It's a sound that many who grew up in North America may remember from their childhood: a chorus of tinny-sounding plastic recorders playing songs like "Hot Cross Buns" in a slow, pained manner. That's ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Musical charities and schools across Europe are concerned fewer people are learning the recorder than in previous years. You might have been taught to play the recorder in primary school as it is ...

LE ROY — Many an area elementary student got their first introduction to a musical instrument by playing a recorder. In its most basic form, the instrument is a tube with a mouthpiece at one end that ...

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.