Hey Karen Feeding listeners. We're off today for President's Day. We'll have a new episode for you on Thursday, so hang in there for that. But in the meantime, we didn't want to leave you empty-handed. So, we're sharing a great episode from our friends at Dakota Ring, where they'll answer great questions about everything from the baby on board sign to why we all played the recorder in school.

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because they have a new schedule. Now they're dropping new episodes every two weeks all year long.

Okay, enjoy this episode of Decoder Ring. We'll be back in your feed with a new episode on Thursday.

Liz Stevenson grew up in a suburb outside of Boston, and at her elementary school,

you always did this one thing come third grade.

You always learned the recorder.

You know, this recorder.

I learned to play the recorder in fourth grade,

and learning to do so is a common elementary school experience,

even if it is not always a mollifluous one.

Instead of going to the regular music classroom, we would do this in what was called the

multi-purpose room.

This big open room where they would put in like risers, I do remember thinking we sound bad.

If you played the recorder or know someone who did,

you can probably imagine the sounds emanating from the multi-purpose room.

All I remember learning is Hot Crossbonds and like Camp Town Races.

I think the only one that I mastered was hot crossbones.

I think it's fair to say that Liz's childhood experience did not leave her with any lasting knowledge of the recorder as a musical instrument.

I don't even remember how many holes there are.

But it did leave her with questions.

What's the history of the recorder?

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