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The recorder is dying out as kids swap classroom classic for ukuleles and guitars
The recorder has been a popular instrument for children learning music for generations but now only one in six youngsters ...
An ill wind blows for school recorder playing
The main difference between a sweet, lyrical child’s solo and one that sounds like a live vivisection is a good teacher ...
Fewer children than ever learning the recorder at school as instrument’s popularity wanes
A report by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) shows that just 16 per cent of children surveyed ...
Only one in six children learning recorder after drop in popularity over decade
However, a report by the ABRSM, the exam board of the Royal Schools of Music, suggests the range of instruments now being ...
The Independent6d
Fewer children than ever learning the recorder at school as instrument’s popularity wanes
“The recorder has been great for that but schools ... Singing is also a key part of whole-class music-making.” He added: “The mental health benefits of music are hugely important at a ...
Belfast News Letter on MSN3d
Blast from the past: The recorder
A new report has suggested that only around one in six children now learns the recorder after a decline in its popularity ...
Nostalgic 80s and 90s primary school tradition 'going extinct' as kids ditch the recorder
Once a week, every week at primary school, we would gather cross-legged on the classroom floor in a circle, wielding a ...
The Independent6d
Only one in six children learning recorder after drop in popularity over decade
“The recorder has been great for that but schools ... Singing is also a key part of whole-class music-making.” He added: “The mental health benefits of music are hugely important at a ...
University at Buffalo4d
Students measure sound intensity levels for physics of music course
In the assignment, students typically try to stand about three feet away from the sound source when measuring sound-intensity ...