Yamaha Recorder

Advantages: Lots of interesting music, and many different instruments
Disadvantages: Is seen as a kids instrument, often not taken seriously

...to pay around £12 A Yamaha is worth buying once you know you want to play the recorder to a decent standard. They are sturdy instruments, and will last you long past your initial stage. The most common recorders are the little descants. These are the ones that children clutch on their way to school on "recorder day". They are popular in schools because you don't need big hands to play them, and they are very light and portable. Usually, recorder ...
...good for social playing, and helps to teach players to listen to others. However, this does make it hard for people to go at their own pace, whether that is slower or faster than others in the class. Do take this into account if you organise, or send your child to a recorder group. Once people have mastered the descant, there are several other sizes of recorder to learn. As with all instruments, the larger the recorder, the lower the sound it produces ... Read review

Advantages: easy to learn
Disadvantages: none

...music shop and there were songs that Boyzone sang in it. They music books vary in price, (£5.00 upwards) In my opinion a Yamaha recorder is the best one to by, well thats my opinion anyway I have done this review on Dooyoo Thanks for reading ... Read review

Advantages: useful for introducing young children to music
Disadvantages: difficult to play well

OK, this opinion isn't actually about a particulat make of Recorder. It's really a general comment on the instrument, but I had to place it somewhere. It might suprise you to find out that the recorder is actually a much more difficult instrument to learn than people first imagine. Yes, ok, a large number of school children are taught how to blow down one and move their fingers to produce tunes. However, there really is much more to it than that. ...
...alternative fingering and breathing to think about, to name just a few of the difficulties. Tonguing is the way in which you 'articulate' the music which you are playing, you may use doo, daa, too, taa etc. depending on the style of the music. Tuning is very important in that if you are playing with other musicians, be it other recorders or piano, the music naturally is much more pleasing to listen to if the recorder is in tune with the other instruments. ... Read review

Advantages: best make worldwide
Disadvantages: expensive

right, well i have a yamaha flute, and i've had my new one for about 6months now. i absolutely love it! it's so playable, and the tuning is absolutely superb! i play in the leeds youth wind orchestra, and with my flute being made of silver, the playability is absolutely fantastic. i've been offered numerous solos, and many have commented on the sound of the instrument. however, these flutes don't come cheap unfortunately, but in the case of mine, ...
...have. i would recommend all yamaha instruments, as yamaha are consistent in their production and quality. the model is irrelevant, as it is unique, but the prices range between £1-5000. mine was shipped in from japan, so was rather pricey, but they can be fond in most music shops for much cheaper. they can either be bought second hand, or ones that are not entirely made of silver, these are better for begginners, and this is how i started. the first ... Read review