Little Fingers And Screechy Sounds: Why Do So Many Kids Learn To Play The Recorder? The recorder often inflicts squeaky torture on parents. Music teacher Valerie DePriest explains why it became a ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — Many 80’s and 90’s kids grew up playing the recorder, but it’s at risk of going extinct. New research shows less than 16% of kids are learning to play the instrument. Th… ...