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“That feel is something you can’t teach": Bonnie Raitt on how she developed her slide guitar style
Singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt has been taking questions from fans and discussing (among other things) her guitar playing, ...
Which musical instruments do you play at school?
Lots of children use instruments in class but the most popular ones are changing. So which do YOU enjoy playing in and out of ...
Devastating news for 80s and 90s kids — this childhood staple is going extinct
It’s strange to think about now, but for many of us 80s and 90s kids, the humble recorder would’ve been our very first taste ...
Fewer children than ever learning the recorder at school as instrument’s popularity wanes
A report by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM) shows that just 16 per cent of children surveyed played the recorder in 2024, compared to 28 per cent in 2014. This decline comes ...