Many universities make a contribution towards instrumental tuition, and instrumental performance can form a significant part of a music degree at university level. Applications in the UK are made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. In the Republic of Ireland applications are made through the Central Applications Office.
Institutions where the recorder can be studied as first study include:
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, https://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/
Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/
Royal Academy of Music, London, http://www.ram.ac.uk/
Royal College of Music, London, http://rcm.ac.uk/hp
Canterbury Christ Church University College, Canterbury, Kent, http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/arts-and-humanities/music-and-performing-arts/music-and-performing-arts.aspx
School of Music, University of Leeds, www.leeds.ac.uk/music/
Birmingham Conservatoire, http://www.bcu.ac.uk/pme/conservatoire
Huddersfield University, http://www-old.hud.ac.uk/
Welsh College of Music & Drama, Cardiff, www.rwcmd.ac.uk/
Kingston University, http://fass.kingston.ac.uk/departments/music/
Queen’s University, Belfast, http://www.music.qub.ac.uk/
University of Ulster, Jordanstown, http://www.ulster.ac.uk/
University of Manchester, http://www.man.ac.uk/
University of Southampton – http://www.soton.ac.uk/
Royal Irish Academy of Music http://www.soton.ac.uk/
Dublin Institute of Technology Conservatory of Music and Drama, http://www.dit.ie/conservatory/
Cork School of Music www.cit.ie/about/music.htm