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 ...

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 ...

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RECORDERS, yeah. What are they good for? Absolutely nothing. At least that's what ran through the minds of almost every nine or ten-year-old student – including myself back in the day – being forced ...

A recent report found that the number of kids learning the recorder has declined over the years in schools in the United Kingdom. Teachers in the U.S. say the instrument's popularity has declined here ...

RASCOE: If you somehow managed to escape attending one of these concerts, the recorder is a woodwind music instrument. It's got a thumb hole and seven finger holes. And when it's played by a gaggle of ...

Many of us know the recorder as the plastic pipe that gets handed out in elementary school music class. More closely resembling a toy than something a rock star would carry, it doesn’t have a ...

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 ...