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 ...

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 ...

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.

Bush Elementary School third graders Victoria Higbee, Isaac Perez and Aaliyah Anzalone play their recorders while following the direction of music teacher, Kathy Brunco. “I need you to remind me, what ...

Contact this contributing writer at lisa.knodel@gmail.com. When people think about recorders, they remember their squeaky elementary school rehearsals. However, one local group is taking the ...

The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix and Lou Reed have a lot in common. Aside from the fact that they’ve all helped cement rock and roll as a mainstream musical genre, ...

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 ...

Pity the poor recorder, tortured in a thousand classrooms by reluctant schoolchildren. It’s still the most popular instrument learned in school, according to a survey this week, but is there any sound ...