Fewer children than ever learning the recorder at school as instrument’s popularity wanes

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1. Recorder falls out of favour as children turn to the ukulele | The Times

2. Children stop learning recorder... and pick up ukulele instead | The Telegraph

3. Nostalgic 80s and 90s primary school tradition ‘going extinct’ as kids ditch the recorder | Metro News

Only one in six children are now learning the recorder at school, new research has found, marking a significant drop in its popularity over the past ten years.