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 ...
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 ...
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. They’re more interested ...