Top UK music school says pandemic has hastened decline in pupils playing Marmite of woodwind world Depending on your view, the recorder is an instrument of “incredible versatility” or a tool of ...

Remember the recorder? It's that small plastic instrument — looks kind of like a flute or clarinet — that's often the first instrument children learn to play in school. Or, at least, they used to. But ...

Editor's Note: This story was originally reported by Monica Eng in 2017. When Lebanon-born George Semaan came to the United States via Canada during his fifth grade year, he thought every kid knew how ...

As AusMusic month closes, it's a good opportunity to consider an instrument that has made quite a contribution to the musical life of Australia. The notorious recorder has been feared by parents and ...

It can get a little tricky. "' [The recorder] is a very sensitive instrument," says Edwards, the music teacher in Georgia. He actually purchased and practiced on his own recorder first so he could ...

The recorder is often seen as the daggy instrument you first played at primary school. But a small group of 50-somethings are doing all they can to change the reputation of the well-known instrument.

Only one in six children are now learning the recorder at school, new research has found, marking a significant drop in its popularity over the past ten years. A report by the Associated Board of the ...

Remember the recorder? It’s that small plastic instrument — looks kind of like a flute or clarinet — that’s often the first instrument children learn to play in school. Or, at least, they used to. But ...

Recorder player and record producer Laoise O’Brien has decided to become a crusader on behalf of her instrument. She probably couldn’t have chosen a better time to take up the cause. The day I spoke ...