recorder resources

general

Lizzie Knatt – showreel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKKX9JFFdy4
This video gives you a very thorough overview of different extended techniques and sounds on the recorder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh67UoIlFwE
Here’s some information on the ranges of different recorders: https://www.srp.org.uk/recorder-family/
I own sopranino through bass (A=440), alto, voice flute and bass (A=415), and Ganassi type soprano (440/415) and G alto (415/440/466)
Extreme high notes can be accessed (approx. up to a 4th higher than given on the SRP page), these are not subtle notes and many of them require stopping the end of the recorder with the knee

Alternate fingerings – used to create a different colour to the sound or different dynamics, switching between fingerings (eg. timbral trill/finger vibrato) can also be effective
- Hans-Martin Linde - Music for a Bird (from 1:40) https://youtu.be/3Zd4cXeGCMk
Microtones – as there aren’t any keys to get in the way, microtones and quarter-tones are really easy to produce
- Cameron McArthur – A Lost Chaconne (particularly from 1:48) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cReJ4lWm_E 6RExRl0jSw0sVuW3ZCgo6/view?usp=sharing
Glissandi – fairly easy on instruments without keys, more difficult on keyed instruments
- See opening of A Lost Chaconne above for lots of fun slides!
- Brian Andrew Inglis – Paraphrase on ‘O Virga Mediatrix’ (from 1:00), https://open.spotify.com/track/5d3galM9urtoIa02kUPwNT?si=279ee57c24104424
Singing while playing
- Pete Hannan – RSRCH 4/83 from (00:49) http://www.peter-hannan.com/recorder music scroll down to play
- Brian Andrew Inglis – Paraphrase on ‘O Virga Mediatrix’ (from 4:00) https://open.spotify.com/track/5d3galM9urtoIa02kUPwNT?si=ea9ae760c56d4d14
Sputato – recorder term for slap tonguing
- Fumiharu Yoshimine – Mudai (mvt 3) https://youtu.be/vdmNiP_zrnc?t=225
Multiphonics – pitches usually depend on the recorder
- Cem Güven – Ice Breath (from 6:11) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3NatU3prAQ