas and energy for the succeeding event.

The article presents a message from the president of the American Recorder Society regarding the various activities within the organization in the U.S. It focuses on the dissemination of information for the up coming board meeting to be held in Austin, Texas. It also discusses ways on how its members could possibly establish a point of contact within the organization, these include the use of Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, You Tube, blog and email.

A personal narrative is presented which relates the author's experience of attending the first American Recorder Society's festival, held in July 2005 at Regis University in Denver, Colorado.

The article discusses the author's views regarding expectations and established relationships in a foundation like the American Recorder Society (ARS) that is comparable to that of family relations. It notes that the extended relationship at ARS is healthy, where members get the opportunity to reach out for support and maintain strong connections and life-long friendships. The author believes that intrinsically, there is both strength and flaw in reaching out to societies for social support.

The article discusses the author's experience of being an ARS Board member and vice president. The author mentions that the fall of 2006 brought major changes to her life wherein she began her first term as a board member and served as their vice president. As member of the board, she serve on a subcommittee assigned to work on the web site while, as vice president, she participates in Executive Committee's monthly conference calls updating and discussing important issues and others.