The 600-year-old school staple has recently faced news of an impending classroom extinction. But a network of passionate enthusiasts are working to ensure its survival It’s been well over 30 years ...

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?

Pupils say they are fed up with learning the recorder at school because it is childish, boring and "uncool". The instrument, which is easy to master and cheap to buy, may have been the staple of music ...