A British music education organization reports that use of recorders are declining in the classroom. We wonder: Why were they there to start with? And why is "Hot Cross Buns" such a banger?

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?

The Zefiro isn’t Artinoise’s first product. The company already sells a digital soprano recorder with features like touch-sensitive buttons and wireless connectivity.

For generations, the recorder has been the instrument of choice at primary schools all over the United Kingdom. But it looks like it could be time for the wind instrument to move over for the new ...

Turn your smartphone into a playable wind instrument with this USB-C mouthpiece The Zefiro might look like a vape, but it’s a tiny MIDI wind controller compatible with mobile devices and computers.