Learning another instrument gives the girls a new outlet to apply their music-making and note-reading skills. Despite common opinion, the recorder was not invented as a parental torture device. :) It is a woodwind instrument dating back to the Middle Ages - and it can be played beautifully!
Click on this link to watch Michala Petri, a professional recorder soloist:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlF7dJLt1PY
By now, all third graders have received their "take home and keep" recorder. At-home practice is NOT required, but many girls love to experiment, create new songs, and play their favorites from music class.
Let your daughter teach you what she has learned about how to get a great sound! She can explain and demonstrate the Rainbow Reminders!
