You may have played one (badly) in primary school... But the recorder is actually one of the most agile and sophisticated instruments of the baroque period. With its sweet, soothing, woody tone, and ...

Learn about Baroque Recorder Method - *AUDIO CD* A systematic method based on rhythm syllables, rhythm charts and tactile coordination of the fingers which leads to sound musicianship. This is for the ...

Who would have thought that a hollow piece of wood, adorned only with eight tiny holes and looking just as it did in the 14th Century, would become one of the glamor instruments of the `80s? Call it ...

When she was a 5-year-old growing up in Phildadelphia, Judith Linsenberg’s mother gave her the option: recorder lessons or ice skating lessons. “My mother had friend with a daughter taking recorder ...

The Kensington Baroque Chamber Players will perform 17th and 18th century music at the Rancho Bernardo Library, with some musicians using instruments hundreds of years old. The free, hour-long concert ...

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 ...

The Renaissance wind band -- Spectra Musica -- will be heard on Nov. 13 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Lambertville. (Courtesy of Kevane & Company) The Delaware Valley has, over the years, been ...

Contact this contributing writer at [email protected]. When people think about recorders, they remember their squeaky elementary school rehearsals. However, one local group is taking the ...

Listen to this effect in J.S. Bach's 'Badinerie' from Suite No. 2. The harpsichord made a short, staccato sound as the strings were plucked inside the instrument. If a Baroque composer wanted a longer ...

You may have played a cheap plastic recorder in music class, but did you know that some recorders cost thousands of dollars? It can take weeks to properly craft a professional recorder, and for ...

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 ...