Author: Webby
Date: 2003-04-06 01:04
I actually just got done with one of these, and we had some really little kids and they played all the instruments. It's unclear from the message and the responses---are you using your own instrument for this? I would say that's not a great idea. Most music stores will gladly come with instruments & help you if they can have a sign identifying the source of the instruments.
Sanitizing---pretty easy. The sanitizing spray will kill the germs, and if you want to be extra safe, get some alcohol wipes (~$1.50 for 100 of them). At our petting zoo, we all played a lot of the different instruments, and one of the guys got sick that night (so it was probably already in his system), and none of us got sick (or were sick before to spread it), so it would appear that it worked pretty well!!!
Also, the reeds---I'm not sure if you're exaggerating to make a point, but 1's would probably be TOO soft. We used Rico 2's, and they were never too hard---too soft was more of an issue. Our event was all ages, but most of the kids were in the 3-5 range.
We also found that the mouthpiece and barrel was actually more difficult for some kids than the whole instrument.
Hope that helps
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