​Useful links

On this page you will find links to a number of websites and organisations that may be of interest.

Music and Instruments

• The Early Music Shop (www.earlymusicshop.com)
  Sell instruments and music. Although based in the Midlands, they regularly visit Early Music Festivals and workshops throughout the country with a large selection of recorders and music. Alternatively you can obtain instruments on approval for a small fee to cover postage.
  
  
• Thomann (www.thomann.co.uk/index.html)
  Musical instrument retailer, based in Germany but with a UK branch handling online orders within the UK. Delivery is usually prompt, and their returns system is excellent.
  
  
• ​May Hill Edition (https://www.mayhill.co.uk/mhe_wp/)
  Run by Ann & Steve Marshall, this web shop lists hundreds of pieces of recorder music available to purchase, with a link next to each so that you can hear it played.
  
  
• Recorder Music Mail (www.recordermail.co.uk)
  ​All the music you could ever wish for, including many pieces not available anywhere else.
  
  
• Dolmetsch online (www.dolmetsch.com/sheetmusic.htm)
  
  
• IMSLP (International Music Score library Project) (​imslp.org)
  This website has thousands of pieces of out-of-copyright music, many written or arranged for recorders. The problem is, finding them amongst all the other instrumental scores! You may find the following links useful:​​

 

• Mondrup Recorder Collection - http://imslp.org/index.php?title=Category:Mondrup_Recorder_Collection&transclude=Template:Catintro
• Alphabetically by composer, from the former Werner Icking site - http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer.php

Playing

A couple of popular resources for beginners and informal consort groups:

• Sarah Jeffery's Team Recorder YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@Team_Recorder/videos)
  More than 500 videos on all aspects of playing the recorder, including tips on how to choose a recorder as well as how to play, how to practise, books and resources...
  
  
• Helen Hooker's website and blog (www.helenhooker.co.uk/)
  Sign up for Helen's email blog to receive fortnightly emails about all things 'recorder'. But also check out the Recorder Consort Downloads section of her website, where you will find lots of consort music to download and play - all with videos of Helen playing the piece and hints and tips. Many also have playalong videos for when you can't get a group together (search on 'Minus One').
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Other resources

• Society of Recorder Players (https://www.srp.org.uk/)
  Information and links for recorder players based in the UK
  
  
• American Recorder Society (https://americanrecorder.org/)
  Not just for Americans! The AMR website has a lot of resources including some useful technique videos - and if you join, you get their magazine plus access to a lot of downloadable scores and playalong music.
  
  
• Border Marches Early Music Forum (www.bmemf.org.uk)
  ​Border Marches Early Music Forum has an extensive library of consort music that can be borrowed free of charge. Click here for the catalogue.
  
  
• South-West Early Music Forum (swemf.org.uk)
  
  
• Midlands Early Music Forum - memf.org.uk
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• ​National Early Music Association (earlymusic.info)