Recorders should be banned

[Tracydcp]

Originally Posted by StorybookCircus

I heard that schools were moving towards ukuleles now because they don’t require disinfecting

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Yep my son learnt the ukulele about 6 years ago at school. His class entered a local music competition with a George Formby song and they won!

[coggie]

I listen to music everyday, pop, classical, jazz, blues etc and all I can say is thank god schools still teach kids how to play an instrument and long may it continue

[Colette-S]

I used to love playing the recorder and I can still play 3 blind mice and when I’m 64. I didn’t learn any more sadly as my recorder “ went missing”.

[Leyfy]

Originally Posted by Ryles

Such a waste of time! What good does it do a child learning the recorder?

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Recorder sparked my interest in playing a musical instrument and now I have a music degree and I’m Head of Creative Arts in a secondary school.

Learning a musical instrument is a fantastic skill - you may as well say ‘what good does it do’ doing art/ PE etc. Everything has its place in a broad and balanced curriculum and creative subjects can be a life line to a lot of students.

I’ve never used a quadratic equation in ‘real life’ (or analysed a poem / needed the periodic table either) ... #justsayin ...

[coggie]

Originally Posted by Colette-S

I used to love playing the recorder and I can still play 3 blind mice and when I’m 64. I didn’t learn any more sadly as my recorder “ went missing”.

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Thought you were already 64

[Colette-S]

Originally Posted by coggie

Thought you were already 64

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If I was you would be 80...

[coggie]

Originally Posted by Ryles

Such a waste of time! What good does it do a child learning the recorder?

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You're obviously on a wind up with that comment... or at least I hope you are

[coggie]

Originally Posted by colette-s

if i was you would be 80...

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66...

[greekgranny]

Originally Posted by Leyfy

Recorder sparked my interest in playing a musical instrument and now I have a music degree and I’m Head of Creative Arts in a secondary school.

Learning a musical instrument is a fantastic skill - you may as well say ‘what good does it do’ doing art/ PE etc. Everything has its place in a broad and balanced curriculum and creative subjects can be a life line to a lot of students.

I’ve never used a quadratic equation in ‘real life’ (or analysed a poem / needed the periodic table either) ... #justsayin ...

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Pity you cant put like times two. I have been trying to formulate an answer but couldn't. This sums it up perfectly

[ILoveDaveLamb]

Go and tell Aunt Nancy... (shudders]