Wednesday 20 November 2013

The Recorder, and Other Classroom Instruments

"Mention the word 'recorder' to a random selection of 20 people. There's a fairly high chance that the majority of them will shudder with the recollection of enforced group tuition that left them either uninspired (at best) or bestowed upon them a lifelong aversion to the instrument. With a new music curriculum that requires every child to play a tuned musical instrument, many teachers are looking for the instrument that will work best in their classroom. Does the recorder deserve the title of archetypal classroom instrument, and are there any viable alternatives?"
Click here to read on. Published in December 2013 issue of Music Teacher
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