Here are links to some useful education resources available on the internet.
Community Music Schools in the United States offering instruction in Early Music
If you are looking for instruction in early music for yourself or your child, a community music school might be a good place to start. Click here for a listing, by state, of schools offering lessons on early instruments, early music ensembles, or classes on early music topics.
Medieval and Renaissance Music
An Introduction to Medieval Music (Teacher’s Guide)
http://www.torontoconsort.org/pdfs/TeachersGuide.pdf
by the Toronto Consort
Learning Materials
articles and sound files of special interest to students, scholars, and educators
http://bostoncamerata.org/learnmat.html
by The Boston Camerata
An introduction to the Renaissance wind band and its instruments
http://www.piffaro.com/education/intro/
by Piffaro, the Renaissance Band
Baroque and Classical Music
Timeline of the Baroque Era
Major composers of the Baroque placed into historical context
http://www.seattlebaroque.org/education/timeline.htm
by Seattle Baroque Orchestra
Teacher Study Guides
http://www.tafelmusik.org/education/teacherstudy.htm
by Tafelmusik
Documents of Interest
Various essays on the subject of continuo for lutes and other plucked strings
http://continuony.org/Documents/tabid/56/Default.aspx
by New York Continuo Collective
Jefferson’s Music
an introduction to the musical interests of Thomas Jefferson and the music he collected and performed with his family and friends
http://oldpostroad.org/podcast_intro
by Musicians of the Old Post Road
The Instruments of Early Music
http://www.earlymusic.org/instruments-early-music
Resources for Teaching Artists
Association of Teaching Artists
a non-profit professional association whose mission is to advocate, strengthen, and serve Teaching Artists from all disciplines in New York State and beyond.
www.teachingartists.com
The Music Teaching Artist's Bible: Becoming a Virtuoso Educator
by Eric Booth, published by Oxford University Press
ISBN13: 9780195368468; ISBN10: 0195368460 Paperback, 304 pages
Click here for more information
Teaching Artist Journal
published by Taylor & Francis
(quarterly), ISSN: 1541-1796
Click here for more information