As third and fourth graders are getting ready to play recorders in music class, check out this interesting article about the tradition of students learning this instrument in elementary music class. The recorder is an instrument with a very long history and a lot of wonderful repertoire. Although the recorder has a bad reputation with some people who had negative early experiences with it, for most students, playing recorder is very fun and exciting. Through learning a simple wind instrument like this, students learn to read music, play in an ensemble, coordinate a variety of fine motor skills, and many more skills that lay the foundation for success with any other instrument they might try in the future.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-every-kid-in-america-learns-to-play-the-recorder
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