"So you would have recorders of different sizes all playing together. An alto recorder, a tenor recorder and a bass recorder." (The recorder that kids play in school is actually the soprano version.) ...

The recorder often inflicts squeaky torture on parents. Music teacher Valerie DePriest explains why it became a staple in music education.

"So you would have recorders of different sizes all playing together. An alto recorder, a tenor recorder and a bass recorder." (The recorder that kids play in school is actually the soprano version.) ...

An alto recorder, a tenor recorder and a bass recorder.” (The recorder that kids play in school is actually the soprano version.) One major fan of the recorder in its Renaissance reign?