Play the recorder
Recorders, like flutes, don't have reeds but make a sound by splitting air across a sharp edge. Playing the recorder gives a very good introduction to the woodwind family but it is not just a 'starter' instrument. Recorders were developed in the Middle Ages and have had music written for them until today with modern orchestral composers writing music for the recorder.
Like all of the woodwind family, recorders come in all sizes from the smallest gerklein to the great bass recorder. Most serious recorder players play all the different sizes and switch between them in a concert. There are many active recorder societies across the country and so many opportunities to learn and play with others.
What Rochdale ensembles can I join?
- That's All Folk
- Little Folk
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