Little Fingers And Screechy Sounds: Why Do So Many Kids Learn To Play The Recorder?

Curious City

WBEZ Chicago

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4.8 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2017

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

The recorder often inflicts squeaky torture on parents. Music teacher Valerie DePriest explains why it became a staple in music education.

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0:59.1	Yep, they're learning how to play their recorder. In case you didn't know, that's a little flute
1:04.2	with roots in European Baroque music. Maybe you remember it from your school. Question asker
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