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Re: Recorder - Sorry if too off-topic

Author: 3dogmom
Date: 2006-08-13 01:55

Recorder instruction is part of my third-grade curriculum. Those of you who hate the sound of recorders being played together haven't lived until you have heard 120 kids playing "Hot Cross Buns" together. Yikes.

I will say that I think it sounds great, and it sounds even better when all those kids who loved the recorder show up next year to sign up for band.

I would just like to suggest that you check out resources on music education websites, like Music K12 or Clarus Music, and pay particular attention to materials by Don Muro. There are some neat materials that are laid out sequentially with recorded accompaniment.

Sometimes we musicians (me included) are so thrilled that our kids want to make music that we can overdo it with wonderful materials and instruction, and the child can be put off by all this enthusiasm - sort of a "gee, my parent wants this me to do it so much, it must be boring". Or maybe it was just me. Anyway, have fun with it.

Sue Tansey

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