The Bachelor in Recorder in the Early Music Department of the Royal Conservatoire is a highly practice-oriented course. In addition to the elements of the curriculum supervised by teachers, you will learn to develop projects of your own and discover ways of performing them convincingly for an audience. There are a wide variety of music styles associated with the recorder. You will study an extensive repertoire, exploring and stretching the boundaries of the characteristic possibilities of the instrument. You will take part in various projects involving the performance of cantatas and orchestral and operatic works which will give you the chance to perform works for your instrument in your own way and in the right context. Master classes and lectures will be given regularly by specialists (musicians and musicologists) from the Netherlands and abroad. Although the course is highly practical in nature, the study of early music demands a good theoretical grounding and background knowledge of the history of music and instruments.

The Early Music Department of the Royal Conservatoire enjoys a worldwide reputation as one of the largest and most important faculties of its kind. For more than fifty years the Department has formed a unique breeding ground and melting pot for talent in historical performance practice. Vocal and instrumental styles of music from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance up to the Romantic period are taught by musicians with an international reputation as authorities in their field. Because of the high standards demanded by the international teaching staff, a degree from the Royal Conservatoire is an automatic recommendation in professional circles.

Here, you can find an overview of teachers for Early Music.