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Because of limitations of Covid-19 this school year, students are not allowed to play instruments that involve using air to create the sound. During the typical school year, I introduce Recorder to my 3rd grade students and continue playing it with my 4th and 5th grade students. I'm sure most of you remember doing a recorder unit in your general music classes as well when you were a kid! And since you still remember it, it was obviously a memorable experience, and it saddens me that my current 3rd grade students aren't getting to experience that this year, and who knows what is in store for next year. I want my students to still get the experience of the skills it takes to play an instrument. So, my idea was to get them ukuleles instead of recorders! This would be a classroom set that stays at the school and can be used for students for years and years ahead. My thought process with this is that my 3rd-5th grade students will get a chance to learn ukulele this school year. If we do get the chance to go back to playing recorder in General Music again, my thought is that 3rd and 4th graders will experience their recorder units, and my 5th graders will get to move onto ukulele after 2 years of recorder experience. Learning an instrument is an extremely valuable experience. Students not only learn an instrument that can help create a love for music and a love for creating music, but it also teaches them patience, intrinsic motivation, communication, and gives them some self confidence when they realize they CAN do it! These skills are extremely valuable in all areas of life. Even though they can't play recorder, they deserve to learn these skills!

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Because of limitations of Covid-19 this school year, students are not allowed to play instruments that involve using air to create the sound. During the typical school year, I introduce Recorder to my 3rd grade students and continue playing it with my 4th and 5th grade students. I'm sure most of you remember doing a recorder unit in your general music classes as well when you were a kid! And since you still remember it, it was obviously a memorable experience, and it saddens me that my current 3rd grade students aren't getting to experience that this year, and who knows what is in store for next year. I want my students to still get the experience of the skills it takes to play an instrument. So, my idea was to get them ukuleles instead of recorders! This would be a classroom set that stays at the school and can be used for students for years and years ahead. My thought process with this is that my 3rd-5th grade students will get a chance to learn ukulele this school year. If we do get the chance to go back to playing recorder in General Music again, my thought is that 3rd and 4th graders will experience their recorder units, and my 5th graders will get to move onto ukulele after 2 years of recorder experience. Learning an instrument is an extremely valuable experience. Students not only learn an instrument that can help create a love for music and a love for creating music, but it also teaches them patience, intrinsic motivation, communication, and gives them some self confidence when they realize they CAN do it! These skills are extremely valuable in all areas of life. Even though they can't play recorder, they deserve to learn these skills!

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