The recorder often inflicts squeaky torture on parents. Music teacher Valerie DePriest explains why it became a staple in music education. When Lebanon-born George Semaan came to the United States via ...

Some of us took piano lessons as kids, or maybe played the clarinet in high school band. And then some of us will only ever be experts at air guitar. But one instrument most students in Illinois have ...

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 ...

If your kid has an ear for music, take a look at this list of 10 easiest elementary school band instruments to play. When I was in elementary school, I had my fair share of learning how to play random ...

Although many people might remember the recorder as just a simple instrument from their introductory music classes, it can nevertheless produce rich and varied melodies in the hands of a virtuoso like ...

The small plastic instrument has long been the go-to instrument in elementary schools. But it is capable of so much more than "Hot Cross Buns." Remember the recorder? It's that small plastic ...