I remember our recorders costing $2 in 1984. How much are they now? :p

I pretty much have the same testimony. I may have been a little younger when I started playing the piano. Once upon a time, I was great, but I really wasn't interested. I wanted to dance instead of play the piano.

My parents had both my sister and I taking Violin lessons from the time we were about 3 years old. My sister was REALLY good. She even played in the UCLA orchestra in college. I HATED the violin. I didn't like all those creeses (sp?) in my fingers that the strings left. So, then I took piano lessons. I did pretty well with that - even got to play at the NAACP-ACT-SO thing. (By the way, that was a fun a$$ trip) My problem was that I hated to practice. Then I had this piano teacher that was gay and I didn't really like him that much, so if my parents weren't home and I was there and he came over for my lesson, I'd turn up the stereo so loud that it could be heard from outside and then he'd come to the door and ring the bell for about 20 minutes and leave...then I could just say "oh..so sorry...I didn't hear the door...maybe next week!!!)

I started my kids on piano lessons last year, but let them drop it after about 4 months because they had this psycho military-minded japanese teacher who was just too strict with them. They weren't having fun with it. I've started giving them lessons myself...HECK my parents spent all that money on me..I should be able to use that knowledge and give my kids the basics, 'ya know.

with the way schools are cutting back music & art programs, is this even an option?

i played the recorder in the 2nd/3rd grade then moved up the the clarinet in 5th, which i played up until my jr year in college.

What is a recorder?

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: cheap flute

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RECORDER

The one we used were dark brown and plastic. I had never heard of the flutophone til your post, but I see it is related to a recorder.

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FLUTOPHONE

According to Ruthie's music, they are now $7.95

Thanks for that lesson, teach!
 

LMAO!

Yep, that's the flutophone. I still have it. We learned to play it by numbers.

I played the trombone from 6th to 9th grades and my brother played the trumpet. Both instruments are somewhere in the basement collecting dust.

I played the trumpet from 6th-12th grade:cool:

-Played the flute in elementary school, picking it up again now

-Started playing the piano in elementary school and though I'm not great.... I could fake it if I had to

-Play the violin.... I've only been studying it seriously for about 2 years or so

-My main instrument is voice. I'm a voice major in school, and I auditioned about 2 weeks ago for the Washington Opera Chorus.

i can sound decent on a saxaphone or trumpet if need be, but my principle instruments are

piano
clarinet
french horn

took lessons on piano and violin,
self-taught ukelele, guitar...

but play none of them very well :D

I began playing the violin in school in the sixth grade and I played all the way up through high school. I stopped when I got to college, but I am eager to start up again.

I began playing the clarinet in the eighth grade. I even played it in my high school band, but I stopped when I went to college. :(

My dad finally taught me how to play the flute when I was 16.

One of my life goals is to learn how to play the piano, but I haven't begun to attempt that feat yet.

ME TOO!!! I played 6th and 7th grade.

Ok who did NOT play the recorder in elementary school? Shame on your principal if you didn't .

Elementary - Recorder and xylophone (My recorder cost $1.25)

7th through 12th - flute and piccolo


Blast from the Past - Won 3rd place in 7th grade at a Talent Show playing "Chariots of Fire" by ear.