What is it? The sound of primary school music rooms everywhere, forever. Everyone reading this must have played a recorder at some point – probably badly. Who uses it? Think recorders are kids toys?

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. MANY of us associate the recorder with the shrill renditions of Au Clair De La Lune we played in ...

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 ...

Editor's Note: This story was originally reported by Monica Eng in 2017. When Lebanon-born George Semaan came to the United States via Canada during his fifth grade year, he thought every kid knew how ...

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 ...