RASCOE: Most kids learn to play the recorder as a bridge to other wind instruments like clarinet or trumpet. But the recorder is no child's instrument. Many of the great composers wrote music for ...

The recorder is a deceptively simple woodwind instrument, typically consisting of just three pieces, eight tone holes, and a wooden mouthpiece. It's usually seen in the hands of schoolchildren who ...

The recorder doesn’t have a reputation for being the coolest instrument in the world, but everyone from William Shakespeare to Paul McCartney has turned to it for inspiration.

It's typically the first instrument music pupils learn to play but experts fear its popularity is on the slide. Have other instruments lost popularity before?

But now recorders are being replaced by an instrument that is easier on the ears - the ukulele. ... Schools ditch wind instruments in favour of George Formby strummers. e-mail; ...

Recorders, the woodwind music instruments, are on the decline in British classrooms By Ayesha Rascoe Published May 11, 2025 at 8:39 AM EDT ...

Recorders, the woodwind music instruments, are on the decline in British classrooms By Ayesha Rascoe Published May 11, 2025 at 7:39 AM CDT ...