Name: Why We Were Forced to Play the Recorder
Uploaded: 2019-09-10T14:43:07.000Z
Duration: 1 min 28 s
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- [Announcer] It's plastic; it's most likely beige;

Chances are if you grew up in the United States

and for that, you can thank this guy, Carl Orff,

Originally, the recorder was hand-crafted,

wooden, and made for the highest of society.

Even Vivaldi and Bach wrote pieces for the recorder.

It doesn't rely on a reed or strings, just breath.

In the 1960s, the recorder started being produced

The recorder relies on rhythm rather than memorization.

If you can sing, you most likely can play it.

to inspire the next generation of musicians,

and even though they can sometimes be annoying,

for changing the course of music education

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Why We Were Forced to Play the Recorder

awkward

rhythm

passionate

annoying