WVXU

Recorders, the woodwind music instruments, are on the decline in British classrooms

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 ...
KUOW

In praise of the humble recorder — a gateway instrument for millions of schoolchildren

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 ...
The Scotsman

Classroom music lessons: Is the era of learning the recorder at school over? The instruments taking its place

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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Recorders are not the instrument of torture you think

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 ...
The Independent

Fewer children than ever learning the recorder at school as instrument’s popularity wanes

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